Google appears to have accidentally exposed a new Gemini feature to a wider audience than intended. A "Goal Scheduled Actions" option briefly appeared in the model selector dropdown for some users, accompanied by a description labeling it a "Testing Mode for Goal-Based Scheduled Actions." The option surfaced alongside existing modes like Fast, Thinking, and Pro, suggesting it was meant only for internal testers before a feature flag mishap pushed it live. Multiple users across regions reported seeing it, though for many it vanished after navigating away, reinforcing the theory that this was an unintentional rollout.
What makes this discovery interesting is how it differs from Gemini's existing scheduled actions, which simply repeat a fixed prompt at set intervals. The goal-based variant appears designed to let the AI adapt its behavior over time toward achieving a defined objective, adjusting steps autonomously rather than executing the same task on loop.
Code references consistently point to "learning goals" as the primary use case, which aligns closely with Google's investment in LearnLM, its education-focused AI initiative built on learning science principles and already integrated into Gemini. This suggests the feature could allow users to set a learning target and have Gemini periodically guide them through structured progress, quizzes, or resource curation.
Google has been steadily expanding Gemini from a conversational assistant into an agentic platform capable of autonomous, multi-step task execution. Scheduled actions were an early step in that direction, and goal-based scheduling represents a logical next evolution, one that moves Gemini closer to functioning as a persistent personal agent. Students, self-directed learners, and professionals pursuing ongoing skill development would benefit most from this kind of structured, recurring AI guidance.
The feature also appears to be migrating to its own dedicated tab alongside Gems and "My Stuff," indicating Google sees scheduled actions as a first-class product surface rather than a buried setting. Whether this will expand beyond education into areas like fitness tracking, project milestones, or financial goals remains unclear, and no public timeline for a broader release has been shared.
