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  1. Features & TroubleshootingHow to Create a Gemini Skill or Import SKILL.mdCreate a Gemini Skill from Customize → Skills or upload a folder or ZIP with SKILL.md at its root. Covers requirements, the / and @ shortcuts, the 100MB limit, supported file types and files to remove first.
  2. Features & TroubleshootingGemini Gems to Skills: What to Save Before November 17For personal Google Accounts (18+), Gems transition to Skills and old Gems become read-only on November 17, 2026. Save your instructions and files first; GitHub files, audio, video, legacy Office files and archives don't transfer.
  3. Developer FoundationsKarpathy AI Courses: A Learning Roadmap from micrograd to nanochatFind the right order for Karpathy’s AI courses, from micrograd and makemore to GPT and nanochat, with prerequisites and paths for beginners and programmers.
  4. Developer FoundationsHow to Build HTML Tools with AI: Start with a Reusable Text CleanerBuild a single-file HTML tool with AI. Learn from Simon Willison, write a clear text-cleaner prompt, test the output, and review local-file safety limits.
  5. Audio & Video Toolsvideo-use subtitle burn-in failed? Check the FFmpeg subtitles filterPreserve your generated SRT, identify the FFmpeg executable video-use actually uses, and check its subtitles filter before changing builds.
  6. Features & TroubleshootingChatGPT Attachments Missing from Project Sources After Moving a Chat?Find the correct original, check for duplicates, add it through Project Sources, and verify the contents. Know what to record if the process still fails.
  7. Features & TroubleshootingPresenton Custom Template 504: Separate Timeouts from Processing FailuresDiagnose a 504 during Presenton custom PPTX template import. Match browser and backend records, test a sanitized one-slide copy, and prepare a useful issue report.