Google shuts down Project Mariner

The Project Mariner experiment lives on in Gemini Agent and AI Mode. The Project Mariner experiment lives on in Gemini Agent and AI Mode. Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, asreported earlier byWired’s Maxwell Zeff. TheProject Mariner landing pagenow contains a message that says: “Thank you for using Project Mariner. It was shut down on May 4th, 2026 and its technology voyaged to other Google products.” Googlefirst revealed Project Marinerin December 2024 and later announced an update allowing it toperform up to 10 tasks at a time.Over the past year, Google has integrated features powered by Project Mariner into its other AI tools, includingGemini Agent, which can do things like archive emails on your behalf or help you book a hotel. Google also folded Project Mariner’s agentic capabilities into itsAI-powered search feature, AI Mode. Earlier this year, Google showed off a new AI-powered feature, called “auto-browse,” that can perform multi-step tasks in Chrome, like researching flight costs. Though Google doesn’t say whether it’s powered by Project Mariner, it seems like a response to the agentic web browsing tools offered byOpenAI,Perplexity, and OpenClaw. With the removal of Project Mariner, Google may be making room for the other AI features that could make their debut during this year’s I/O,which starts on May 19th. Google didn’t immediately respond toThe Verge’s request for comment. A free daily digest of the news that matters most. This is the title for the native ad