gemini needs a "projects" feature and it's actually sad that we're still waiting for it in 2026. gems are fine for basic personas but they don't solve the issue of managing a massive knowledge base across multiple different threads.
claude and chatgpt have already proven that dedicated workspaces are the way to go. being able to pin a specific set of docs to a project so the context stays consistent without re-uploading everything every time is just basic utility. right now using gemini for long-term research feels like a chore because you're either stuck in one massive bloated chat or you're constantly repeating yourself in new ones.
google is literally the king of organization and drive integration so not having a folder-based project system is a massive missed opportunity. the 2m context window is amazing but it’s hard to fully use it when the interface is still just a flat list of random chats. give us a way to actually organize our work