What changed
Google announced on 29 October that Jules sessions can be completed until 11 November 2026. After that date, the service becomes read-only before winding down on 31 December. The supplier also documented a local history and configuration export. Code in GitHub stays there. The archive contains environment-variable values and must remain private, outside repositories. Official notice.
Bottom line: a small business should check developer handover, rather than rush to buy another AI service.
Who this helps
Business owners whose employee or contractor uses Jules for a website, integration or internal tool. If the service is not used, the announcement alone does not require infrastructure changes.
What to assign to the owner of the work
This is an editorial checklist, not an export procedure tested by Nadali.
- Request a list of active tasks, with an accountable person, expected outcome and code location. Separate completed changes from proposals that have not passed review.
- Set an internal handover date earlier than the stated deadline. Avoid scheduling a critical release for the last day for completing sessions.
- Have a technical specialist review the official instructions before execution. After exporting, compare the task inventory with the material actually saved; a created folder does not prove completeness.
- Restrict archive access. Give managers a separate status summary without secrets; do not send the whole archive to a general chat.
- For unfinished work, record how it can continue without Jules and define acceptance criteria. Choose another tool only after checking that need.
Availability and verification limits
The announcement was read on 2 November. Future stages are not described as completed. Nadali has not run the export or tested a specific account; the responsible specialist must verify that it works, that the archive is complete and that recovery is possible. This is not a recommendation to migrate to another supplier.
Read also: how to test an AI service exit.
The cover is a conceptual AI-generated illustration of work review, not the Jules interface or evidence of testing.
Author: Nadali. Prepared with AI assistance.
