Changing color stop gradients by eyedropping objects on art board

I'd like to be able to change a single color stop on a gradient by picking a color of an object on the art board. I know you can make custom swatches then pull them onto the gradient, but that doesnt work when you just want to add a color on the fly. Also if you want to change a color stop using the color picker it should come up with the color that the stop currently is, not something else. Thanks!

When the color stop in the gradient is selected, take the eyedropper, press shift and click on the color you want applied to the stop.
Pressing shift means sometimes that colors will be converted through color management though. For example when clicking on a placed photo.

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