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- Redesigned MotherDuck UI: The MotherDuck UI has a new look and feel. Home opens with an Agent Chat prompt and a setup tile, while the updated sidebar groups Recents , Favorites , and Attached Databases . Every page also has Support chat in the top right to enable users to get help from our Support team.
MotherDuck introduced fine-grained access controls, including row-level security, column-level security, and column masking for shares and Managed DuckLake. Additionally, users can now enable write-back capabilities for Dives.
- Images and bounding boxes in prompt_jev() : prompt_jev() can now classify and score images. Pass PNG or JPEG images as BLOBs, for example loaded from a URL with read_blob , and ask questions about what's in them.
- List users and service accounts with the Admin API: GET /v1/users returns every user and service account in your organization, with filters for is_service_account and is_deprovisioned and limit / offset paging. Refer to Manage service accounts and tokens for examples.
- DuckDB 1.5.6 support: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.5.6 . Refer to the changelog and the official announcement for details. Note: Our install scripts ensure you always have a MotherDuck-supported DuckDB client version.
- Cross-region DuckLake data paths: Users can now create a DuckLake on external object storage , including in regions outside your MotherDuck organization. Lower memory use for LIMIT queries on wide tables: SELECT * FROM LIMIT n , LIMIT ... OFFSET , small ORDER BY ...
prompt_jev calls Jev, a model from TypeSafe AI, to classify text into categories directly in SQL, answering one closed question per call or several at once. It is unavailable in eu-central-1 and eu-west-1, and organization admins can turn it off.
The Duckling Overview UI now includes a User Agent column showing Admins the client that issued each query, including custom user agents, for sorting, filtering, and search.
MotherDuck is now available on AWS Marketplace via Private Offer, letting customers consolidate billing and transact directly through AWS.
Flights have graduated from Preview and support HIPAA workloads. Processing protected health information requires a signed HIPAA BAA with MotherDuck; existing BAAs cover Flights.
Business plan customers can now create custom roles, which inherit a preset role's platform permissions and can receive data grants directly.
The motherduck CLI lets users authenticate, run SQL queries, and build Dives and Flights from the terminal, with table, JSON, or CSV output for scripting and automation.
On DuckDB 1.5.5 and later, CREATE SHARE without an explicit update mode now defaults to UPDATE AUTOMATIC. Clients on 1.5.4 and earlier are unchanged.
Guides are markdown documents in MotherDuck holding metric definitions, join rules, and conventions that AI agents read automatically through the MCP server. Guides can be shared org-wide or kept private.
The Flights UI now includes a max runtime field so runs stop automatically if they exceed the set limit.
Lite plan customers can now schedule Flight runs without per-user Flight or concurrency limits.
Flights are now available on Free and Lite plans, in addition to Business.
Users can attach an external Apache Iceberg REST catalog to MotherDuck and query Iceberg tables server-side alongside MotherDuck and DuckLake data. Available in Preview.
Dives running on read scaling replicas can now run REFRESH DATABASE to pull the latest committed writes on demand, letting Embedded Dives reflect changes made from their host page.
- [Preview] Launching Flights - agent-native data pipelines in MotherDuck: Build and deploy data pipelines using a flexible Python runtime, natively connected to your MotherDuck data , for ingest, transformation, warehouse replication, SaaS ETL, and more. Create and manage Flights via SQL, UI, or any MCP-capable AI agent.
- DuckDB 1.5.3 support: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.5.3 . Refer to the changelog and the official announcement for details. Compact URLs for Dives with large filter state: Sharing or copying the URL of a Dive with extensive filters now uses a shortened URL to facilitate easier sharing.
- Postgres wire protocol endpoint support for Looker: The Postgres Endpoint , a Postgres wire protocol-compatible MotherDuck client, now enables connectivity with Looker . DuckDB & MotherDuck plugin for Obsidian: Run DuckDB SQL or MotherDuck queries from inside an Obsidian note, with results frozen as a markdown table directly below the query.
- SCIM provisioning : MotherDuck now supports SCIM, so you can manage MotherDuck users from your identity provider. Available on Business and Enterprise plans. Refer to the documentation for more details.
- Data exports from Dives: Dives can now include export buttons that deliver CSV, JSON, Parquet, or Excel files, both in the MotherDuck UI and in embedded Dives . Wire up exports from your Dive code with the new exportAs and useExport hooks from @motherduck/react-sql-query .
- Streamlined Dives sidebar: The Dives list in the Object Explorer is now capped at your 10 most recent Dives, with a new View all Dives link that opens the full searchable Dives table.
- Duckling Overview UI: The Duckling Overview page in Settings provides a view of activity across every Duckling in the organization over the last 24 hours, including key metrics like status, disk spills, active minutes, and query-level drilldowns.
- DuckDB 1.5.2 support: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.5.2, a bugfix release. Learn more in the official DuckDB Labs 1.5.2 announcement and changelog . DuckLake 1.0 support: MotherDuck supports DuckLake 1.0. Learn more in the official DuckDB Labs DuckLake 1.0 announcement .
- Postgres wire protocol endpoint support for PowerBI: The Postgres Endpoint , a Postgres wire protocol-compatible MotherDuck client, now enables connectivity with PowerBI .
- [Preview] Embedded Dives: MotherDuck Dives can now be embedded directly in your customer-facing applications. Create a Dive, generate an embed session, and drop an iframe into your app. Your end-users can explore data in real time, powered by MotherDuck. Embedded Dives currently require a Business plan.
- Configurable Duckling cooldown periods: The cooldown period for Standard, Jumbo, Mega, and Giga Ducklings can now be configured from 1 minute to 24 hours via the UI, SQL, or REST API. Learn more in the Duckling sizes documentation.
- DuckDB 1.5.1 support: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.5.1 ("Variegata"). This release brings significant performance improvements including bloom filter join pushdown, stats-only min/max evaluation, faster TopN queries with late materialization, and lazy view binding.
- Postgres wire protocol endpoint support for Tableau Cloud: The Postgres Endpoint , a Postgres wire protocol-compatible MotherDuck client, now enables connectivity with Tableau Cloud .
- Postgres wire protocol endpoint: Query your MotherDuck databases using any Postgres-compatible client, including psql , Python libraries like psycopg2/psycopg3, JDBC drivers, and serverless platforms like Cloudflare Workers , without installing a DuckDB client library.
- Write support for the MCP server is now live: Users can now perform write operations via the MCP Server using the new query_rw tool. This enables programmatic data modification workflows in addition to read queries. Refer to the documentation and setup guide for read-only access for more details.
- Dives are now available on all plans: Dives are now available on all MotherDuck plans, giving users access to shareable visualizations built by AI agents and backed by composable SQL. Refer to the documentation for more details.
- Visualizations with Dives: Create interactive visualizations directly in your MotherDuck UI using natural language. To get started, connect your AI agent (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client) to the MotherDuck MCP Server and ask it to build a Dive.
- Expanded DuckDB Extension support in the MotherDuck MCP Server: The MotherDuck Remote MCP Server is now compatible with the DuckLake, Spatial, Iceberg, and Delta DuckDB extensions. Read more about using the MotherDuck MCP Server in the documentation .
- DuckDB 1.4.4: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.4.4, a bugfix release. Learn more in the official DuckDB Labs 1.4.4 announcement and changelog .
- Expanded MCP Server support: The MotherDuck remote MCP Server now supports Warp , PearAI , Trae , Void , Positron , Supermaven , Aider , and JetBrains IDEs . Use your favorite AI assistant to answer questions about your data through natural conversation. See the MCP Server documentation to get started.
- Giga Ducklings on Business plan: Users on any MotherDuck Business plan can now access Giga Ducklings , our largest compute Duckling size, built to tackle the largest, toughest, most complex data transformations. Configure your Duckling size in Settings > Ducklings .
- MotherDuck MCP Server: Your favorite AI assistant can now talk directly to your data. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client to MotherDuck using the MotherDuck remote MCP Server at https://api.motherduck.com/mcp .
- DuckDB 1.4.3: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.4.3, a bugfix release. Learn more in the official DuckDB Labs 1.4.3 announcement and changelog . PlanetScale Postgres integration: Users of PlanetScale Postgres can now use pg_duckdb to push analytical queries to MotherDuck.
- Query Scheduling Improvements: Small queries now complete faster without getting stuck waiting behind large, resource-intensive queries, even when heavy queries are processing in the background Search Enhancements: The search bar in the top left pane of the Object Explorer can now be used to search for schemas, tables, and columns in addition to databases...
- Transient storage filter in Settings: The Databases page in Settings in the MotherDuck UI now supports filtering by storage type DESCRIBE and SUMMARIZE exports: Downloading the results of DESCRIBE and SUMMARIZE queries is now supported in the MotherDuck UI DuckLake option in the Add Database menu: MotherDuck users can create a new DuckLake in the 'Add...
- DuckDB 1.4.2: MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.4.2, a bugfix release. Learn more in the official DuckDB Labs 1.4.2 announcement and changelog . Full command menu now at Cmd/Ctrl+K : Access common MotherDuck UI actions from your keyboard, including generating query edits, adding notebook cells, creating notebooks, and navigating between pages.
- MotherDuck extends cloud coverage to Europe: MotherDuck is now available on AWS in Frankfurt eu-central-1 ; users are able to create new Organizations in Europe for lower latency and regional data residency Expanded AI functions support for PROMPT() : The prompt function now supports additional parameters; MotherDuck users can now interact with Large...
- Duplicate MotherDuck notebook cells: Duplicate cells in MotherDuck UI notebooks using the cell options menu or command menu. Access the duplicate option from the three-dot options menu on any cell, or use Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P to open the command menu and search for "duplicate."
As we announced earlier this year, MotherDuck now supports DuckLake , an integrated data lake and catalog format. DuckLake 0.3 makes working with DuckLake more robust, including CHECKPOINT for easy maintenance , new paths for Iceberg interoperability, spatial geometry types , and MERGE INTO support .
- Get help from MotherDuck Experts: Get a human helping hand with technical questions, troubleshooting, and best practices directly in the MotherDuck UI. Open "Expert help" from the Help menu to talk with our team, and you'll be notified of responses. Expert help is available with Business and Lite plans.
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