Releasesby GlyphWrite custom service policies in Python (Beta)
Users can now write custom service policies as Python functions in Unity Catalog. This allows for complex rules, such as regex or external guardrail calls, that cannot be expressed in SQL.
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Web search in apps
Retool added native web search capabilities to the app builder Chat tab and app functions, enabling agent applications to query live web data via a managed Tavily account.
Eval datasets, curated by Bayes from your agents' real conversations
Monte Carlo introduced automated evaluation dataset generation by Bayes, creating Golden and Improvement datasets from an agent's scored conversations across intent and issue clusters.
BigQuery project caps are generally available
Project caps, also known as scheduling policies, are now generally available for BigQuery Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions. This feature allows users to limit maximum slots and concurrency per project within a reservation.
BigQuery reservation assignments support principal routing
BigQuery now allows specifying a principal property on reservation assignments to route queries to specific reservations based on the identity of the user or service account. This feature is generally available for Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions.
BigQuery JSON_FLATTEN function is generally available
The JSON_FLATTEN function is now generally available. It extracts non-array values from JSON inputs, including those nested within consecutive arrays.
Ornith-1.0-9B and Ornith-1.0-35B models now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
DeepReinforce AI's Ornith-1.0-9B and Ornith-1.0-35B models are now available on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. These open-source models are designed for agentic coding workflows.
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Bring your own ChatGPT subscription to Codex with Unity Gateway
Users can now connect their own ChatGPT subscriptions to Codex and ChatGPT desktop via Unity Gateway. This allows requests to be billed to the user's subscription while maintaining centralized access governance.
Connect GitHub Copilot CLI and GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code with Unity Gateway
ug configure --agents copilot now sets up GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code alongside GitHub Copilot CLI, with Claude, GPT, and open-source models. Admins can add GitHub Copilot to the coding agent configuration to set its models, default model, HTTP headers, and tracing for both Copilot CLI and Copilot in Visual Studio Code, and turn Copilot in Visual...
Google Gemini 4 Hydrogen is now available on Unity Gateway
Google Gemini 4 Hydrogen is now available on Unity Gateway. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs . Customers are responsible for ensuring their compliance with applicable terms .
Allow ChatGPT and Claude as partner platforms in context-based ingress policies
Context-based ingress policies now allow traffic from ChatGPT and Claude as partner platforms, enabling hosted MCP clients to connect to Databricks workspaces.
Google Gemini 4 Carbon is now available on Unity Gateway
Google Gemini 4 Carbon is now available via Foundation Model APIs on Unity Gateway.
Text and binary inputs for protobuf requests to custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)
Custom model serving endpoints now support text and binary data as KServe v2 BYTES tensors in protobuf requests. This feature is in public preview.
Budget alerts can now trigger webhooks (Beta)
You can now configure budgets to trigger webhooks when spend thresholds are exhausted, so budget events can be routed to incident, ticketing, or automation tools. See Trigger custom webhooks .
Provision Claude desktop with MDM using Unity Gateway
Admins can now use Unity Gateway to provision the Claude desktop app machine-wide via MDM, including pre-configured models, MCP servers, and skills for macOS users.