Releasesby GlyphExport infrastructure metrics to Datadog
You can now create a Datadog (infrastructure metrics) metrics export to send Deployment infrastructure metrics directly to Datadog, in addition to the existing Prometheus Remote Write export type.
Also shipped Sep 22, 2026Astronomer in September 2026 →
Shopify connector (Beta)
The Shopify connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector ingests e-commerce data such as products, orders, customers, inventory, fulfillments, and discounts from Shopify into Databricks. Authentication uses the Shopify OAuth client credentials grant.
Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta)
You can now manage Lakebase backup schedules programmatically. The snapshot schedule API lets you read and set a root branch's automated snapshot cadences (daily, weekly, or monthly) and how long each cadence's snapshots are retained. This API is in Beta and available to all Lakebase workspaces. See Create a backup schedule .
OpenAI GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock
Today, AWS announces the general availability of GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna from OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock. Expanding the GPT-6 family alongside Astra, these two models give teams more ways to balance intelligence, speed, and cost across every workload. Sol is the daily model for recurring complex tasks and software development.
Claude Opus 5.5 launches with a 1M token context window and 128k output
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 for long-running agentic coding and knowledge work, with a default 1M token context, 128k max output and always-on adaptive thinking. It costs $4 / $20 per MTok, below Claude Opus 5, and is on the Claude API, Bedrock, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.
Fast mode research preview available for Claude Opus 5.5 on the Claude API
Fast mode, in research preview, can now be used with Claude Opus 5.5 on the Claude API.
Claude API beta lets tools be defined inside mid-conversation system messages
With the inline-tools-2026-09-15 beta header, a tool_addition block can carry a full tool definition, so agents can add tools, change schemas or upgrade server tools mid-conversation without invalidating the prompt cache. The same header covers adding and removing tools by reference.
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Proxy-aware IP allowlisting
If you route Astro traffic through a forward proxy or secure tunnel, such as Zscaler, you can now turn on Proxy-Aware IP Allowlisting on the IP Access List page to also accept the egress IP address of that proxy or tunnel as a valid match.
Improved hibernation schedule management
Hibernation schedules now display as a visual weekly chart instead of a list of cards or a CRON table. The chart shows every schedule on one week-long timeline, in both UTC and your local time zone, so you can see at a glance when a Deployment will be awake or hibernating.
Additional improvements
- Ask Otto can now read, edit, save, deploy, and run tasks for an open Astro IDE session.
The new Astro experience is now live for all Organizations
The new Astro experience is now turned on for all Organizations and is out of Preview. It replaces the previous Astro experience, so there is no longer an opt-in or an option to switch back. The change doesn't affect your pipelines or configuration. Astro's navigation gives you a single view across your entire Organization instead of a single Workspace.
The Astro IDE is generally available
The Astro IDE is now generally available and is no longer a Preview feature. The Astro IDE is a browser-based workspace for Apache Airflow where you write Dag code, validate and test changes, and deploy or push your work without setting up a local development environment.
Otto investigations include ranked suggested fixes
When an Otto investigation completes, the What to change section now lists up to three ranked suggested fixes to make it easier and faster to take action on an investigation. Each fix is labeled with its type: Code patch : A git apply command that fixes one file in your Dag code.
Detailed cost breakdown for Astro AI spend
The Cost Breakdown dashboard in Organization dashboards now includes a Detailed Cost for Astro AI view that breaks down your Astro AI spend, including Otto usage, by billable item.
Additional improvements
- In the new Deployment analytics view, you can now reorder and collapse panels to personalize the page. The new Deployment analytics view now shows the top 10 database tables by size and by row count.