Releasesby GlyphJob logs are limited to 1 GiB
Job logs are now limited to 1 GiB (1,024 MiB) by default. You can check your organization’s current log size limit on the Quotas page . When a job log exceeds the limit, Buildkite cancels the job and adds a Log Size Limit Exceeded event to the timeline. Logs received prior to the limit being reached are retained.
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Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis
Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis . This feature is generally available (GA).
External lineage (General availability)
External lineage is now generally available and is no longer in Preview .
Restricted Session Scope for agents (General availability)
With this release, Restricted Session Scope (RSS) is generally available. An RSS is a privilege ceiling that limits what an agent can do on behalf of a user. It intersects with RBAC and never grants privileges the user doesn't already have through their roles.
Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
You can now share metric views with Databricks users in other metastores or accounts using OpenSharing. See Add metric views to a share and Read shared metric views .
Genie One enhancements
- Ask Genie button hidden when unsupported : In embedded dashboards, the Ask Genie button is now hidden when it isn't supported. See Ask Genie in embedded dashboards . Push notifications for scheduled tasks (Public Preview) : The Genie mobile app can now send push notifications for scheduled tasks to iOS devices. See Push notifications .
Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Genie One can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information, such as recent releases, third-party documentation, or news. Genie One decides when to search and cites the sources it uses, showing each as a link you can open. See Search the web .
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Read-only GitHub Actions, Variables, and Environments permissions
To improve GitHub Actions migration support , the Buildkite GitHub App now requests read-only access to Actions , Variables , and Environments . These permissions let Buildkite inspect configuration that affects how workflows and deployments run, including configuration variables referenced through ${{ vars.* }} , secret names (not secret values)...
Buildkite Agent v4 is here
Buildkite Agent v4 is here. It's the first major version of the agent since v3 arrived in 2018, and it's now the stable release: installations and upgrades that follow the latest or stable channels now receive v4.
Buildkite MCP Server updates
A few things have shipped in the Buildkite MCP Server since list_tests arrived in August. Read the steps a dynamic pipeline uploaded You can now ask your agent what actually ran in a dynamic pipeline. list_step_uploads returns a build's uploads, most recent first, with the state of each one, the job that sent it, and the reason for any rejection.
Buildkite for VS Code
The Buildkite VS Code extension is now available, bringing your pipelines and agents directly into your editor. You can browse and manage pipelines, view agent status, stream job logs, get build notifications, and validate pipeline YAML , all without leaving VS Code. Install it from the VS Code Marketplace .
Understand pull request retry patterns with OpenTelemetry
Understand PR retry patterns in your existing observability tool, without joining webhook data. Buildkite's server-side OpenTelemetry traces include PR metadata, including for GitHub merge-queue builds, and job retry metadata to compare manual and automatic retries and follow attempts.
Elastic CI Stack v7 is here with Buildkite Agent v4
Elastic CI Stack for AWS v7 is now available, bringing Buildkite Agent v4 to both Linux and Windows instances. Agent v4 clears out functionality deprecated since v3 arrived in 2018 and makes supported behavior the default. New capabilities have continued shipping in v3, so for most setups the move changes nothing about how you use the agent.
Buildkite Helm chart: Slack App integration
The Buildkite Agent Stack for Kubernetes Helm chart now includes built-in support for Slack App integration. You can configure Slack notifications directly in your Helm values without needing a separate sidecar or custom webhook setup.
Test your schedules with or without edits
Run a pipeline schedule as configured, or customize a one-off build without changing the schedule. Helpful when you need to validate your schedules before turning them on. Two actions on the schedule page make the choice clear: Run now asks for confirmation, then creates a build using the schedule's saved message, commit, branch, and environment variables.