Releasesby GlyphElastic 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.
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Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Configuring telemetry for your Databricks apps is now generally available. Databricks Apps telemetry collects traces, logs, and metrics and persists them to Unity Catalog tables using the OpenTelemetry (OTel) protocol.
Lakebase Search is generally available
Lakebase Search is now generally available. It brings scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects through two Postgres extensions, so you can run semantic and exact-term search in a single database without a separate search stack: lakebase_vector adds the lakebase_ann index type for approximate nearest-neighbor vector search.
Apache Iceberg™ tables: Partition evolution (General availability)
With this release, we're pleased to announce the general availability of partition evolution for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables. You can now change a table's partition specification after you create the table by adding, dropping, or replacing partition fields, without rewriting existing data.
xAI's Grok 4.6 is generally available
Grok 4.6 is now generally available (GA) and available for production use on the global endpoint and the US multi-region endpoint.
Gemini Enterprise: Support for new actions (Public Preview)
Support for new actions is available in Public Preview for the following data stores: Microsoft OneDrive : Copy folder, move file, move folder, rename file, rename folder, share file or folder, and update file properties. Microsoft Outlook : Create calendar, RSVP to event, and update calendar.
Agent Platform SDK for Python version 2.0.1 is available
Version 2.0.1 of the Agent Platform SDK for Python ( google-cloud-agentplatform ) is now available. This release migrates generative AI modules to the Google Gen AI SDK, decouples the agent surface from google-cloud-aiplatform into a dedicated package, and introduces restructured namespaces.
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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.
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.
Buildkite Cache is now in public preview
Buildkite Cache is now available in public preview. It saves and restores files and directories across pipeline jobs and builds. Use it for package manager download caches, compiled dependencies, and other regenerable data to avoid repeating work.
See the important parts of job logs first
Job logs on the new build page are easier to scan now that Buildkite folds de-emphasized system groups into compact rows by default. Command output and the groups you usually need remain visible, while setup and other supporting output take up less space. Select a folded row to reveal just that section in place.
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 .
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.
Manage secrets from pipeline settings
If you can edit a pipeline and manage its associated cluster, you can now create and manage secrets directly from Pipeline settings → Secrets . Pipeline secrets are cluster secrets with access restricted to the current pipeline.