Releasesby IbisTrack your Pro plan spend and get alerted when it reaches a threshold
UpdatetodayUnverifiedAdded Oct 14, 2026
If your organization is on a monthly Pro plan, you can now see what your next invoice is shaping up to be before the billing period ends. Set a spend alert to get an email when the estimate reaches an amount you choose, so a busy month of builds doesn't become a surprise invoice.
Topics: Pricing, Data integration
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Every Buildkite releaseRetry jobs with narrower API token permissions
Retry automation no longer needs the broader write_builds REST API scope. The new retry_builds scope allows a token to retry failed jobs in existing builds or individual eligible jobs, without granting access to the create-build or rebuild endpoints. When creating or editing an API access token, select Build Retries ( retry_builds ).
Catch pipeline YAML errors before your first build with Buildkite MCP
Your AI agent can now check the pipeline YAML it writes before you commit or upload it. The Buildkite MCP Server includes validate_pipeline , a read-only tool that checks YAML syntax and structure against Buildkite's pipeline schema, without uploading the pipeline or starting a build.
Keep your focus on failures within group steps on the build canvas
Failed groups on the build canvas now put more focus on child steps that need your attention. When a group is failing or has finished with failures, expanding it shows only its failed steps. Click show all to reveal the hidden steps. Collapse and reopen the group to focus on failures again. State filters, such as Passed, still reveal matching steps.
Shipped this week
Buildkite shipped 40 releases. Three themes. Diagnosis. Agents put blocking failures first and retry infrastructure failures. Desktop alerts and log summaries are more reliable. Compatibility. GitHub Actions workflows get hashFiles() in composite actions, Windows checkout fixes, and retries for temporary token failures. Control.
Buildkite MCP Server updates
Your agent can now do more of the work between a failed build and a green one. Here are the latest tool updates for the Buildkite MCP Server . See what changed since the last green build When a build fails, one of the first questions is what's different from the last one that passed. compare_builds answers it in a single call.
Monitor billable active-user usage with the Buildkite API
You can now monitor your organization's billable active-user usage programmatically and compare it with your contracted allowance. Send the count to observability tools such as Datadog to track usage over time, or include it in internal license, billing, and compliance reporting.
Weekly wrap: September 27 – October 3, 2026
What shipped this week Between September 27 and October 3, 2026, we published 4 changelog entries and 35 releases across 13 public repos. Three things run through them: more control and predictability for platform teams, fewer gaps for teams moving off GitHub Actions, and more of the platform agents can drive directly. Tightened how secrets are handled.
Get notified about new macOS base image releases
You can now subscribe to RSS feeds for macOS base image releases on Buildkite hosted agents, making it easier to keep up with changes to your build environments. For updates to stable base images used in production, add the stable RSS feed to your preferred RSS reader.
Also shipped on Oct 14, 2026
Buildkite in October 2026Workspace-level package repositories for Databricks Apps are generally available
Workspace admins can now configure default Python and npm package repositories for Databricks Apps. Apps inherit the workspace configuration while still allowing app-level overrides. See Configure default package repositories .
Workspace-level package repositories for Databricks Apps will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Starting November 13, 2026, workspace-level package repositories for Databricks Apps will be automatically enabled for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. Workspace admins can configure default Python and npm package repositories that apps inherit while still allowing app-level overrides. See Configure default package repositories .
Claude Agent SDK 0.2.166
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Claude Code 2.1.299
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CrewAI 1.15.28
Features Add crewai eval command to report where a stopped model broke. Use LiteLLM catalog for context windows. Bug Fixes Fix flow to learn from resumed human feedback and preserve reviewed output types. Warn when non-empty apps resolve to zero platform tools. Fix flow add-crew to correctly find the package from pyproject.
uv 0.13.1
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