Releasesby IbisKnow when the Buildkite CLI is done or needs you, without watching its tab
UpdatetodayUnverifiedAdded Oct 16, 2026
You can now see when bk preflight or bk build watch finishes or needs you, without switching back to its tab. From Buildkite CLI v3.64.0 , bk tells your terminal what it's doing, so a terminal that supports it can show you while you work somewhere else.
Topics: AI agents, Observability, Developer tools, Coding agents
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Every Buildkite releaseSpot slow and flaky tests faster from your test suite Summary
Your test suite's Summary page now brings together more of the data you need to keep your suite healthy and fast, so you can see where time is going and where reliability is slipping without digging through individual tests.
Track your Pro plan spend and get alerted when it reaches a threshold
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.
Retry 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.
Also shipped on Oct 16, 2026
Buildkite in October 20262026.10.08
Make a voice you already have speak another language or accent, with the same speaker. Call POST /voice-generator/localize on a flagship or custom voice, pick an accent, and get candidates back in seconds to audition and convert like Voice Design candidates. GET /voice-generator/available-accents lists the accents you can target.
Unified Login for SendGrid Marketplace Customers
SendGrid marketplace customers can now take advantage of the Unified Login feature that lets you create a Twilio login for every individual user accessing your SendGrid account. This provides a more secure access pattern with the ability to define permissions for each user instead of a single, shared admin permission set.
READ METADATA privilege support for compliance security profile standards
The READ METADATA privilege now supports all compliance security profile standards supported by Databricks and is available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. For a full list of supported compliance standards, see Compliance security profile .
- Images and bounding boxes in prompt_jev() : prompt_jev() can now classify and score images
- Images and bounding boxes in prompt_jev() : prompt_jev() can now classify and score images. Pass PNG or JPEG images as BLOBs, for example loaded from a URL with read_blob , and ask questions about what's in them.
Multi-repo support and other improvements for GitHub Copilot in Slack and Microsoft Teams
Multi-repo support in Slack and Microsoft Teams GitHub Copilot in Slack and Microsoft Teams now supports working across multiple repositories in a single conversation.
arize-phoenix: v20.23.0
20.23.0 (2026-10-16) Features server: export server logs over OTLP (add77bf) Bug Fixes playground: forward Bedrock tool results directly as text (15355fd) Documentation add Atomic Agents tracing integration (fe5e933) Add Phoenix release notes , 2026-10-14 (97c4b2a)