Releasesby GlyphNew CLI flag: circleci run get --failure-report
You can now generate a condensed failure report for any pipeline run using circleci run get --failure-report . The report prints output for every failed step, formatted for AI agent consumption. Pipe it to your local coding agent to diagnose and fix failing builds . By default, the CLI retrieves the latest run from your current git remote and branch.
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Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview
The web terminal in notebooks connected to serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is now in Public Preview . Use it to run shell commands, monitor GPU usage with nvidia-smi , install libraries, and manage files directly on the compute. This requires serverless GPU environment version 5 or above. See Run shell commands in Databricks web terminal .
Packaged clean rooms are now generally available
Packaged clean rooms are now generally available. In a packaged clean room, a provider supplies notebooks, JARs, and data that a consumer runs against their own data without seeing the provider's code or data assets. See Packaged clean rooms .
OpenAI connector (Beta)
The OpenAI connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector uses the OpenAI Organization Admin API to ingest organization administration data, such as users, projects, API keys, usage, costs, and audit logs, from OpenAI into Databricks.
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July
In late-July 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Regex-based dynamic data masking (DDM) extends the built-in DDM feature with pattern‑based masking to hide sensitive data like emails, phone numbers, and identifiers, centrally
Upcoming August 2026 model deprecations in GitHub Copilot
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions), on September 1st, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.1 Pro 9-1-2026 Gemini 3.6 Flash Claude Opus 4.5 9-1-2026 Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, or Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus...
Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash deprecated
As of today, July 31, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions).
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Get Slack DMs for workflows you trigger
Link your Slack identity to CircleCI and get notified on builds you triggered in your Slack DMs , no more tab-hopping to check your build’s status. You can set different status filters for Slack vs. email directly from your user settings page To enable it: Make sure your organization has the CircleCI Slack app installed (Org > Slack Integration).
Runner Release 3.1.11
Machine Runner: Machine runner now passes CircleCI’s built-in environment variables through to command_prefix wrapper scripts, so a wrapper can read job details such as the build number and branch. Container Runner: Fixed garbage collection so that when one agent replica dies, the surviving replicas clean up the task pods it left behind.
Code signing for iOS and macOS managed by API
You can now manage code signing for iOS and macOS builds through the CircleCI API. Upload your Apple signing certificate ( .p12 ) and provisioning profiles, create a signing bundle, then reference it by name in your macos executor using the new code_signing key and the install_signing_bundle step.
Server Release 4.9.5
Updates The source config size limit for orb imports has been removed for Server deployments. Pipelines that previously failed because their combined orb configuration exceeded the 6–8 MB threshold will now process successfully without any configuration changes.
Fix failing workflows with Claude Code from the CircleCI UI
You can now triage and fix failing workflows using Claude Code directly from the CircleCI UI. Navigate to a pipeline run, click the wrench icon on a failing workflow, and select Fix with Claude Code .
Get tagged in Slack notifications
Link your CircleCI identity to your Slack identity, and CircleCI will @-mention you directly in Slack notifications for workflows you triggered , so you can immediately spot which commit or PR is yours. To use this feature, you must be using the CircleCI Slack integration . It is not supported for notifications configured through the legacy Slack orb.
Xcode 27.0 Beta 4 Available
The Xcode 27.0 Beta 4 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines. The full manifest of installed software can be found here .
Runner Provisioner Release 0.1.2
This release lets a single provisioner deployment run many resource classes and ships a ready-to-use VM image so you can stand up a pool without building your own. New: Multiple resource classes per deployment. One deployment now scales many resource classes at once, instead of needing a separate deployment per class.