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The Xcode 27.2 beta image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines. The full manifest of installed software can be found here .
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You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets
You can add unit tests to pipelines to validate your SQL transformation logic against mock datasets. Unit tests for pipelines are generally available (GA).
Metastore-level ABAC policies are in Beta
Metastore-level ABAC policies are in Beta in Unity Catalog. You can now attach an ABAC policy (row filter, column mask, GRANT, or DENY) at the metastore level, so a single policy applies across every catalog in the metastore, including catalogs created later.
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 is scheduled for retirement
Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 will be retired on October 30, 2026. Kimi K3 is the recommended replacement. See Deprecated and retired models for migration guidance.
HTML generation in Snowflake CoWork (Preview)
HTML generation is now available in preview as part of document generation in Snowflake CoWork. You can ask Snowflake CoWork to generate an HTML file from your analysis, the same way you generate a PDF or PowerPoint. Generation requires the Cortex Agent code execution tool on the associated agent.
Base environments are now supported on classic compute (Beta)
You can now use base environments to manage Python dependencies on classic compute. You can use Databricks-provided environments or custom workspace-level environments. See Manage dependencies using environments .
Snowpark Container Services backup instance types (General availability)
Backup instance types for Snowpark Container Services compute pools are now generally available and are no longer in Preview .
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Machine Runner Orchestrator Release 1.0.0
New Machine Runner Orchestrator (previously Runner Provisioner), which automatically scales self-hosted machine runner VMs to match CI demand, is now generally available (GA).
Xcode 27.0 Available
The Xcode 27.0 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines. The full manifest of installed software can be found here .
CircleCI is now available on Cursor Origin, in beta
CircleCI now integrates with Cursor Origin in beta, on CircleCI Cloud. Connect an Origin repository and your existing .circleci/config.yml runs unchanged - pipelines trigger on push and pull request, with status reported back to the Origin PR.
Hosted MCP server now available
CircleCI now hosts an MCP server at https://mcp.circleci.com/v1/mcp . Point your AI assistant at that URL, sign in with OAuth2, and it can read and act on your CI. There is nothing to install and nothing to keep up to date , every client hits the same endpoint, and new tools appear the moment we ship them.
Xcode 27.0 RC Available
The Xcode 27.0 RC image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines. The full manifest of installed software can be found here .
Xcode 27.1 Beta 1 Available
The Xcode 27.1 Beta 1 image is now available to be used in CircleCI pipelines. The full manifest of installed software can be found here .
API Change: Pipeline Error Response Format Update
API Change: Pipeline Error Response Format Update We’ve updated how pipeline errors are returned in the CircleCI API. What’s changing Previously, related lines from a single config error were returned as separate objects in the errors array: "errors": [ { "type": "config-deprecated-syntax", "message": "Error calling workflow: 'build-test-deploy'" }, {...
Native GitHub Actions YAML Workflow Support , Preview
Native GitHub Actions YAML Workflow Support , Open Preview CircleCI now supports running GitHub Actions YAML-defined workflows directly on CircleCI compute. This is an open preview release. Some GitHub Actions features are not yet supported, and Linux runners are currently the only supported execution environment.