Releasesby Glyphagent-memory-2026-07-22 beta header changes memory store listing behavior
With the new header, listing memories returns a stable server-defined order, depth accepts only 0 or 1, and path_prefix must end with / and match whole segments. Page cursors issued without the header are not valid with it.
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VARIANT data type on Delta Direct tables (General availability)
With this release, Snowflake supports the VARIANT data type on Iceberg tables created from Delta table files in object storage (Delta Direct). When your Delta tables include variant columns, Snowflake maps them to the Snowflake VARIANT data type. You can query semi-structured data using VARIANT functions and dot or bracket notation.
Metadata-based sensitive data classification recommendations (Public Preview)
Snowflake is rolling out metadata-based sensitive data classification recommendations in Snowsight to help you identify databases that are likely to contain sensitive data and enable classification with one click.
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available
Row filtering in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. Row filtering allows you to ingest only the rows you need by applying conditions similar to a SQL WHERE clause, improving performance and minimizing data duplication.
Genie One enhancements and bug fixes
- Ontology snippets (Public Preview) : Genie One now supports ontology snippets. This feature is in Public Preview. Contact your Databricks account team to sign up. See Genie Ontology . Document edit timestamps : Documents now show the date and time they were last edited. See Documents in Genie One . Links in documents : Documents now support links.
Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
- Agent mode is generally available : Agent mode in Genie Agents (formerly Genie Spaces) is now generally available. Agent mode uses multi-step reasoning to answer complex, exploratory questions with a report that includes citations, visualizations, and supporting tables. See Genie Agents concepts .
[Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most agentic Sonnet model to date, delivering near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet's cost efficiency and speed. Designed
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Claude SDKs switch memory store calls to the agent-memory-2026-07-22 header
Python 0.116.0, TypeScript 0.110.0, Go 1.56.0, Java 2.48.0, Ruby 1.55.0, PHP 0.36.0, C# 12.35.0 and CLI 1.16.0 send agent-memory-2026-07-22 on memory store calls. Code passing betas explicitly should replace managed-agents-2026-04-01.
Access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 is restored
Anthropic has restored access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 and published a statement with more information.
Claude Sonnet 5 launches with a 1M token context window at $2 / $10 per MTok
Claude Sonnet 5 supports a 1M token context, 128k max output and the same tools as Sonnet 4.6 except Priority Tier. Migrating teams should note that adaptive thinking is on by default and manual extended thinking changes.
Claude Managed Agents session event streams support event deltas
Opt in with event_deltas[] on the session events stream to receive event_start and event_delta events that preview an agent message's text before the complete agent.message event arrives.
Claude Managed Agents session listing adds backward pagination
GET /v1/sessions now returns a prev_page cursor alongside next_page, which can be passed as the page parameter to go back a page.
Claude Managed Agents sessions can override agent configuration
Passing agent with type agent_with_overrides replaces the model, system prompt, tools, MCP servers or skills for a single session without changing the agent itself.
Claude Managed Agents vaults add injection_location for credentials
Environment variable credentials can now be substituted at egress into outbound request headers, the request body or both, controlled by the new injection_location setting.
Claude Managed Agents webhooks cover agent and deployment lifecycle events
New agent, deployment and deployment run webhook events let you react to a published agent version, a paused deployment or a failed scheduled run without polling.