Releasesby GlyphSkill and plugin sharing in CoCo (Public Preview)
Skill and plugin sharing is now available in public preview. Share, discover, and govern CoCo skills and plugins across your Snowflake account. Publish them as Cortex Extension objects that teammates can find and install, with administrator certification, access control, and usage telemetry. For more information, see Share skills and plugins .
Also shipped Jul 24, 2026Snowflake in July 2026 →
Governed tags system table is in Beta
The system.tags.governed_tags system table is in Beta . This table contains a record for each governed tag key in your account, including customer-created and system-generated tags. Use it to programmatically determine which tags in your account are governed. See Governed tags system table reference .
Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview
Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview . Git folders that you create from the UI automatically get Git CLI access when your workspace is eligible, so you can run standard Git commands such as git stash , interactive rebase, pre-commit hooks, Git submodules, and Large File Storage (LFS) directly from a Databricks terminal.
Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Lakebase adds AI-assisted troubleshooting: database issues and early warnings are surfaced to you with Insights , and you can then investigate and fix them conversationally with Genie . Both draw on database telemetry captured to Unity Catalog. See Observability .
Knowledge Catalog governance workflows for data product access in preview
Governance workflows add automated controls for data product access management through a request-review mechanism.
Claude Opus 5 launches with a 1M token context window at $5 / $25 per MTok
Claude Opus 5 improves on Opus 4.8 with a 1M token context window, 128k max output and thinking on by default, at the same $5 / $25 per MTok price. It is available on the Claude API, Bedrock, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.
Mid-conversation tool changes enter beta on the Claude API
Add or remove tools between turns while preserving the prompt cache on Claude Fable 5, Mythos 5, Opus 4.8 and Opus 5, using the mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01 beta header.
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CoCo Desktop v1.20.0
CoCo Desktop v1.20.0 focuses on a smoother, more reliable chat: This release also fixes a chat-memory crash during long editing sessions, stops plan cards from stacking up in the transcript, and corrects the Manage Connections radio buttons in light and dark themes. For more information, see Cortex Code Desktop v1.20.0 release notes .
CoCo Desktop - General availability
CoCo Desktop is now generally available. CoCo Desktop is a native Mac and Windows desktop application that brings CoCo’s full agentic capabilities into an IDE-like surface, with a file editor, integrated terminal, agentic AI loop, agentic browser, agentic notebook, and deep Snowflake awareness.
CoCo Desktop v1.20.2
CoCo Desktop v1.20.2 fixes a Windows update crash, adds one-click sharing of skills and plugins, and includes a Restart menu item: This release also adds a clearer error when an app-launch command is missing. For more information, see Cortex Code Desktop v1.20.2 release notes .
CoCo Desktop: New capabilities
CoCo Desktop added the following capabilities across releases v1.16.0 through v1.19.1: For more information, see and the CoCo Desktop release notes .
CoCo Desktop v1.21.0
CoCo Desktop v1.21.0 adds enterprise device-management enforcement on macOS, more in-app file previews in agent mode, and fixes a sign-in loop that could open browser tabs indefinitely: This release also speeds up catalog installs and hardens zsh shell integration, including on SSH remotes.
CoCo automations in CLI and Snowsight (Preview)
CoCo automations in the CoCo CLI and CoCo in Snowsight are now available in public preview. Automations let you schedule recurring, unattended CoCo runs that execute in a Snowflake-managed sandbox. Each run creates a Cortex thread that you can inspect and continue in CoCo. Automations created from one surface can be monitored and managed from the other.
CoCo Desktop v1.21.1
CoCo Desktop v1.21.1 is a stability and polish release that focuses on automation schedules, native HTML report publishing, and reliability:
CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code (General availability)
CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available. CoCo runs in a side panel next to the extension's existing SQL and Snowpark Python workflows, so you can work locally while you stay connected to your Snowflake account.