Genie Agents enhancements
- Higher character limit for uploaded PDFs : The maximum number of characters per uploaded PDF has been raised from 4,000 to 15,000. See PDF files . Agent mode APIs (Beta) : Agent mode APIs for Genie Agents are now available in Beta. See the Agent mode API reference .
Also shipped Jul 23, 2026Databricks in July 2026 →
SQL environment variable and private Git package support for dbt Projects on Snowflake
Environment variable support for dbt Projects on Snowflake is now generally available. Manage per-developer schemas, dynamic runtime values, secrets, and multiple environments in a single, Git-versioned env.yml file that Snowflake resolves before each run.
SERVICE_AGENT user type (General availability)
With this release, the SERVICE_AGENT user type is generally available. Use this user type for automated AI agents that interact with Snowflake using their own identity and privileges.
SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command (General availability)
With this release, we are pleased to announce the general availability of the SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command. Use this command to list the Cortex Base Models available in your account, along with each model’s lifecycle status, regional availability, legacy date, and end-of-life date.
Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18
Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18. With this feature, the primary node in a cluster intercepts read-only queries and selectively forwards them to read pool instances while maintaining read-your-writes consistency.
Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available
You can now assign issues in Linear to Copilot cloud agent , our asynchronous, autonomous background agent. When you assign a Linear issue to Copilot, it will: Analyze the issue contents and open a draft pull request. Work independently in its own ephemeral development environment, powered by GitHub Actions.
GitHub MCP Server supports the next MCP specification
The MCP protocol is going stateless on 28th July 2026, and the GitHub MCP Server supports the latest spec ahead of the official release. What’s changing The new stateless core means MCP deployments are now easy to scale. Extensions unlock innovation (e.g., MCP apps and Enterprise Managed Auth, both of which are already supported by VS Code).
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Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta
You can now schedule Genie Code to run a prompt on a recurring schedule. Each run executes your prompt as a full Genie Code session and produces a continuable Genie chat with the results, so you can turn recurring analysis into an unattended background task. Create a scheduled task by asking Genie Code in chat or by filling in the create form manually.
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Import BI files (Public Preview) : Importing Power BI and Tableau reports as AI/BI dashboards with Genie Code is in Public Preview. See Import BI files using Genie Code . Image widget : You can now add a dedicated image widget to a dashboard. See Image widgets .
Genie One and Genie Agents billed usage corrections
Genie One and Genie Agents usage is free through January 31, 2027. Beginning July 21, 2026, Databricks is applying a correction so that Genie One and Genie Agents usage is properly reflected as free across your billing data and budgets: System tables : Correction records land in system.billing.usage that negate prior Genie One and Genie Agents billed usage...
Mention Genie Code in notebook comments
You can now mention Genie Code in a notebook comment to get AI help without leaving the comment thread. Type @ in a comment, select Genie Code , and enter your request. Genie Code replies inline in the thread. See Code comments .
Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview
The Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview . The app brings Genie into Microsoft Teams so users can ask data questions and get answers without leaving Microsoft Teams. See Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams .
Genie Code is now available on HIPAA compliance security profile workspaces with partner-powered AI features disabled
Genie Code is now available on workspaces that have the compliance security profile enabled with the HIPAA compliance standard selected and partner-powered AI features disabled. On these workspaces, Genie Code is served by Databricks-hosted models rather than partner-powered models.
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Dashboard relationships from imported BI files : When you import a Power BI or Tableau file with Genie Code, migration tooling now creates dashboard relationships where it detects them in the source file. See Import BI files using Genie Code .
Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Chat sharing : Sharing an individual Genie Agent conversation is now generally available. See Share a conversation . Download visualizations on Private Link (Beta) : You can now download visualization results through the Genie Conversation API on Private Link workspaces in supported regions. See the Conversation API reference .