Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Content search for attached volumes (Beta) : For better latency and accuracy when answering questions across larger volumes, you can now optionally enable content search on attached volumes. Content search indexes and prepares your files for the Genie Agent. See Enable content search for attached volumes .
Also shipped Aug 13, 2026Databricks in August 2026 →
BigQuery pipelines add automated metadata enrichment in preview
Semantic metadata defined in SQLX configurations now syncs with Knowledge Catalog, and the Data Engineering Agent can generate this metadata from your intent or context.
Gemini 3.7 Flash is generally available
Gemini 3.7 Flash is now generally available (GA) and available for production use. For more information on 3.7 Flash, see the model page .
Gemini Enterprise: Create, upload, and share custom skills
Skills are reusable custom instructions that help the Gemini Enterprise assistant perform specific tasks. End users can create, upload, and share skills. To enable this feature, administrators must turn on the skills and skill-sharing settings in Feature Management . Administrators can also configure skill availability and approve skill-sharing requests.
Gemini Enterprise: Use Gemini 3.7 Flash
Gemini 3.7 Flash is generally available (GA) in the global , us , and eu regions. To make Gemini 3.7 Flash available to users in the Gemini Enterprise app, administrators must turn on the Gemini 3.7 Flash feature toggle in the Google Cloud console. Note: Gemini 3.7 Flash is not available in the Gemini Enterprise mobile app.
Gemini 3.7 Flash generally available (GA)
Released our most intelligent workhorse model yet for coding and agents: Gemini 3.7 Flash (gemini-3.7-flash): Substantial improvements across software engineering, web development, and agentic workflows, available at an introductory price through December 31, 2026. To get started, see the Gemini 3.7 Flash model page and the Latest model guide.
OpenAI announces Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol in limited preview
Ultrafast mode is a new API service tier for GPT-5.6 Sol that runs up to 14x faster than Standard processing, available to select customers.
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Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Remove duplicate subscribers : Dashboard authors can now remove duplicate subscribers from a dashboard schedule. See Manage scheduled dashboard updates and subscriptions . Duplicate schedule emails fix : Fixed a bug where dashboard schedules could send duplicate emails to the same subscriber.
Genie One enhancements
- Ontology snippets now available to all customers (Public Preview) : Ontology snippets in the Genie Ontology are now available to all customers. Customers no longer need to request access. See Genie Ontology . Workspace instructions : Workspace-level instructions for chat in Genie One are now generally available. See Add workspace instructions for chat .
Genie Code supports file uploads
You can now upload files to Genie Code to use as context for the current chat. See Attach files .
Choose an effort level in Genie Code
You can now set the effort level for Genie Code to balance response quality and cost. Auto (default) gives you the highest quality responses. For simpler tasks, select Low to use a faster, lower-cost model. See Select a level of effort .
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Import from Power BI and Tableau : Importing reports and data models from Power BI and Tableau with Genie Code ( /importBI ) is now generally available. See Import BI files using Genie Code . Larger Excel downloads : You can now download up to 1 million rows from a dashboard widget to Excel ( .xlsx ), up from 100,000. See Download results .
Genie One enhancements
- Scheduled task consistency : Scheduled tasks now look up past runs to keep run-to-run outputs consistent. See Scheduled tasks . Export documents to PDF : You can now export Genie One documents to PDF. See Documents in Genie One .
Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)
All Databricks-managed MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code have migrated to the Unity Gateway . This brings Databricks-managed connectors under Unity Gateway, enabling centralized governance, access controls, and visibility alongside your other MCP servers and tools.
Genie Code web search is in Beta
Genie Code can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information. Web search is disabled by default during the beta for eligible workspaces and must be turned on from the Previews page. See Search the web .