Account-only user access to Genie One (Beta)
Genie One now supports account-only users, so users in a registered identity provider can access account-level Genie One without being assigned to a workspace or granted consumer access . When enabled, eligible users are enrolled automatically. Unity Catalog continues to govern what each user can see. See Account-only user access to Genie One .
Also shipped Sep 16, 2026Databricks in September 2026 →
BigQuery migration lineage service enters preview
The migration lineage service visualizes data flow and connections in a source database to help plan a BigQuery data warehouse migration.
Cortex Agents object enhancements (General availability)
The following Cortex Agents object enhancements are now generally available:
Include and exclude per-user quota users by name (General availability)
Per-user quotas now accept individual user names, so you can add or remove specific users alongside the quota's tag scope. INCLUDE_USERS is new and takes user names directly, and EXCLUDE_USERS accepts a 'USER' argument alongside its existing 'TAG' form:
Weekly per-user quota limits (General availability)
Per-user quotas now support a weekly credit limit alongside the existing monthly and daily limits. Pass 'WEEKLY' as the cycle argument to SET_PER_USER_LIMIT :
[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-September 2026
In mid-September 2026, the following updates and enhancements were made to Azure SQL:Configure soft delete for the Azure SQL logical server. When the logical server is deleted, it goes into a soft deleted state and is self-restorable during the configured
[In preview] Public Preview: PostgreSQL skills and MCP plugin for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
The PostgreSQL skills and MCP plugin turns supported AI coding assistants into context-aware PostgreSQL experts that can both provide guidance and act on a connected database. The bundled plugin combines expert-curated skills for PostgreSQL and Azure Data
More from AI/BI and GenieEvery AI/BI and Genie release →
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Convert a SQL dataset to a local metric view : You can now convert a SQL dataset into a local metric view from the dataset's context menu, and Genie Code handles the conversion. See Local metric views and Use Genie Code for dashboard authoring .
Skills in Genie One support multiple files and folders
A Genie One skill can now include multiple files and sub-folders, up to three folders deep and 50 files or folders per skill. Skills can load text files only. See User skills .
Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Larger PDF uploads : You can now upload PDFs with up to 100 pages to Genie One and Genie Agents, increased from 20. See Upload a file and Upload a file to a Genie Agent . Summarize up to six months of activity : Authors can now summarize up to six months of Genie Agent activity from the Monitor tab. See Review usage and trends .
Genie visualizations in Slack replies (Public Preview)
When a Genie response includes a chart, the visualization now appears as an image in the Slack reply. If you installed the Databricks Genie app for Slack previously, reinstall it to enable this. See Visualizations .
Genie Agents enhancements
- Increased data source limit : Each Genie Agent supports up to 50 tables, views, or metric views as data sources, up from 30. See Technical requirements and limits . Increased conversation limit : Each Genie Agent can store up to 200,000 conversations, up from 10,000. See Technical requirements and limits .
Dashboard enhancements
- More Tableau calculations in /importBI : Importing Tableau reports with the /importBI Genie Code command now supports more cases of parameterized calculations. See Import BI files using Genie Code .
Databricks-provided MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code are generally available
Genie One and Genie Code can now use Databricks-provided MCP connectors for Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Atlassian, Slack, and GitHub to search and act on your company's tools while answering questions.
Genie One enhancements
- Genie Code skills in Genie One (Beta) : Genie Code skills now appear and are turned on by default in Genie One. Turn individual skills on or off on the customization page. Backend steering : You can now send steering messages to Genie One while it's answering, so you can guide a response without waiting for it to finish.