Releasesby GlyphServer-side Apache Iceberg REST catalog attach in preview
Users can attach an external Apache Iceberg REST catalog to MotherDuck and query Iceberg tables server-side alongside MotherDuck and DuckLake data. Available in Preview.
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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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dbt Cloud connects to MotherDuck via the Postgres endpoint
dbt Cloud can now connect to MotherDuck directly through the Postgres endpoint, without a self-hosted pg_duckdb proxy.
Flights available on Free and Lite plans
Flights are now available on Free and Lite plans, in addition to Business.
Flight secrets exposed as non-namespaced environment variables
Flight secrets are now injected under both the namespaced <secret_name>_<KEY> name and the bare <KEY> name, so code can read them without the prefix.
Status page subscriptions for MotherDuck service health
Users can now subscribe to updates on the MotherDuck status page to be notified about system health and scheduled maintenance.
Integrations added to the MotherDuck Home page
Integrations have been added to the Home page for easy access in the UI.
Dive statuses: draft, ready, endorsed, archived
Dives now carry a status (draft, ready, endorsed, or archived) that shows in the Dives list and in the MCP/SQL tools for filtering and sorting.
DuckDB 1.4.5 and 1.5.4 support
MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.4.5 and 1.5.4.