Releasesby GlyphConfigurable maximum runtime for Flights
The Flights UI now includes a max runtime field so runs stop automatically if they exceed the set limit.
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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.
C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector is now available in Beta
A C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector in Lakeflow Connect is now available in Beta. The SDK provides a high-throughput gRPC client for ingesting records directly into Unity Catalog Delta tables, with support for JSON and Protocol Buffers. See Use Zerobus Ingest .
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.
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available
Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available (GA), powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0. For release notes, see Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning .
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Role-based access control (RBAC) on Business and Enterprise
Admins can assign roles and grant scoped privileges on databases, shares, and platform resources from the Members and Roles page. RBAC is on Business and Enterprise plans; custom roles are also available for Enterprise.
Read and write to Cloudflare R2 Data Catalog
MotherDuck can now read from and write to Cloudflare R2 as a persisted Iceberg catalog.
Guides for AI agent context in preview
Guides are markdown documents in MotherDuck holding metric definitions, join rules, and conventions that AI agents read automatically through the MCP server. Guides can be shared org-wide or kept private.
MotherDuck on AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney and Tokyo)
MotherDuck is now available on AWS in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) and ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo) for lower latency and regional data residency. Flights were not yet available in these regions at launch.
Run a Flight with a custom config override
In the Flights UI, the Run now menu lets users override config values for a single run without editing the Flight itself.
Scheduled Flights available on the Lite plan
Lite plan customers can now schedule Flight runs without per-user Flight or concurrency limits.
Rename views with ALTER TABLE ... RENAME TO
Views in a MotherDuck catalog can now be renamed using ALTER TABLE <view> RENAME TO <new_name>.
DuckDB 1.5.5 support
MotherDuck supports DuckDB 1.5.5.