Guide commands in the MotherDuck CLI
The motherduck guide command lets users create, edit, and version Guides from the terminal and keep them in version control alongside other source files.
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Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis
Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis . This feature is generally available (GA).
External lineage (General availability)
External lineage is now generally available and is no longer in Preview .
Restricted Session Scope for agents (General availability)
With this release, Restricted Session Scope (RSS) is generally available. An RSS is a privilege ceiling that limits what an agent can do on behalf of a user. It intersects with RBAC and never grants privileges the user doesn't already have through their roles.
Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
You can now share metric views with Databricks users in other metastores or accounts using OpenSharing. See Add metric views to a share and Read shared metric views .
Genie One enhancements
- Ask Genie button hidden when unsupported : In embedded dashboards, the Ask Genie button is now hidden when it isn't supported. See Ask Genie in embedded dashboards . Push notifications for scheduled tasks (Public Preview) : The Genie mobile app can now send push notifications for scheduled tasks to iOS devices. See Push notifications .
Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Genie One can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information, such as recent releases, third-party documentation, or news. Genie One decides when to search and cites the sources it uses, showing each as a link you can open. See Search the web .
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Flights generally available with HIPAA workload support
Flights have graduated from Preview and support HIPAA workloads. Processing protected health information requires a signed HIPAA BAA with MotherDuck; existing BAAs cover Flights.
Official MotherDuck Terraform provider
MotherDuck's official Terraform provider supports Terraform 1.5 and later, for managing databases, shares, roles, secrets, and service accounts as code.
MotherDuck available on AWS Marketplace via Private Offer
MotherDuck is now available on AWS Marketplace via Private Offer, letting customers consolidate billing and transact directly through AWS.
Table-level security for shares via INCLUDE_PATTERN
Shares can now include specific tables, views, or schemas instead of an entire database, set with INCLUDE_PATTERN on CREATE SHARE, ALTER SHARE, or the share dialog. Available on Business and Enterprise plans.
Custom roles available on the Business plan
Business plan customers can now create custom roles, which inherit a preset role's platform permissions and can receive data grants directly.
User Agent column in the Duckling Overview UI
The Duckling Overview UI now includes a User Agent column showing Admins the client that issued each query, including custom user agents, for sorting, filtering, and search.
prompt_jev SQL function for text classification with TypeSafe AI Jev model
prompt_jev calls Jev, a model from TypeSafe AI, to classify text into categories directly in SQL, answering one closed question per call or several at once. It is unavailable in eu-central-1 and eu-west-1, and organization admins can turn it off.
MotherDuck CLI in preview
The motherduck CLI lets users authenticate, run SQL queries, and build Dives and Flights from the terminal, with table, JSON, or CSV output for scripting and automation.