Agent Runners can now ask clarifying questions
Agent Runners can now ask you clarifying questions before they start building. When a few details could significantly improve the result, the agent pauses and asks instead of guessing. The clarifying questions UI in an Agent Runners session, asking: What should the tracker dashboard keep track of?
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Data movement policies (General availability)
With this release, data movement policies are now generally available for Enterprise Edition (or higher). Data movement policies are part of Snowflake’s data exfiltration protection controls. These SQL-style conditional policies can help you limit, alert on, or block data movement operations based on specific movement types.
Organization Features in Organization Command Center (Preview)
Organization Features is now in preview in Organization Command Center. From the organization account, a user with the GLOBALORGADMIN role can open Organization Hub » Command center , then the Organization Features tile, to see which organization-level capabilities are enabled. In preview, the main control is premium views for cross-account telemetry.
Organization Command Center 3rd party access configuration (Preview)
3rd party access configuration is now in preview in Organization Command Center. From the organization account, a user with the GLOBALORGADMIN role can open Organization Hub » Command center , then the 3rd party access configuration tile, to classify member accounts as internal or external, set the default tenant type for new accounts, and maintain allowed...
Role-based access control (RBAC) is generally available
Role-based access control (RBAC) is now generally available. RBAC lets users assume a role in Databricks. When a user assumes a role, only that role's permissions apply, rather than the user's accumulated permissions. This enables exclusive access.
ai_extract precision mode is now generally available
You can now use ai_extract precision mode for advanced extraction workloads, including multi-page documents, schemas with 50 or more fields, many extracted items per document, and complex conditional field logic. See ai_extract function .
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks Lakebase in four additional regions
Lakebase is now generally available in four additional Azure regions: North Central US, France Central, Germany West Central, and East Asia. This expansion provides customers with additional deployment options and broader regional availability for Lakebas
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Private projects on Netlify will now show a pre-launch toolbar so you can share your project for review and run audits using AI checks before you make your project public. Private projects and agent runs require a Credit pricing plan. If you're on a Legacy pricing plan, you will not have access to the pre-launch toolbar.
Security Update: Two critical Next.js vulnerabilities
The Next.js team has disclosed two critical severity vulnerabilities, both of which can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. Both are patched in 15.5.24 and 16.3.3. Netlify-hosted sites are not affected by the Windows issue, and do not run the Next.js code path affected by the image issue. We still recommend upgrading.
Google Gemini 3.7 Flash now available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash model is now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway and Agent Runners with zero configuration required. Use the Google GenAI SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. The AI Gateway handles everything automatically.
Manage your team invitations from your Netlify dashboard
Invitations to join an existing team now show up within your Netlify dashboard, where you can accept or decline them directly without checking your email inbox. Previously, the invitation email was the only way in.
Pay for Netlify with Apple Pay and Google Pay
You can now pay for Netlify with Apple Pay or Google Pay, in addition to paying by credit card. Both options show up as you’d expect at checkout, so you can confirm a payment with the device you already have in hand instead of tracking down a card.
Simplified single sign-on (SSO) process
If your team uses SSO (single sign-on) with an identity provider, you can now sign in with just your email address without using your team ID. Netlify recognizes your domain and sends you straight to your identity provider. Previously, SSO required you to know your Team ID.
GitHub stacked pull requests now create Deploy Previews
Netlify now creates a Deploy Preview for every pull request in a GitHub stack when the stack ultimately targets your project’s production branch (usually main). You can review and share each layer of a larger change before it merges.
Claude Fable 5.1 now available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 model is now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway and Agent Runners with zero configuration required. Use the Anthropic SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. The AI Gateway handles everything automatically.