Releasesby GlyphGitHub 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.
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You can now train models using XGBoost version 2.1 by using the XGBOOST_VERSION option
You can now train models using XGBoost version 2.1 by using the XGBOOST_VERSION option. BigQuery uses the XGBoost 3.1.0 library to load and make predictions on XGBoost models. This feature is generally available .
CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code (General availability)
CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available. CoCo runs in a side panel next to the extension's existing SQL and Snowpark Python workflows, so you can work locally while you stay connected to your Snowflake account.
Lakeflow Designer August Release
The Lakeflow Designer August release adds the Unique operator, expands the Aggregate, Select, and Python operators, and improves the canvas, preview, and version-history experience.
Genie Code is now available as a Lakeflow Jobs task (Beta)
You can now run prompts with Genie Code as a task in a Lakeflow Job. Genie Code runs your prompt autonomously. It can read upstream task outputs and call tools as needed. The task returns a link to the resulting Genie Code conversation with its response. See Genie Code task for jobs .
Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)
Use Genie Code to develop and troubleshoot deep learning workloads in notebooks connected to AI Runtime. Now in Public Preview , it generates distributed training code, resolves environment and dependency issues, and debugs GPU and distributed workload failures. See Use Genie Code with AI Runtime .
Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)
You can now use OpenSharing to share foreign Delta tables, which are Delta-format tables registered in a foreign catalog such as OneLake, a Hive metastore, or AWS Glue. Providers add foreign Delta tables to a share, and recipients access the shared data in read-only format.
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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.
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.
Google Gemini 3.8 Flash now available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
Google’s Gemini 3.8 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.
Agent Runners now use smarter scoping for new projects
Agent Runners can now scope ambitious prompts for new projects to create a partial working project and provide next steps within the available credit budget. Previously, a brand new project could use up its credit budget before the agent finished for ambitious prompts, leaving the run marked Cancelled partway through.
GPT-6 Astra now available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model is now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway and Agent Runners with zero configuration required. Use the OpenAI SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. AI Gateway handles everything automatically.
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?
Pre-launch toolbar and the Powered by Netlify badge
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.
ChatGPT Images 2.5 now available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.5 models are now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway and Agent Runners with zero configuration required. Use gpt-image-2.5-flare or gpt-image-2.5-sunburst to generate images for your applications. Use the OpenAI SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication.