Modeling
- Added support for agent-specific AI context via the omni_agent Mustache namespace, allowing you to customize AI behavior on a per-agent basis. See Optimize models for Omni AI for more information.
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Budgets are now generally available
Budgets, including budgets for Unity Gateway, are now generally available. Budgets let admins define spending thresholds. For requests managed through Unity Gateway, including Genie interactions, admins can set additional per-user thresholds and overrides, with configurable actions such as email alerting and usage blocking.
Private Link for account-level resources (Beta)
You can now use Private Link to privately connect to Databricks account-level resources, such as the account console, through a VPC interface endpoint instead of the public internet. See Configure inbound Private Link for account-level resources .
July 6, 2026
This serverless compute release includes updates from Databricks Runtime 18 . New features Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow streaming query ID : Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow can now set the streaming query ID on demand.
You can use Gemini in Spanner Studio to fix errors in your SQL queries
You can use Gemini in Spanner Studio to fix errors in your SQL queries. When you run a query that contains an error, you can click Fix to view a line-by-line comparison of your query and a recommended correction, along with an explanation of the change. This feature is available in Preview .
Self-serve identity provider changes
- New: Users with the Owner role can switch their tailnet's identity provider from the admin console for supported providers ( beta ).
AI_TRANSLATE now supports long-document translation
Snowflake Cortex AI_TRANSLATE now supports translation of up to 100,000 input tokens, enabling organizations to translate large documents and long-form text directly in Snowflake.
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Slack for AI routines!
Slack is now supported as an AI routine destination .
Omni Agent floating avatar access
The Omni Agent is now accessible by clicking the floating avatar in workbooks and dashboards. In embedded instances, the agent is still accessed using the ✨ (sparkle) icon in the sidebar.
Administration
- Added per-method sign-in settings to the Settings > Authentication page. This allows you to enable and disable specific authentication methods for your instance. Added documentation for the SAS token access option for Azure audit logs .
API
- Removed an invalid GET /connection-environments endpoint from the API documentation. Added the Rename document identifier endpoint , which allows you to programmatically update document identifiers. Updated the Get document state (v2) endpoint to correctly retrieve the specified document's published state.
Dashboards
- The Dashboard Agent can now create dashboard controls. Added the ability to unlink and detach metadata from query tiles in dashboards.
General UI
Added a Word wrap toggle to the View menu in the IDE.
Integrations
- Added support for default warehouse routing to the Snowflake OAuth integration. Added additional scenarios and troubleshooting instructions to the Git integration troubleshooting guide .
Administration
Added support for UK and Australia regions to Azure deployments. AI Added a new AI calculations setting in AI Hub > General > Features . When enabled, AI calculations will run on Omni's hosted model instead of using Snowflake or Databricks native functions. This feature is still in development .