Releasesby GlyphSave AIP Analyst chats as analysis resources
AIP Analyst chats can now be saved as analysis resources in Compass to return to, share, and continue iterating, in standalone AIP Analyst and the Workshop widget.
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VARIANT data type on Delta Direct tables (General availability)
With this release, Snowflake supports the VARIANT data type on Iceberg tables created from Delta table files in object storage (Delta Direct). When your Delta tables include variant columns, Snowflake maps them to the Snowflake VARIANT data type. You can query semi-structured data using VARIANT functions and dot or bracket notation.
Metadata-based sensitive data classification recommendations (Public Preview)
Snowflake is rolling out metadata-based sensitive data classification recommendations in Snowsight to help you identify databases that are likely to contain sensitive data and enable classification with one click.
Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available
Row filtering in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. Row filtering allows you to ingest only the rows you need by applying conditions similar to a SQL WHERE clause, improving performance and minimizing data duplication.
Genie One enhancements and bug fixes
- Ontology snippets (Public Preview) : Genie One now supports ontology snippets. This feature is in Public Preview. Contact your Databricks account team to sign up. See Genie Ontology . Document edit timestamps : Documents now show the date and time they were last edited. See Documents in Genie One . Links in documents : Documents now support links.
Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
- Agent mode is generally available : Agent mode in Genie Agents (formerly Genie Spaces) is now generally available. Agent mode uses multi-step reasoning to answer complex, exploratory questions with a report that includes citations, visualizations, and supporting tables. See Genie Agents concepts .
[Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks
Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most agentic Sonnet model to date, delivering near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet's cost efficiency and speed. Designed
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Configurable per-user rate limits for AIP capacity
Enrollment administrators can now view and configure per-user rate limits for LLM usage in AIP.
Google Vertex Gemini models available for IL5 enrollments
Models from the Google Gemini model family are now accessible from AIP applications in IL5 enrollments through Google Vertex, after the enrollment administrator enables the Vertex model family.
Palantir MCP supports tool search to cut startup token usage
Palantir MCP now supports tool search, exposing a single search_tools tool at startup instead of the full catalog. Agents activate additional tools only as they search for them.
Test object and property security policies in Ontology Manager (GA)
Testing object and property security policies configured on object types in Ontology Manager is now generally available across Foundry enrollments, showing which users or groups can view individual objects and properties.
Claude Sonnet 5 available in AIP
Claude Sonnet 5 is available in AIP for eligible commercial and US government enrollments.
Model Evaluations Python API for comparing model versions
Model evaluations is a new Python API for capturing how a model version performs against test data and visualizing results on the model page, outside of Modeling Objectives.
Pro-code agents authenticate against OSDK, Ontology MCP, and Palantir MCP
Foundry makes it easier to build, configure, and ship pro-code agents. Agents now authenticate against the Ontology SDK, Ontology MCP, and Palantir MCP with scoped permissions out of the box.
Automate supports Global Branching
Automate now supports Global Branching, so automations can be modified on a branch and tested end-to-end before merging into main.