Releasesby GlyphAugust 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. New PolyScore : Released 5 August. PolyScore moved from a 0–10 scale to a 1–5 scale , backed by a rubric that natively scores voice, messaging, and email (inbound and outbound).
Also shipped Aug 6, 2026PolyAI in August 2026 →
Automations in Snowflake CoWork (Public Preview)
Automations in Snowflake CoWork are now in Public Preview. An automation turns a one-time report into a recurring one: Snowflake CoWork re-runs your question with fresh data on the schedule you choose and emails you the results, including a summary and key metrics, along with a link that opens the full report so you can ask follow-up questions.
JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available
Package Scala or Java code as a JAR and run it as a task in a Lakeflow Job on serverless compute. Your JAR must match the Scala, Java Development Kit (JDK), and Databricks Connect versions of your serverless environment version. See Create and run JARs on serverless compute .
Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)
All Databricks-managed MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code have migrated to the Unity Gateway . This brings Databricks-managed connectors under Unity Gateway, enabling centralized governance, access controls, and visibility alongside your other MCP servers and tools.
JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available
Package Scala or Java code as a JAR and run it as a task in a Lakeflow Job on serverless compute, without provisioning or managing clusters. See Create and run JARs on serverless compute .
Genie Code web search is in Beta
Genie Code can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information. Web search is disabled by default during the beta for eligible workspaces and must be turned on from the Previews page. See Search the web .
Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Markdown tables in Agent mode APIs (Beta) : In the Agent mode APIs, table visualizations now return as markdown instead of table visualization attachments, which improves readability. See the Agent mode API reference .
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July 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. PolyAI ADK : A local, Git-like workflow for Agent Studio projects , pull, edit with standard tooling, validate, and push. Install with pip install polyai-adk and see the ADK docs .
April 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. Multi-language support : Configure a single agent to handle multiple languages from the UI – add languages, assign per-language voices with automatic switching, use conditional content tags, and test in any language from Agent Chat.
New Agent Studio layout
New Agent Studio layout. On 24 June we're rolling out a cleaner Studio sidebar that consolidates 25+ pages into 15 grouped sections. No functionality changes , agents behave exactly as before. See Meet the new Agent Studio for the full migration guide, including a section-by-section "was → now" map and a list of features that have moved.
June 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. Platform Guardrails : Five pre-built safety protections – jailbreak defence, scope and hallucination control, AI identity, emergency escalation, and tool call integrity – are now applied automatically to every conversation, observable in transcripts, and...
October 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. AI Scores : Define your own 1–5 conversation scores. Each score has up to five weighted criteria, graded by AI as Good / Fair / Poor or Yes / No.
May 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. Conversations workspace revamp : Voice and Web chat are now separate scopes with their own saved views, column layouts, and an integrated review side panel that opens without leaving the table.
March 2026
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. Sources in Conversation Review : Each turn now shows which Connected Knowledge files the agent retrieved. Click a source name to preview the document content inline, without leaving Conversation Review.
August 2025
Click the bolded titles for a breakdown of what's new, or go to the notes tab for full details. Home page improvements : Faster load times and a cleaner layout on the Agent Studio homepage dashboard. AI call summaries : GPT-based summaries now surface at the top of Conversation Review and as tooltips in Conversations.