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Message queueing

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Live on cloud You can now queue messages in Chat tab of the app builder. While the agent is working, you can send up to five messages, which will be automatically sent in a batch once the agent responds. You can edit or remove messages from the queue before they are sent, or clear the queue of all messages.

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Also shipped Aug 27, 2026Retool in August 2026 →

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 .

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Improved app development branch controls

Live on cloud Retool introduced finer controls on branches in the app builder . You can now rename branches from the Change History panel by hovering over a branch name and clicking the icon. You can also copy the branch name, which enables builders using Source Control to transition between development in the app builder and development locally.

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Self-hosted Retool 4.34 Stable

Self-hosted Retool 4.34.0 is now available on the Stable release channel. Retool releases a version on the stable channel each quarter. A stable release is generally four versions behind the cloud-hosted version at the time. Preparation and testing of a stable version occurs approximately four weeks prior to its release.

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Improved performance of app building agent

Retool made signficant improvements to the efficiency and performance of the app building agent. Builders will notice faster agent responses and lower AI credit consumption, especially on long-running building sessions. These improvements can result in up to 50% fewer credits consumed.

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Deprecation of the BigID resource type

Retool is deprecating the dedicated BigID resource type. Retool will remove the resource type in Q1 2027, after two quarterly Stable releases. After removal, BigID resources will stop working. Queries in apps and workflows that still point at those resources will fail.

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Manual file management for app building

Live on cloud Retool now supports manual file management of apps from the Code tab of the app builder . This enables builders to exercise finer-grained control over code files without needing to prompt the agent and consume credits. Builders can manually add: Folder : A new empty folder inside the frontend or backend directory of your app.

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