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Cortex Agent code execution tool (Preview)

PreviewVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The Cortex Agent code execution tool is now in public preview. When you enable the tool on an agent, the agent can generate and run Python in a secure, isolated sandbox to process data, perform calculations, and produce visualizations.

Topics: AI agents, BI

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More Snowflake Cortex AI releases

Every Snowflake Cortex AI release
DateRelease
Aug 20AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support for client-side encrypted stages and network-restricted accounts (General availability)
GA
Aug 21Version targeting for Cortex Agent and Cortex Analyst evaluations (General availability)
GA
Aug 18Power BI ingestion for Semantic View Autopilot (General availability)
GA
Aug 26Cortex Extension references in agent skills (General availability)
GA
Aug 26Cortex Agents Coding Agent (General availability)
GA
Aug 28Snowflake recommends transitioning from Cortex Analyst to Cortex Agents
Update
Aug 30Cortex Agents asynchronous API (General availability)
GA
Aug 10AI_MULTI_EMBED support for large video files in semantic video search (General availability)
GA

Also shipped on Aug 20, 2026

Snowflake in August 2026
DateRelease
Aug 20BigQuery adds ML.TREND, ML.SEASONALITY and ML.DETECT_CHANGE_POINTS in preview
Google CloudBigQueryPreview
Aug 20BigQuery Graph core processing limited to Enterprise editions from April 26, 2027
Google CloudBigQueryDeprecation
Aug 20The run_bq_command tool exposes the bq command-line tool within the Cloud CLI remote MCP server
Google CloudBigQueryPreview
Aug 20Salesforce connector mTLS authentication is now generally available
DatabricksLakeflowGA
Aug 20Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
DatabricksAI/BI and GenieGA
Aug 20Genie One enhancements
DatabricksAI/BI and GeniePreview

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