Releasesby GlyphCoding agent MCP tool
Snowflake-managed MCP servers can now expose a coding agent that provides a managed coding sandbox attached to a conversation thread without requiring a stored agent object.
Also shipped Oct 23, 2026Snowflake in October 2026 →
DataFrame caching on serverless compute is now in Public Preview
Databricks now supports DataFrame caching on serverless compute via df.cache() or df.persist(), allowing users to reuse results within a session.
Box Audit Logs managed ingestion connector (Beta)
The Box Audit Logs connector for Lakeflow Connect is now available in beta, enabling the ingestion of enterprise audit events into Databricks.
Manage Test Engine workflows with Terraform and the REST API
Users can now manage Test Engine workflows using the buildkite_test_suite_workflow Terraform resource or the REST API, enabling code-based configuration of monitors and actions.
Flagship - Target Flagship feature flags with structured evaluation context
Flagship now supports nested objects and arrays in evaluation context, allowing developers to target feature flags based on complex user profiles and tags.
citus 14.3.0
Citus 14.3.0 adds sorted-merge execution for multi-shard queries, improves adaptive executor performance, and includes various bug fixes.
citus 13.5.0
Citus 13.5.0 includes performance improvements for extension updates and cluster health checks, along with several bug fixes.
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Retrieve Cortex Search (Public Preview)
The CORTEX_SEARCH_RETRIEVE table function is now in public preview, allowing users to execute low-latency search queries directly from SQL for RAG and chatbot applications.
Responses API for the Cortex REST API (Preview)
The new Responses API in the Cortex REST API provides OpenAI-compatible endpoints for accessing models.
Cortex Fine-tuning: New model training no longer available in AWS US East 1
Starting October 20, 2026, Cortex Fine-tuning will no longer support the creation of new fine-tuned models in AWS US East 1 (N. Virginia).
Cortex Tools for Cortex AI Gateway (Preview)
We are pleased to announce the preview of Cortex Tools, a part of Cortex AI Gateway that connects the AI clients your organization uses to the business tools your work already lives in, using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Supported clients include CoCo Desktop, CoCo CLI, Claude, and Cursor.
Tools for Cortex AI Gateway (Preview)
We are pleased to announce the preview of Tools for Cortex AI Gateway, which connects AI clients to the business tools your organization already uses through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Supported clients include CoCo Desktop, CoCo CLI, Claude, and Cursor.
Cortex AI Gateway on Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS New Zealand
Cortex AI Gateway is now available to accounts in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) commercial regions, and in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region.
Cortex Agent SDK (Public Preview)
The Cortex Agent SDK is now available in Public Preview for Python and TypeScript. Use the SDK to build applications that run Cortex Agents and Cortex Code, maintain conversations and threads, observe durable turns, and reconnect to long-running work.
Gemini 4 Argon model in AI Functions (Preview)
The gemini-4-argon model is now available in Public Preview in AI Functions with AI_COMPLETE.