Releasesby GlyphCortex Agents Coding Agent thinking effort, system instructions, and stage mounts
The Cortex Agents Coding Agent agent:run API now supports three additional public controls when using the code_toolset_all tool, providing more granular configuration for coding tasks.
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aerospike-server 8.2.0.1
Aerospike Server 8.2.0.1 includes several bug fixes addressing secondary index query planner issues, node crashes related to expressions and masking, and memory management improvements for containerized deployments.
Copilot CLI 1.0.105
Copilot CLI 1.0.105 enables the selection of Copilot Fusion High or Max models within long-context sessions using the /model command.
ty 0.0.93
The ty 0.0.93 release introduces diagnostic baselines in preview to help adopt the tool in projects with existing errors. It also includes several core type checking fixes and performance improvements.
See what's happening across your agents and queues
Buildkite has updated its queue pages to provide better visibility into agent capacity and job status. New charts allow teams to track agent and job activity over time to identify bottlenecks and manage capacity more effectively.
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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.
Coding 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.
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.