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Genie9 Oct 2026

Genie One can run code in an isolated sandbox (Public Preview)

Genie One can now run code in a secure, isolated sandbox for analyses that go beyond SQL. The code runs with the user's existing permissions, so Unity Catalog governance and data access controls still apply. The feature is in Public Preview.

Genie6 Oct 2026

Genie Code CLI, a terminal coding agent for Databricks, is in Beta

Genie Code CLI is a coding agent that runs in a terminal and works on local files. It uses the Databricks CLI to find data, answer questions, and build and deploy pipelines, models and apps. Model access goes through Unity Gateway. It is labelled Beta.

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Genie8 Oct 2026

Genie One file upload accepts plaintext files such as .txt and Markdown (Beta)

File upload in Genie One now also takes plaintext files, including .txt and Markdown (.md), alongside CSV, Excel, PDF, image, Word and PowerPoint files. The release note labels this addition Beta; it does not announce general availability.

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Monday 5 October5 Oct 2026

PreviewGenieGenie One skills can be shared and governed through Unity Gateway (Beta)A skill built in Genie One can now be published and shared with a team in Beta. Access is governed by Unity Gateway and uses ordinary Unity Catalog privileges on the catalog and schema that hold the skill.

Tuesday 29 September29 Sept 2026

ReleaseGenieGenie One memory is generally availableGenie One can keep facts you give it, such as preferences and reporting conventions, and apply them in later conversations. Memories are private to each user and are not shared; you can ask Genie One to remember something or accept a suggestion it makes.

Friday 25 September25 Sept 2026

ReleaseGenieGenie Code can now build document processing pipelinesGenie Code can now orchestrate an end-to-end document processing pipeline, handling parsing, classification, extraction, and validation in one flow. Pointed at unstructured PDFs, contracts, or invoices, it checks extraction quality against labeled data and iterates to improve it.

Tuesday 22 September22 Sept 2026

ReleaseCatalogUnity Catalog Pages added as a home for Genie Ontology knowledgeDatabricks describes Unity Catalog Pages as a governed home for business knowledge used with Genie Ontology. Readers working with Genie Ontology or Unity Catalog Pages should treat Pages as part of where business context for agents is managed.

Monday 21 September21 Sept 2026

DeprecatedGenie One MCP beta endpoint is deprecated for a Unity Gateway service

Thursday 17 September17 Sept 2026

ReleaseGenieGenie One skills now support multiple files and foldersGenie One skills can now include multiple files and sub-folders. Each skill can use folders up to three levels deep and up to 50 files or folders, and skills can load text files only.

Monday 14 September14 Sept 2026

PreviewGenieGenie Slack replies can include chart images in previewWhen a Genie response includes a chart, Slack replies now show the visualization as an image. This is Public Preview; users who installed the Databricks Genie app for Slack before must reinstall it to enable the feature.

Thursday 10 September10 Sept 2026

Tuesday 1 September1 Sept 2026

Saturday 1 August1 Aug 2026

PreviewGeniePages entered beta for business definitions in Unity CatalogPages entered beta in Databricks. They define business concepts such as terms, acronyms, and KPIs in Unity Catalog semantics, organize them by domain, and let Genie One read them as trusted context.

Wednesday 1 July1 Jul 2026