Genie Ontology
The shared context layer behind Genie, half defined by you in Unity Catalog and half inferred from metric views, dashboards and queries.
Why it is worth watching
On by default since August 2026, so it is already shaping answers in workspaces that never opted in.
What Public Preview promises
Open to everyone and supported for production use, though it can still change. On by default, and an admin can turn it off.
| Who can use it | Everyone |
|---|---|
| Production use | Yes |
| Support | The support team |
| On by default | Yes, with an opt-out |
The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 13 Sept 2026.
Where to read more
We wrote it up: The Genie Ontology — The context layer shared by Genie One and Genie Code. Half of it is Unity Catalog semantics that a human governs, half is ranked snippets Genie infers from existing assets. That page carries the Public Preview label while this entry does.