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- Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.
- New MCP server tab
Shows managed and external servers, and lists available servers from Databricks Marketplace.
- SQL Editor visualization fix
Tooltips now display in front of the legend.
- Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)
Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview
Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.
- Feedback model deprecated for AI agents
Replaced by log_feedback API in MLflow 3.
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- Request logs and assessment logs tables deprecated
Replaced by MLflow 3 for real-time tracing, stops populating November 15, 2025.
- Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers
Delegates tasks to Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers.
- OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving
Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints
Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling.
- Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta
Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.
- New alert editing experience
Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.
- Data Classification (Public Preview)
Supports all catalog types, consolidates results into a system table.
- Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving
Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.
- SQL MCP server now available (Beta)
Executes SQL queries against Unity Catalog tables using SQL warehouses. Available at https://<workspace-hostname>/api/2.0/mcp/sql.
- Visualizations fix
Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.
- Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview)
Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
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- Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models
Caches thinking messages, images, and tool use via cache_control parameter.
- Semantic metadata in metric views
Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.
- Data classification system table Beta
Captures sensitive data detections at column level across enabled catalogs.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview
Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.
- Mosaic AI Agent Framework supports automatic authentication passthrough for Lakebase resources
Requires MLFlow 3.3.2 or above.
- AI agents: Authorize on-behalf-of-user Public Preview
Lets agents act as the Databricks user who runs the query for added security.
- Default warehouse setting is now available in Beta
Applied across SQL editor, AI/BI dashboards, and other tools, with optional user override.
- External MCP servers are in Beta
Enables agent access to external tools, requires connecting to Model Context Protocol servers.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current
Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview
Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.
- Fixed timeout handling for materialized views and streaming tables
New views and tables apply warehouse timeout, existing ones require CREATE OR REFRESH. Default timeout is 2 days.
- New SQL editor is generally available
Provides a unified authoring environment with features like real-time collaboration and enhanced Databricks Assistant integration.
- Token-based rate limits now available on AI Gateway
Configures rate limits on model serving endpoints, replacing legacy governance settings, and requires configuration updates.
- OpenAI GPT OSS models now support function calling
Supports function and tool calling on Databricks-hosted models.
- OpenAI GPT OSS models now supported on provisioned throughput
Supports GPT OSS 120B and 20B models on provisioned throughput.
- Schedule jobs for Serverless GPU compute workloads
Creates and schedules Serverless GPU jobs via notebook scheduling.
- Use OpenAI GPT OSS models for batch inference and structured outputs
Optimized for AI Functions with batch inference and structured outputs. Supports ai_query().
- OpenAI GPT OSS models now available on Mosaic AI Model Serving
Supports GPT OSS 120B and 20B as hosted foundation models, accessible via pay-per-token APIs.
- Preset date ranges for parameters in the SQL editor
Includes options like This week, Last 30 days, and Last year for timestamp and date parameters.
- Jobs & Pipelines list now includes Databricks SQL pipelines
Includes materialized views and streaming tables created with Databricks SQL.
- Inline execution history in SQL editor
Shows past results without re-executing queries, links to past query profiles.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.20 is now available in Current
Rolls out in stages to the Current channel, see 2025.20 features for details.
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