Databricks Genie One MCP GA: governed data for agents
Any MCP agent can now query Databricks data through the GA Genie One MCP server, with Unity Catalog permissions enforced on every request.
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Any MCP agent can now query Databricks data through the GA Genie One MCP server, with Unity Catalog permissions enforced on every request.
Seven external tools now connect to Genie One and Genie Code through GA Databricks MCP connectors, governed by Unity Gateway with per-user OAuth.
Automatic change data feed (Auto CDF) GA shifts CDC from write time to query time. MERGE and UPDATE run 15% faster, but read costs move the other way.
Since a Beta on August 21, 2026, Databricks ABAC context attributes bind row filters to the calling OAuth app, so agents see only the user's rows.
Centralized AI traffic control, provider routing, MCP governance and cost monitoring arrive under Unity Catalog as Unity AI Gateway goes GA.
Databricks RBAC lets users assume a role with only that role's permissions for the session, blocking accidental access to sensitive data through accumulated grants. The feature entered Public Preview on July 22, 2026.
Built for sub-second reads on Unity Catalog tables, the Lakehouse Real-Time Beta warehouse serves thousands of users but runs SELECT only.