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# v1.19.98

> Genesis Data Agents v1.19.98 release notes

## Genesis v1.19.98 Release Notes

**October 16, 2026**

### Highlights

* Blueprint phases can now run in a new goal mode that pursues its own exit criteria under configurable budgets, and threads can set a standalone goal.
* Oracle databases can now be scanned into the Context Graph, making tables, PL/SQL packages, views, and lineage searchable.
* Migrations can now start from a pipeline connection like Airflow, dbt Cloud, or Fivetran, and chat can ask you to pick answers with buttons or checkboxes.
* A new read-only Goals page lets you see every project record your agents opened for you, with status explanations and evidence history.
* Goal mode now lets you pause and resume a goal, queue questions without stopping it, and stops repeating itself when you reply mid-goal.
* Genesis Desktop now shows an Update Required screen with in-app download and install when a newer app version is mandatory, plus a banner for recommended updates.
* Genesis AI users without a Serper key can now scrape web pages directly, and hosted Try Me instances get built-in web search.
* With automatic updates on, Genesis Desktop now installs a downloaded update on its own during idle time, after a 10 second notice with Cancel.

### Deployment Artifacts

Use these exact references when deploying this release:

* **Genesis release:** `v1.19.98` (promoted from `v1.19.98-rc.1`)
* **Docker Hub image:** `genesiscomputingai/genesis:v1.19.98`
* **Docker Hub digest:** `genesiscomputingai/genesis@sha256:3a35a7644c8d0a639b9c238787e23076d3a41b5bcf27b53d14b652db65603716`
* **Helm chart:** `oci://registry-1.docker.io/genesiscomputingai/genesis`
* **Helm chart version:** `0.3.110` (`appVersion: v1.19.98`)

### Upgrade Notes

* Genesis Desktop now uses Genesis AI as its only AI provider; other providers are switched automatically and kept inactive after upgrade.
* Genesis Desktop now authenticates against the live Try Me site by default; expect a one-time re-sign-in after upgrading.
* Project record tools open, note, and read now live in their own tool group; agents, bots, and missions must add it explicitly to keep using them.

### Improvements

* Goal mode now uses a single nudge budget instead of three separate limits, and running out of nudges keeps the goal open rather than ending it.
* Typing a migration request in chat now opens the source connection card, and an approved plan can run as a guided four-phase mission.
* GitHub and GitLab OAuth connections can now set up their own OAuth app directly from the connection setup guide, with ready-to-copy values.
* Document uploads to the Context Graph index are now accepted asynchronously, with index writes serialized to avoid conflicts.
* A completed Foundry to Databricks dataset copy now leaves a durable receipt recording the dataset, target table, row counts, and people involved.
* Action Review requests now explain approval reasons in plain language, and approved requests show status Approved instead of Executed, with technical details collapsed.
* Blueprint required checks can now import shared, version-pinned helper libraries instead of copying the same code into every check.
* Decided Action Review requests now stay visible in chat as a summary, show whether the agent has replied, and withdrawals list the correct actor and reason.

### Bug Fixes

* A Foundry to Databricks copy cut off by a server restart now gets one truthful notice in its thread instead of silently vanishing.
* Chat messages sent while reconnecting are now delivered automatically or marked Not sent with a Retry button, instead of staying stuck on Sending.
* Background job completion notices, such as a finished Databricks run, are no longer lost if the server restarts while a thread is being notified.
* When too many tools are selected, Genesis no longer tells you to drop the tool group your active skill needs, and suggests removing what you just requested.
* Genesis Desktop now keeps reaching Genesis AI even when the computer's own DNS lookup fails, by falling back to public DNS servers.
* Connections reached through non-database transports, like Palantir Foundry, now appear consistently everywhere a data source can be picked or checked.
* Log shutdown now reports any dropped log records instead of silently discarding them, and records written during shutdown are no longer lost.
* Goal-mode phase moves now report in the response when a turn status was dropped or a phase fell back to manual mode, not just the log.