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# v1.8.4

> Genesis Data Agents v1.8.4 release notes — February 23, 2026

## v1.8.4 — February 23, 2026

### RBAC expansion, git intelligence upgrades, and chat/mobile reliability hardening

#### RBAC and Access Control

Permissions and access behavior were tightened across runtime, config, and UI workflows.

* Added run-job RBAC context handling for execution-time permission checks
* Expanded dashboard/config RBAC with granular per-route permissions
* Added in-place deny UX, greyed/disabled config controls, and permission tooltips
* Improved connection and legacy connection management flows with RBAC-aware handling
* Advanced AI test coverage and UX alignment for granular RBAC scenarios

#### Git Browser and Context Graph Enhancements

Git workflows are safer, more traceable, and better connected to lineage/context tooling.

* Introduced connection-per-remote support for git repositories
* Extracted git commit metadata and attached it to graph nodes
* Shipped git browser working set editor with safer repo operations
* Added incremental git lineage scanning in context graph workflows
* Improved repository organization and consistency in git browser UX

#### Chat, Realtime, and Mobile Reliability

Realtime and chat interaction quality was significantly improved, especially under degraded network conditions.

* Stabilized busy status visibility and live refresh behavior in chat UI
* Replaced blocking readiness modal with auto-dismissing status banner
* Guarded against stuck processing placeholders and stream stalls
* Added Safari/WebSocket freeze detection and global realtime watchdog recovery
* Added HTTP fallback behavior when WebSocket transport is broken
* Disabled false-positive degraded overlays on desktop

#### Genesis Apps and Capture Platform Improvements

Genesis Apps creation, governance, and browser capture flows were expanded and made more robust.

* Added persistent browser support for Genesis Apps and capture package restructuring
* Added Genesis Apps metadata (categories/tags), visibility controls, and library improvements
* Enforced branding/layout guidance and improved design hinting
* Added fullscreen kickoff chat input with tagged hidden context
* Hardened Genesis Apps proxy/auth handling in authenticated environments

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#### Tools, Integrations, and Agent Runtime

Core tool and connector capabilities were extended for multi-step and enterprise workflows.

* Added `wait_seconds` tool to support poll-and-check orchestration patterns
* Enabled Jenkins tools to accept explicit `connection` parameters
* Expanded Jira `GET_ISSUE` optional include support (comments/worklog/remotelinks/development/links/changelog)
* Standardized `target_bot` aliases for cross-bot calls
* Improved sibling handoff sync/async execution handling
* Added stronger sandbox/runtime hardening and credential/SPCS tooling support

#### Snowflake / SPCS and Deployment Experience

Snowflake-native and deployment-related paths were improved for reliability and operator clarity.

* Consolidated Snowflake/SPCS documentation and related endpoint/tool-call fixes
* Added/install-when-available egress diagnostics tools (including `tcpdump`)
* Improved release directive handling for Alpha deployments via QA release channel
* Continued SPCS and token-discovery improvements for sandbox/deployment workflows

#### Testing and Quality

Validation coverage was expanded, with focus on high-risk permission and end-to-end flows.

* Added agentic AI test framework support for natural-language-driven test plans
* Stabilized gated e2e flows and added multi-bot thread discovery tests
* Improved mobile testing throughput with parallelization
* Added/updated RBAC-focused tests and config-plan alignment

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#### Upgrade Notes

Drop-in upgrade from earlier `v1.8.x` RCs, with no intentionally introduced breaking changes in this range.