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v1.778.0

windmill-labs/windmillv1.778.0Aug 4, 2026by rubenfiszel

AI Summary

This release introduces Azure workload identity authentication for MSSQL and PostgreSQL, optimizes S3 explorer performance through lazy loading, and improves AI session previews and fork management.

Key Highlights

  • Azure workload identity authentication for MSSQL and PostgreSQL resources
  • Lazy expansion of S3 explorer folders
  • Enhanced AI session preview tabs
  • Improved fork deletion logic on evidence

New Features

  • Use windmill-client SDK from raw app frontend code
  • Azure workload identity auth for mssql and postgres
  • Label AI session preview tabs by item summary
  • Lazily expand s3 explorer folders one level at a time
  • Merge fork deletion on evidence, not on counters

Full Release Notes

## [1.778.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.777.1...v1.778.0) (2026-08-03)


### Features

* **apps:** use the windmill-client SDK from raw app frontend code ([#10377](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10377)) ([7e1c1fa](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/7e1c1fa3a455b8187886692567e0045658ed7013))
* azure workload identity auth for mssql and postgres resources ([#10470](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10470)) ([beef6e2](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/beef6e295cb4e01af00c279f406012a82d91c8c4))
* **fork:** merge a fork deletion on evidence, not on the counters ([#10484](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10484)) ([f365929](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/f365929eaaebf546c58ee1641a010d5f1f8b555f))
* label ai session preview tabs by item summary ([#10475](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10475)) ([b93ee66](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/b93ee66bba72250c17d4c7f567436b348504c2b1))
* lazily expand s3 explorer folders one level at a time ([#10420](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10420)) ([386e115](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/386e115daaf850ac45d10f2240bacb5758d238e6))


### Bug Fixes

* anchor overlays to their preview tab instead of the viewport ([#10477](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10477)) ([b718ea8](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/b718ea84956995d96f4056cdbd03bd8634883921))
* base a new fork on the dev workspace when forking from one ([#10489](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10489)) ([db46d34](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/db46d347272c940057dca1aa7fb4b4456eea8a9e))
* **cli:** stop a deleted raw-app .lock from dropping the whole app push ([#10473](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10473)) ([4254324](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/42543240e87ad232f6dffde61d47cfaced766b20))
* confirm step delete consequences in a single dialog ([#10485](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10485)) ([5aeee56](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/5aeee564beaab5b398b0eff1ae9db8e9ef1d9bfe))
* normalize the pipeline folder so AI node paths aren't double-prefixed ([#10479](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10479)) ([4db432f](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/4db432f0048c9295e93ff7da0753eef7145d3623))
* refresh the dev-workspace pairing after attach and detach ([#10491](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10491)) ([fadbe07](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/fadbe079e4e747147861c6df495270cf2f390700))
* report why a native trigger service refused instead of a 500 ([#10463](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10463)) ([4f03aa9](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/4f03aa91a714eb0132cf01a6cd4f37a1a11cfe02))
* show the fork banner to a superadmin who is not a workspace member ([#10465](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10465)) ([3cef678](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/3cef678b5f247ec431e89cfc2a6a97e79dce2b51))
* stop reading a parent-only fork item as deleted in the fork ([#10467](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10467)) ([689f5d7](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/689f5d7c751f5fd8d4ceb7a79004a22afb8263b8))
* stop the chat deleting drafts as deployed workspace items ([#10476](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10476)) ([ed9fb47](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/ed9fb47f5a9e05aa8380d288d892f8068eaf1d0c))


### Performance Improvements

* cut ai chat request size and cache the prefix on openrouter ([#10481](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10481)) ([e15bea4](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/e15bea419a1a65f6d9b577e918d5e617e0345da2))
* serve the rare schedule options on demand instead of inlining them ([#10487](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10487)) ([a3c59c7](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/a3c59c7320be961a88b581ab06ded24b80e1d544))