v1.816.0
windmill-labs/windmillv1.816.0Sep 21, 2026by rubenfiszel
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AI Summary
This release introduces significant enhancements to AI chat functionality, including app exposure disclosure and drag-and-drop restrictions. It also improves data table role management with a dedicated ACL editor and allows per-model context window overrides in workspace AI settings. Additionally, the update includes UI refinements such as a collapsible sidebar and better handling of draft conflicts.
Key Highlights
- AI Chat now discloses app exposure on deploy and refuses drag-and-drop apps to prevent unintended exposures.
- New ACL editor added for managing data table roles in the DB manager and raw apps.
- Workspace AI settings now support per-model context window overrides.
- Sidebar can now be snapped collapsed by dragging it to the left edge.
New Features
- add an ACL editor for data table roles
- add per-model context window override in workspace AI settings
- ai-chat: disclose an app's exposure on deploy, refuse drag-and-drop apps
- data table roles in the DB manager and raw apps
- drafts follow their item through a move; behind means base ≠ head
- edit variables, resources and triggers in their own session tab
- let every EE instance set the announcement banner
- snap-collapse the sidebar by dragging it to the left edge
Full Release Notes
## [1.816.0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/compare/v1.815.0...v1.816.0) (2026-09-21) ### Features * add an ACL editor for data table roles ([#11063](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11063)) ([9994e03](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9994e03bc75404503001a5db37e175b66e7371f2)) * add per-model context window override in workspace AI settings ([#11232](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11232)) ([c637b06](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/c637b06a548a5725aceb7504bcb62383d35614ac)) * **ai-chat:** disclose an app's exposure on deploy, refuse drag-and-drop apps ([#11137](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11137)) ([85b36a2](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/85b36a2de5f3fa08750b6d2ab8203f4b745cfdd2)) * data table roles in the DB manager and raw apps ([#11139](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11139)) ([e1e3692](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/e1e3692fbc82d50c021ef8bf8ca7019d760705f0)) * drafts follow their item through a move; behind means base ≠ head ([#10577](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/10577)) ([f00b2fc](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/f00b2fcb1e65cb8f8e95d55f7cc58b816ac7d89d)) * edit variables, resources and triggers in their own session tab ([#11206](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11206)) ([6186a06](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/6186a0645d3f3e92e06b666a6b5774b8af2b488f)) * let every EE instance set the announcement banner ([#11238](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11238)) ([87761d1](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/87761d179799026ebaf9ed91bf589852b5453ee3)) * snap-collapse the sidebar by dragging it to the left edge ([#11225](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11225)) ([56a6ad3](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/56a6ad322e8354695a0a96eef9e83ffa135b3ad4)) ### Bug Fixes * address AI sessions by id in the sessions page URL ([#11266](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11266)) ([cbc6c9d](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/cbc6c9d454900366695d225a82a4f452054e22c9)) * bump git sync hub scripts to cli 1.815.1 ([#11239](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11239)) ([9e0e835](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9e0e835c6876305d3a44902fb1432fd9c2348a7c)) * check custom_instance_user can connect during instance database setup ([#11244](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11244)) ([1b0f119](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/1b0f119c7b8ac2aacf2e2b4428c57f661df87ae5)) * **cli:** read wmill.yaml from the branch a git-sync deploy writes to ([#11236](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11236)) ([974b026](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/974b0265f85f9cfac65bbd2f6ebbcb0e966e3301)) * guard data table migration routes against operators and unauthorized authors ([#11243](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11243)) ([b742544](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/b7425443e1e08be029fc676047f727f84b646323)) * tell the user when a draft conflict has stopped their edits saving ([#11241](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11241)) ([d8ebbc0](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/d8ebbc06f5c56dad2570115700d640105d856c57)) ### Performance Improvements * index audit logs by workspace and operation ([#11235](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11235)) ([3b8c326](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/3b8c3264ecb33884420b1bdac9cae9c841e721a0)) * keep the sessions page fast with many ai sessions ([#11224](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11224)) ([4cbc944](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/4cbc944c0bcb938300c964437d745d15a3ea608f)) * retire the legacy pre-partitioning audit table ([#11240](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/issues/11240)) ([9f2685d](https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/9f2685d788e624c9ed9db5cbaee456ea21af2b29))
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