Here's what we're working on for the release of LabKey Server version 26.7 (July 2026).
LabKey SDMS: Premium Edition Features
- MCP Server - Provides new ways to explore your data using intelligent agents. (docs)
- Support for SQL Server 2025 as an external data source. (docs)
- Support for sending email via Exchange Online using Microsoft Graph Protocol API for authentication.
- Calculated Column Expression Assistant - Describe the calculation you need in plain language and let AI generate the LabKey SQL expression for you. (docs)
- New file watchers and edits to existing file watchers must have a file naming pattern provided in order to save successfully. (docs)
LabKey SDMS: Community Edition Features
- Experiment diagrams have been enlarged and rendering has been improved.
- Multi-value text column (MVTC) fields now include additional quotes in audit log entries to accurately represent the stored values in the database. This applies across all data types.
- New built-in queries collect all Reports, Custom Views, Custom Queries on the site, giving administrators improved control over these resources. Available via the Schema Browser and all standard query access mechanisms, these queries expose key metadata and support filtering, sorting, and deletion of unneeded objects.
- API keys can now be restricted to a specific security role (for example, Reader or Editor), as a way to impose appropriate limits on AI agents, tools, and scripts. (docs)
- The CAS identity provider now supports the renew=true option of the login endpoint.
- "Limit Login Attempts" has been moved to the Community Edition. (docs)
Distribution Changes and Upgrade Notes
- Important: 26.7 is the last LabKey release that will support Microsoft SQL Server as the primary database. All future releases will require PostgreSQL as the primary database. Using SQL Server as an external data source will continue to be supported.
- Graphviz/DOT executables are no longer used by LabKey, are no longer included in distributions, and can be uninstalled from existing deployments.
- Third-party modules should remove 'vcsTag' from any manually maintained 'module.xml' files. Modules containing this property will cause errors at startup.
- Inactive users now have no permissions. Any ETL or file watcher configured to run as an inactive user will start to fail; update these configurations to use an active user.
Deprecated Features
- The "Derive Samples" button has been removed from data grids in LabKey SDMS. Also, the link "Derive samples from this sample" has been removed from the sample details page.
Client APIs and Development Notes
- The 'getUsersWithPermissions()' Java method no longer supports the 'inactive' or 'includeInactive' flags; inactive users now have no permissions.
Other Release Notes
