March 30, 2026

March 30th updates

Highlights

Query assist: search code in natural language

Making Code Search easier to use with natural language input.

In Code Search, you can now describe what you're looking for in plain English — press # in the search bar to activate query assist, type something like TODO comments in python files or what did alice work on last week?, and our custom-trained model will translate it into a precise Sourcegraph search query.

Query assist understands the full query syntax including filters, predicates, diffs, and commit history. You can also mix natural language with manual query fragments — for example, type repo:foo/bar then switch to query assist for the rest.

See the docs for more details and examples.

Export Deep Search conversations as PDFs

Share insights, documentation and architecture diagrams with your team.

Use Deep Search to create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, or research summaries, then export and share them with your team.

The export is a standalone document containing the full conversation, including Mermaid diagrams.

Curated default MCP tools

The default Sourcegraph MCP endpoint now prioritizes the most commonly used context-gathering tools, while /.api/mcp/all exposes the full tool suite.

As previously announced, the default Sourcegraph MCP endpoint at /.api/mcp now exposes a smaller, more focused set of tools for common context-gathering workflows.

This reduces tool-list noise for MCP clients and avoids spending context window budget on lower-frequency tools that most agents do not need by default.

By default, /.api/mcp now exposes the following tools:

read_file
list_files
keyword_search
nls_search
list_repos
commit_search
diff_search
deepsearch_read

If you want the full Sourcegraph MCP tool suite, including Deep Search and code navigation tools like go to definition and find references, use /.api/mcp/all. The focused /.api/mcp/deepsearch endpoint remains available for Deep Search-only workflows, and the deprecated /.api/mcp/v1 endpoint still exposes the full suite with the legacy sg_-prefixed tool names for backward compatibility.

Batch Changes for Bitbucket supports OAuth

Batch Changes now supports OAuth authentication for Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Cloud code hosts.

Batch Changes now supports OAuth-based authentication for Bitbucket Server and Bitbucket Cloud, joining the existing support for GitHub and GitLab. Users can now authorize Batch Changes to act on their behalf using OAuth instead of manually creating and pasting personal access tokens.

When adding a credential for a Bitbucket Server or Bitbucket Cloud code host, users will see a new OAuth option in the authentication strategy dropdown. Clicking through initiates a standard OAuth flow that automatically provisions the credential with the correct scopes.

Learn more about Batch Changes in our docs.

Details

Improvements

Deep Search Add conversation forking support to sidebar

Add in-place conversation forking and parent navigation to the Deep Search sidebar. Users can fork a conversation from any question and navigate back to the parent conversation, all without leaving the sidebar. This mirrors the forking behavior already available on the main Deep Search page.
Deep Search Refactor mermaid tool renderer for lazy loading

Load mermaid diagram renderer lazily to reduce initial JavaScript bundle size when opening Deep Search.
Deep Search Introduce timeouts for tool calls and redis broker

Tool calls and redis broker operations now have a 2-minute timeout to prevent runaway operations and improve system stability.
Deep Search Export conversation as PDF

Added PDF export option to Deep Search conversations.
Deep Search Switch DS title generation model to GPT-5.4 nano

Deep Search now uses a faster and more reliable model (GPT-5.4 Nano) to generate conversation titles.
Code Search Add query assist onboarding prompts

Added onboarding prompts to help new users discover Query Assist.
Code Search Enable query assist by default

Query assist is now enabled by default for customers with code search licenses who have signed AI terms.
Code Search Add focus=search URL param to autofocus search input

Adds a focus=search URL parameter for the search results page. When present, the search input is focused instead of the first search result, and suggestions are suppressed until the user interacts with the input. This enables external tools (e.g. golinks) to deep-link into Sourcegraph search with the cursor ready for query refinement.
Batch Changes Add Bitbucket Server and Cloud OAuth credential support
Batch Changes Create dedicated external account in OAuth flow
API Add filter support to ListConversationSummaries

Add filter support to ListConversationSummaries. Two filter types are supported: content_query for substring search (min 3 characters) and starred for filtering by starred status. Duplicate filters of the same type are rejected with InvalidArgument.
API Add basic repositories service

Add a basic repositories service to the Sourcegraph API that can fetch repositories by their ID.
Cody Tie sidebar to cody web config
Inference Add support for custom reasoning effort

Added support for specifying reasoning effort overrides per request, allowing different applications to use different thinking levels with the same model.
MCP Disable DCR if MCP is disabled
MCP Support RBAC to control MCP access

Added a new RBAC permission MCP#ACCESS for accessing MCP endpoints under /.api/mcp.
Changelog Render inline markdown in post titles and taglines

Inline markdown (such as backtick-wrapped code) in changelog post titles and taglines now renders correctly in the in-product changelog modal.

Fixes

Deep Search Render copy button for code blocks without a specified language

Add copy button to code blocks without a language specifier in deep search answers
Deep Search Align error boxes with question cards

Aligned error boxes with question cards in deep search interface
Deep Search Eliminate step collapse jitter on forked conversations

Fixed visual jitter of question-answer pairs in forked conversations during streaming.
Deep Search Hide fork buttons on placeholder answers

Hide the fork button on DeepSearch answers that are part of the fork origin context.
Code Search Hide query assist promo for non-empty input

Hid the Query Assist promo suggestion after a user starts typing a query.
Code Search Searcher max file size limit to 1 MB

Unindexed search now uses the same maximum file limits as indexed search (1 MB instead of 2 MB).
Code Search Fix non-deterministic skipped index count

Fixed non-deterministic count of "skipped files" in index options. For large repos, the count could fluctuate with every page refresh.
Code Intel Distinguish dedup from no-config in manual auto-index enqueue

Fixed an issue where enqueuing already existing Precise auto-indexing jobs resulted in a warning.
Batch Changes Fix setup error display for GitHub Apps and OAuth apps

Fixed setup error display for GitHub Apps and OAuth apps in code host connections
Batch Changes Hide OAuth options for site credentials

OAuth authentication options are now hidden when adding site credentials for batch changes, as OAuth is not supported for site-level credentials. Only Personal Access Token authentication is shown for GitLab and Bitbucket site credentials.
Batch Changes Delete BATCH_CHANGES external account when credential is removed

Deleting a batch changes user credential now also removes its associated BATCH_CHANGES external account, preventing orphaned accounts while preserving AUTH accounts to maintain user access.
Batch Changes Handle *gitlab.Pipeline in ChangesetEvent.Update

Fixed error when updating changeset events with GitLab pipeline metadata
Administration Fix license page breaking on invalid date

Fixed the Product license page in the admin section crashing when the Sourcegraph license is invalid or revoked.
Administration Update search UI wording from "Search Menu ..." to "Search"
Executors Sort executors by last seen
Executors KUBERNETES_JOB_STEP_IMAGE should override pre / post images
Inference Keep systemPreInstruction chat-only

Fixed auto-edit failures on instances using modelConfiguration.systemPreInstruction.
Inference Fix tool call events for Gemini models

Fixed tool call events for Gemini models to prevent client-side errors when mapping responses to tool calls.
Inference Improve cache hit rates for Gemini models
MCP Curate the default MCP endpoint for common context gathering
MCP Validate negative limit for pagination args
Permissions Hide code host connections column from non-admin users
RBAC Correctly uppercase acronyms in namespaces

Acronyms in RBAC namespaces are now correctly displayed in uppercase (e.g., "IdP" instead of "Idp").
Repositories Fix issue where service startup failures exit with code 0
Security Prometheus-redis-exporter/1.82.0 package update
Diff Search Improve resilience and timeout handling
Prompts Fix prompt detail page broken for non-admin users

Fixed the prompt detail page (/prompts/:id) returning "must specify owner or viewerIsAffiliated args: must be site admin" for non-admin users by adding the missing viewerIsAffiliated: true argument to the PromptsDetailPage query.
Searcher Evict orphaned .part files to prevent cache disk pressure

Fixed cache disk filling up due to temporary files never being cleaned up after process restarts.

Removed

Deep Search Remove 'Copy JSON' button from conversation header
Inference Remove support for sunset Google models

Gemini 3 Pro and 2.0-flash-exp are not accessible anymore.
Inference Remove deprecated gpt-3.5-turbo model