Databricks Genie app for Slack hits General Availability

The launch addresses a common friction point: business questions often span multiple systems, with revenue numbers in a data platform, explanations in documents and tickets, and decisions made in Slack. Databricks positions Genie as a way to collapse that back-and-forth by bringing the query to the conversation rather than the conversation to the data.

Governance is central to the pitch. Because each question runs as the asking user and respects Unity Catalog permissions, teams can collaborate in shared channels without exposing data beyond what each person is allowed to see. Admins can set workspace-wide defaults for whether answers are shared with the channel or kept private to the asker.

Genie in Slack also extends beyond answering questions. Through MCP connectors, it can draft documents, comment on tickets, and update records, with human approval before changes run. Users can schedule recurring analyses and receive results in DMs, and channels can be pinned to specific Genie Agents for domain-scoped answers. These capabilities are also available directly in Genie One, so teams can choose where to orchestrate workflows.