Fivetran product update: August 2026
Every month, we send out a customer newsletter highlighting product and connector releases. Below you'll find the full product update for the month, which includes additional content that didn't make the email.
We also encourage you to check out the Fivetran release notes, which include schema changes.
New releases
Give AI agents trusted business context with Agents Schema
This new open standard creates a shared, discoverable context layer in your warehouse or lake, giving agents access to governed metrics, semantic models, lineage, and documentation before they answer questions, write SQL or take action. Context lives in plain SQL tables, so it remains portable across AI tools and runtimes, instead of being locked inside a single platform. Learn more.
Use Write Credentials to update or delete data in your Managed Data Lake
If you’re a Fivetran Managed Data Lake Service user, there are certain scenarios where you may need to update or delete records or drop entire tables from your lake. For example, you may want to remove old tables that no longer exist in your source systems or delete specific customer records to meet GDPR or other regulatory requirements.
The new Write Credentials functionality provides a new set of credentials with write permissions for accessing the data stored in your Fivetran Managed Data Lake Service, allowing you to execute DDL and DML operations to update or delete data. You can learn more about how to use this feature, along with important caveats, in this blog post.
Improve AI results with better context: Early access available
The true bottleneck for enterprise AI isn't the models themselves, but a lack of context - authoritative metric definitions, table relationships, and data meaning. Currently, this information is siloed across various systems, inhibiting AI production. Fivetran is uniquely equipped to solve this issue. Contact us at beta@fivetran.com if you are interested in gaining early access to Fivetran Context Layer.
New standard connectors and improvements
Set up any new connector and enjoy a free historical sync along with a 14-day connector trial to explore its full capabilities. Connectors in private preview are completely free to use while in this release stage. We also highlight some critical improvements made to connectors.
- Anthropic Claude now in Beta
- Claude Compliance now in Beta
- Guidewire Cloud Data Access now in Private preview
New Lite connectors
Lite connectors have an accelerated development cycle built for specific use cases. Learn more about lite connectors in the docs and see all available lite connectors in the connector directory. You can add any of this month’s new Lite connectors (below) by following the link to your Fivetran dashboard.
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