Databricks makes Genie generally available in Slack

Databricks has made its Genie app for Slack generally available, the company announced. Users can message Genie directly or mention it in a channel, and it answers in the thread with sources cited, using the governed business context in Unity Catalog and other connected tools.

Every question runs under the identity of the person who asked, so Genie only uses data that person may see. Admins choose whether channel answers are visible to everyone or private to the asker, connect each channel to a workspace and a specific Genie agent, and set policies in Unity Gateway for which MCP tools Genie can use and which actions need human approval. Databricks says the service that routes messages between Slack and Databricks does not store questions or answers.