Current name
GA
Genie Code
Genie Code is the current Databricks name, previously bamboolib (since March 2026).
Databricks Assistant bamboolib Genie Code
AI coding assistant that generates and fixes SQL and Python across notebooks, the SQL editor, and pipelines, grounded in Unity Catalog metadata.
- Unlike a generic code assistant, it reads your Unity Catalog metadata - so its SQL and Python suggestions already know your real table and column names.
- Databricks' launch blog did not introduce it as a new product but as the newest addition to the Databricks Genie family.
- You can put it on a schedule: a scheduled task runs your prompt as a full session and leaves behind a continuable chat with the results, and since the feature went GA on September 1, 2026 auto-approve is always on for those runs, because nobody is there to click yes.
Limitations: Databricks warns that auto-approve is a productivity feature, not a security boundary, and says to keep it off for production data, sensitive workspaces, or shared resources; it also recommends always reviewing generated code before running it, since Genie Code can make mistakes.
Open in REbricked →- Category
- AI / ML
- Also known as
- Databricks Assistant, Assistant
- Verified
- 2026-09-10
Sources
- Official Official Databricks / Microsoft docs
- Official Databricks docs: Genie Code features and capabilities (review generated code before running it)
- Official Databricks release notes: Genie Code scheduled tasks are now generally available (September 1, 2026)
- Community Databricks Blog: Introducing Genie Code
- Web PR Newswire: Genie Code launch