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2026.01.01 Release Notes

Assets​

Docker Images​

  • Registry Service: istaridigital.jfrog.io/customer-docker/registry-service:10.9.1
  • Frontend Service: istaridigital.jfrog.io/customer-docker/frontend-service:8.20.1
  • MCP Service: istaridigital.jfrog.io/customer-docker/mcp-service:0.1.51
  • Docs Service: istaridigital.jfrog.io/customer-docker/docs-service:6.9.1
  • SpiceDB: ghcr.io/authzed/spicedb:v1.39.1
  • SpiceDB Operator: ghcr.io/authzed/spicedb-operator:v1.18.0
  • Zitadel (main image): ghcr.io/zitadel/zitadel:v2.71.17
  • Zitadel (setup job): alpine/k8s:1.33.4

Helm Charts​

  • SpiceDB Operator: helm pull --repo https://bushelpowered.github.io/spicedb-operator-chart spicedb-operator --version 2.0.0
  • Zitadel: helm pull --repo https://charts.zitadel.com zitadel --version 8.7.2
  • Istari-Platform Chart: helm pull oci://istaridigital.jfrog.io/customer-charts/istari-platform --version 3.3.5 --username ${ISTARI_ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME} --password ${ISTARI_ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD}

SDK Clients​

Agent​

CLI​

Integrations​

Integrations​

Updates for the December 2025 Release​

Module NameVersion
Dassault Systèmes 3DExperience CATIA (v6)1.3.2
Microsoft Office 3651.3.3
Open PDF1.5.0
Open Spreadsheets2.2.3

All Compatible Modules​

Click to expand full module compatibility list for the January 2026 release of the Istari Platform
ModuleVersion
ANSYS HFSS1.0.1
Dassault Systèmes 3DExperience CATIA (v6)1.3.2
Dassault Systèmes Cameo® Enterprise Architect3.1.1
Dassault Systèmes CATIA V52.5.2
Google Slides0.2.0
Google Workspace1.2.2
MathWorks MATLAB (Base)2.2.1
MathWorks MATLAB Simulink1.1.1
Microsoft Office 3651.3.3
Microsoft Office Excel2.3.0
Microsoft Office PowerPoint1.1.0
Microsoft Office Word2.3.2
Hexagon MSC Nastran2.2.0
Hexagon Nastran Extract2.3.0
Open CAD1.1.1
Open PDF1.5.0
Open Spreadsheets2.2.3
Open SysML1.0.0
Open Text1.0.0
PTC Creo Parametric3.1.1
Atlassian Jira1.0.1

Change Log​

Istari Platform​

Performance and Stability​

This release includes significant improvements to performance and stability across all areas of the Istari Platform stack.

The below notes list the highest-impact improvements.

UI​
  • Improved artifact viewing at scale (better multi-source rendering, job-based grouping)
  • Major performance work in file viewing (virtualized viewer to handle large files more smoothly)
Backend​
  • list_models and get_model endpoints optimized with 3-5x speedups
  • create_artifact performance scaling dramatically improved
  • Job listing queries improved from 5-60 seconds down to 30-300ms
  • list_agents queries reduced from ~2 seconds to ~16ms
  • New job reservation system prevents race conditions between agents
  • Jobs now include agent information when claimed

MAJOR REDESIGN: Files page​

  • Large-scale refactor and rollout of the new Files page (now the default)
  • New/expanded capabilities:
  • Artifact search, grouping, remote indicators, and infosec level display
  • ZIP expansion
  • Interactive HTML rendering in a sandbox
  • SysML rendering in the frontend
  • Reliability + UX fixes across the new experience (uploads, version selection routing, header/layout issues, file tree behavior, model download/archive fixes)
  • Introduced new activity experience with a new panel used across the app to view jobs

MAJOR REDESIGN: Jobs page​

  • Jobs page updated to incorporate the Activity/Performance panel and new visuals/layout

Systems onboarding improvements​

  • New Systems list page
  • Improved onboarding flows: empty state, file upload, and create configuration

Quality of life​

  • UI cleanup: neutral theming, sidebar cleanup, modal alignment/behavior fixes, developer settings updates
  • Improved model/artifact diffs

Istari Digital Agent​

Fixes​

  • Improved handling of edge cases on agent startup

Istari Digital CLI​

New Features​

  • Commands to deprecate a module or a specific module version published to the Istari Digital Platform
    • stari client deprecate-module
    • stari client deprecate-module-version

Integrations​

Model-Based Engineering​

  • Open PDF Module, Open Spreadsheets Module — Added RHEL Support.
  • Dassault Systèmes 3DExperience CATIA (v6) - Changed module name from @istari:dassault_3dexperience to @istari:dassault_3dexperience_catia. See migration guide.

Security & Dependency Updates​

  • Microsoft Office 365 Module, Open Spreadsheets Module — Updated dependencies and addressed security vulnerabilities.