What's New in Recce

AI-Assisted Onboarding

Setting up Recce involves connecting git, configuring your data warehouse, and adding Recce to CI/CD. The first two steps are straightforward with UI guidance. CI/CD setup is where it gets complex—every team has different pipelines, platforms, and configurations.

Recce onboarding now includes an AI assistant that handles the hardest part. When you reach CI/CD setup, the agent generates workflow configurations for your specific setup—GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or other platforms. Describe your pipeline and the agent produces the YAML you need.

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See Changes and Impact at a Glance

Finding what changed in large diffs required scanning through every line. Click the model to view all columns without highlighting changes. Value distributions lacked context for quick comparison.

Recce now makes changes and their impact immediately visible:

• Schema change indicators — Visual badges mark columns as added, removed, or modified
• Collapsible unchanged regions — Unchanged code collapses automatically so you focus on what matters
• TopK inline labels — Distribution bars display numeric values inline for quick comparison

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Customize Lineage Graph Node Shapes

Lineage graphs used the same node shape for all resource types. Distinguishing between models, sources, and seeds required reading labels.

You can now configure custom node shapes in Mermaid lineage exports. Different shapes for different resource types make the graph easier to scan. Thanks to Daisuke Taniwaki for this community contribution (PR#1137).

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See Instance Status on Your Project Page

Opening a project meant waiting without knowing if the instance was already running or needed a cold start. There was no way to anticipate the wait time before clicking in.

The project page now shows instance status indicators. Know whether an instance is already running or requires a cold start before you click in.

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Launch Recce Cloud in 7 Seconds

Starting a Recce Cloud instance took 15-20 seconds while the server prepared. You had to wait before you could start validating.

Recce Cloud now defers heavy operations to background loading. Instance startup drops from 30 seconds to 7 seconds. Start reviewing your PR changes almost immediately.

Export Query Results to Excel and TSV

Copying data diff results for analysis outside Recce required manual formatting. You had to copy raw data and reformat it in your spreadsheet tool.

Recce now offers three export options for data diff results: copy as TSV to clipboard, download as Excel, or download as TSV file. Select your preferred format from the export menu and paste or open directly in your spreadsheet tool.

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One Account for GitHub and Email Login

Users who signed up with both GitHub and email had two separate Recce Cloud accounts. Switching between them meant losing access to projects tied to the other account.

Recce Cloud now merges accounts that share the same email address. The next time you log in with GitHub, your GitHub and email accounts automatically combine into one. All your projects and settings remain accessible.

Web Agent Configures Your PR Data Review

Setting up Recce means configuring CI/CD to trigger data review on every PR. Every team’s CI/CD setup is different—custom runners, matrix builds, environment variables—and getting Recce to fit takes trial and error.

The new Web Agent reads your existing workflow files and generates the right configuration for you. Connect git, let the agent handle CI/CD, link your data warehouse. Three steps to automated data review on every PR.

GitHub Actions supported today, with more CI platforms coming.

Try it at cloud.reccehq.com/onboarding/get-started

This release makes Lineage Diff capture exactly what you see, plus early access to AI-assisted setup.

Lineage Diff: Add Exactly What You See

Adding Lineage Diff checks is simpler. When viewing your lineage filtered by selectors, with Column-Level Lineage or Impact Radius applied, you can add that exact view to your checklist with one click.

Now what you see is what you add. Your current lineage view settings carry through to the check.

Incremental Model Awareness in Impact Analysis

Recce Cloud now recognizes incremental models and reflects this in impact analysis. When you modify a model with incremental logic, the data review shows accurate scope.

Example: A PR that adds a date filter to orders_daily_summary correctly shows the row count change from 730 to 364 rows, with clear indication that the change is isolated with no downstream impact

Experimental: Recce Plugin for Claude Code

We’re exploring AI-assisted onboarding for Recce Cloud. Set up CI/CD configuration by chatting with Claude.

Note: This is experimental. The onboarding flow is incomplete (Data Warehouse and Git setup not yet supported). We’re sharing early to signal our direction and gather feedback.

Interested? Install https://github.com/DataRecce/recce-claude-plugin

📂 Monorepo Support

Recce now supports monorepo setups. Teams with multiple data projects within a single repository.

👍 Data Review Feedback

Rate data review with 👍 or 👎. Your feedback help our agent to generate better summaries over time.

⚡ Faster Instance Launch

Recce instances now launch in ~30 seconds, down from 60 seconds. Less waiting, more reviewing.

🎨 Unified UI Components

Same polished components across Recce OSS and Cloud. Dark/light mode, consistent styling, better quality everywhere.

🏠 Updated Homepage

Our homepage https://reccehq.com now reflects Recce’s evolution as an AI Data Review Agent with refreshed visuals and messaging.

🤖 Smarter Data Agent Review

Recce Data Agent review now consume checklist results, giving you richer context in every review. Summaries also trigger automatically when you upload artifacts, no manual steps needed.

🔗 Instant team collaboration

Share a link and teammates join the same PR review instantly, no setup needed.

📥 CSV Download

Export query results to CSV directly from Recce.

Diff Options at a Glance

Available diff types are now displayed at the top of the model panel. See your options clearly without opening a dropdown menu.

🔐 Databricks OAuth Authentication

Connect to Databricks using OAuth client-based authentication for more secure, token-free access.

🌙 Dark Mode

Recce now supports full dark mode across the entire interface. Your preference is automatically saved, so Recce remembers your choice between sessions.

🎨 Clearer Data Comparisons

Base and current values now display side-by-side with delta percentages, making it easier to understand the magnitude of changes at a glance.

💬 Checklist Comments Sync to PR

Comments added to your validation checklist now automatically post to your GitHub PR. Keep reviewers informed without switching contexts or duplicating your notes, everything stays in sync.

🔗 Customize Your Organization Slug

You can now change your organization’s URL slug directly from settings. Perfect for teams transitioning from a personal account to a proper organization identity.

✨ Improvements

• Profile Query Result Table: Improved presentation for easier reading
• Compressed Sidebar Columns: Base and current columns for Type and Column ID are now collapsed, giving you a cleaner, more efficient view

• Frontend Infrastructure: Continued upgrades to keep Recce’s interface modern and performant

AI Summary for Dev Sessions

Generate AI summaries for your local development work before opening a PR. Upload your dev session to Recce Cloud and get an AI-powered overview of your changes, helpful for self-review or sharing context with teammates early.

Improved AI Summary for Large Lineage

When your lineage includes more than 30 models, the AI summary now generates a cleaner, more readable mermaid diagram. No more unreadable graphs for complex projects.

Instant Review Access

Reviewers can now start reviewing in just 5 seconds, down from 2 minutes. Recce Cloud loads a preview mode that gives immediate access to checklist results and validation status. When full query capabilities are ready, the session updates automatically with no action required.

Frictionless Stakeholder Access

Bring domain experts into your data validation process without Git complexity. Finance, Compliance, and other stakeholders can now review and collaborate with only a Recce Cloud account, no GitHub or GitLab account required.

Check Activity & Comments

Every check now includes a full activity timeline showing creation, comments, approvals, and rejections. Replace scattered discussions in Slack, email, or screenshots with in-context conversations that persist across sessions.

• Threaded comments: Discuss specific validations directly on each check
• Transparent approvals: See exactly who approved or rejected each check
• Clear audit trail: Track the full history of every validation decision

Redshift Support

Recce Cloud now fully supports Redshift. Connect your warehouse with no special configuration required.

Recce MCP Server

Recce now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling integration with AI assistants and tools. Connect Recce to your AI workflows for enhanced data validation capabilities.

Learn more: MCP Server Documentation

Column-Level Value Diff

Value Diff is now available at the column level directly from the column menu. Previously you could only run Value Diff at the model level, now you can drill down to specific columns for more targeted validation.

Preset Checks in the UI

Define preset checks directly in the checklist. Add preset checks with a few clicks, making it faster to standardize validation across your team.

BigQuery Support

Recce Cloud now fully supports BigQuery. If your team runs dbt on BigQuery, you can connect your warehouse to Recce Cloud with no special configuration required.

recce-cloud CLI Command

Cloud users can now interact with Recce Cloud directly from the command line. Upload sessions and launch Recce Cloud instances without leaving your terminal.

Faster Instance Spin-Up

We’ve reduced Recce Cloud instance launch time by another 20 seconds, continuing our work to get you into your validation workflow faster.

Frontend Infrastructure Upgrade

Switched to Biome for linting, improving code consistency and development experience.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed react-data-grid visualization issues
• General stability improvements