January 2026 Release
The January 2026 release adds slides and diagrams as new Canvas artifact types, consolidates tool creation around a single wizard with JSON schema support, and improves content quality for Confluence and other datasources.
Developers maintaining custom applications should use the Developer Hub for API, SDK, package, and migration notes.
Highlights
- Peers can create and edit slide decks directly in Canvas, with export to PDF and PowerPoint.
- Peers can create and edit diagrams in Canvas, with export to PNG and PDF.
- Tool creation is consolidated into a single wizard with an improved JSON schema builder.
- Confluence content loading and general datasource content sanitization improved for search quality.
- GPT-5.1 model support added.
New in Studio
Slides in Canvas
Canvas now supports slides as an artifact type. A Peer can generate a slide deck in conversation, and users can edit it with a dedicated slide editor that supports text, images, and charts, then export the result to PDF or PowerPoint (.pptx).
Diagrams in Canvas
Canvas also supports diagrams as an artifact type. A Peer can create and update diagrams, and users can edit them in a dedicated diagram editor with vertical, horizontal, and container node layouts, then export to PNG or PDF.
Tool creation consolidation
Tool creation now goes through a single wizard rather than two separate forms. The JSON schema builder used for defining tool inputs was reworked, and the wizard carries forward the response-mapping and action-testing capabilities introduced in December.
See Custom Tools.
Datasource content quality
Confluence data loading was rebuilt on an enhanced loader with better logging and HTML-to-Markdown conversion. Metadata handling and content sanitization were also improved across data sources generally, along with adjusted chunking behavior, to improve search relevance.
Model updates
GPT-5.1 was added as a selectable model.
Fixes and reliability improvements
- Prompt limit enforcement and additional validation in Peer and record handling.
- UTF-8 safe base64 encoding/decoding fixes affecting certain attachment content.
- Multiple form-state and dependency fixes in the Peer update wizard and Peer settings form.
- General code cleanup and consistency fixes across chat and settings components.
Action required
Studio and Pulse users do not need to migrate anything manually.
Workspace admins configuring Canvas access should review which artifact types (documents, slides, diagrams, code, canvas) are allowed for each Peer.
Technical teams that maintain custom apps, SDK integrations, or client-side tools should use the Developer Hub for migration details.