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Full page Genie Code

Preview

This feature is in Beta.

Genie Code has a full page command center experience, where the active thread is shown prominently, surfacing assets like notebooks and files alongside it as tabs when needed. You can start work directly from Genie Code, run multiple threads in parallel (switching between threads while they continue running in the background), and personalize how Genie Code works with skills, instructions, and MCP servers.

Full page Genie Code interface showing the thread list and tab view.

Full page Genie Code is the recommended experience for starting work from scratch or running multiple tasks in parallel. If you are primarily working with an existing asset, such as debugging a notebook, monitoring an endpoint, or exploring a table in Unity Catalog, the side pane is a convenient alternative.

Open full page Genie Code​

Full page Genie Code is in Beta. To enable it, turn on Full page Genie Code in the workspace preview portal. See Manage Databricks previews

To open full page Genie Code, click the Maximize button in the Genie Code side pane, or enter a prompt for Genie Code from your workspace homepage and select Code.

The Maximize button in the Genie Code side pane.

Start a new thread and describe what you want Genie Code to do. Genie Code works on the task directly in the thread, running analysis and making changes as it goes. When it needs to edit or run a specific asset such as a notebook or file, that asset opens as a tab alongside the thread so you can review it. For some assets, such as AI/BI dashboards, Genie Code may navigate to that page to make edits and maintain the thread in the sidepane.

Tour of full page Genie Code​

  • Thread list: Shows all your Genie Code threads. Each entry shows the thread title, when the last prompt was sent, a summary of the latest actions Genie Code took, and a count of assets modified and lines of code changed.
    • To switch threads, click any entry. You can switch while Genie Code is still working, whether it is running in the thread or editing a notebook.
    • To manage a thread, hover over it and click the Kebab menu icon. kebab menu. You can share, make a copy, rename, or delete the thread.
  • Thread view: The active thread, where Genie Code performs work. Assets Genie Code produces open as tabs alongside the thread or will redirect to the asset page.
  • Customization: Click "Customization" to add agent skills, set custom instructions, and connect MCP servers to personalize how Genie Code works.
  • Search: Search your Genie Code chats to quickly find previous threads and continue work.
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