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<p class="feature-summary">Vector Indexing Improved and Generally Available</p>
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CockroachDB's vector indexing capabilities are now generally available, promoting production-ready similarity search for AI and machine learning workloads from Preview to GA. This release brings critical operational improvements while maintaining the distributed architecture advantages that distinguish CockroachDB from specialized vector databases and PostgreSQL with pgvector.
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CockroachDB's <a href="{% link v25.4/vector-indexes.md %}">vector indexing</a> capabilities are now generally available, promoting production-ready similarity search for AI and machine learning workloads from Preview to GA. This release brings critical operational improvements while maintaining the distributed architecture advantages that distinguish CockroachDB from specialized vector databases and PostgreSQL with <a href="{% link v25.4/vector-indexes.md %}">pgvector</a>.
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The standout v25.4 improvement is <strong>online table backfills</strong>: adding vector indexes to tables with existing data no longer requires taking the table offline during the backfill process. This eliminates downtime when adopting vector search capabilities, enabling seamless integration of AI features into live production systems without service interruption.
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<p class="feature-summary">Stable SQL API and Controlled Access to Unsupported crdb_internal Tables</p>
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CockroachDB introduces a stable, well-defined SQL API for system introspection. This API enables customers and third-party tools to safely and reliably query cluster metadata and performance data in production environments.
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CockroachDB introduces a stable, well-defined SQL API for <a href="{% link v25.4/crdb-internal.md %}#access-control">system introspection</a>. This API enables customers and third-party tools to safely and reliably query cluster metadata and performance data in production environments.
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<p class="feature-summary">Transaction Diagnostic Bundles for Comprehensive SQL Tracing</p>
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CockroachDB now supports Transaction Diagnostic Bundles, enabling Cockroach Labs Support to capture and analyze a complete trace of an entire SQL transaction not just individual statements.
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CockroachDB now supports <a href="{% link v25.4/transaction-diagnostics.md %}">Transaction Diagnostic Bundles</a>, enabling Cockroach Labs Support to capture and analyze a complete trace of an entire SQL transaction not just individual statements.
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This feature extends the existing Statement Diagnostic Bundle capability to provide a holistic view of multi-statement transactions, simplifying the diagnosis of complex customer issues during support incidents.
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<p class="feature-summary">Structured and Consistent Logging Channels</p>
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CockroachDB has updated structured and consistent logging channels across the system to improve log discoverability, production observability, and support troubleshooting.
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CockroachDB has updated structured and consistent <a href="{% link v25.4/logging-overview.md %}#logging-channels">logging channels</a> across the system to improve log discoverability, production observability, and support troubleshooting.
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<p class="feature-description">New channels introduced:</p>
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<li>CHANGEFEED – dedicated channel for Change Data Capture (CDC) logs, previously routed to DEV and TELEMETRY.</li>
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<li>KV_EXEC – channel for KV execution logs, separated from general distribution logs.</li>
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<li><a href="{% link v25.4/logging-overview.md %}#changefeed">CHANGEFEED</a> – dedicated channel for Change Data Capture (CDC) logs, previously routed to DEV and TELEMETRY.</li>
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<li><a href="{% link v25.4/logging-overview.md %}#kv_exec">KV_EXEC</a> – channel for KV execution logs, separated from general distribution logs.</li>
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<p class="feature-description">Rerouted existing logs:</p>
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<li><code>sampled_query</code> and <code>sampled_transaction</code> logs moved from TELEMETRY to SQL_EXEC for better categorization.</li>
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<li><code>sampled_query</code> and <code>sampled_transaction</code> logs moved from TELEMETRY to <a href="{% link v25.4/logging-overview.md %}#sql_exec">SQL_EXEC</a> for better categorization.</li>
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<p class="feature-summary">Metrics Viewer Role for CockroachDB Cloud</p>
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This release introduces the Metrics Viewer role in CockroachDB Cloud, which provides dedicated permissions for collecting metrics and viewing insights. The role enhances security by enabling granular access to cluster performance data.
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This release introduces the <a href="{% link cockroachcloud/authorization.md %}">Metrics Viewer role</a> in CockroachDB Cloud, which provides dedicated permissions for collecting metrics and viewing insights. The role enhances security by enabling granular access to cluster performance data.
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The Metrics Viewer role provides read-only access to cluster metrics and insights, without administrative or data modification privileges.
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<li>Targeted Access: Provides focused access to operational metrics, empowering teams to monitor health and performance efficiently.</li>
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<li>Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitates secure collaboration by allowing different teams (e.g., SREs, developers) to access relevant metrics without over-provisioned permissions.</li>
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<p class="feature-description">When combined with the Cluster Developer role, users effectively gain 'Power Developer'-like capabilities, allowing them to build applications and monitor performance while maintaining clear privilege separation for security.</p>
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<p class="feature-description">When combined with the <a href="{% link cockroachcloud/authorization.md %}">Cluster Developer role</a>, users effectively gain 'Power Developer'-like capabilities, allowing them to build applications and monitor performance while maintaining clear privilege separation for security.</p>
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