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AI SRE release notes

The release notes describe recent changes to Harness AI SRE.

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April 2026​

New Features and Enhancements​

  • AI-Native Post-Mortem Generation: AI SRE now auto-generates a structured post-incident review when an incident is closed. The AI synthesizes incident metadata, timeline events, RCA theories, and notes into six sections (Summary, Impact, Root Cause, Resolution, Insights, Lessons Learned). View the generated post-mortem on the Postmortem tab of closed incidents. Manual regeneration is also available via the incident detail page. Go to Resolve and Review Incidents to review the post-mortem workflow. (IR-2307, IR-2644)

  • Real-Time Action Item Detection: AI SRE now detects action items in real-time during active incidents from Slack chat messages, meeting transcriptions, and incident notes. Each detected item includes a description and the name of the person who committed to it. Detected items appear in the Action Items pane and are deduplicated against existing items. Go to Create and Track Action Items to configure action item detection. (IR-2636)

  • ServiceNow Change Correlation in AI Investigator: The AI RCA Investigator now automatically polls ServiceNow change records and correlates them to active incidents with no additional configuration required beyond an existing Harness ServiceNow connector. Change data appears alongside deploy events and code changes in the Investigator panel. This is the first external change signal source in the AI Investigator. Go to Use RCA Change Agent to configure change correlation. (IR-2082)

  • Incident Status Updates: Incident commanders can now send structured status updates to stakeholders subscribed to impacted services. Navigate to an active incident and click Status Update to compose a pre-populated email with incident context. Recipients are resolved dynamically from all impacted services' subscriber lists. Configure subscribers on the Subscribers tab of any service in the Service Directory. (IR-2091, IR-2094, IR-2098, IR-2099)

  • Google Chat Integration: AI SRE now supports Google Chat for incident collaboration. Teams using Google Workspace can create incident spaces, post updates, and collaborate in real-time. The integration uses GCP Pub/Sub for reliable message delivery. Configure under Integrations with a one-time GCP project and Pub/Sub topic setup. (IR-2377)

  • Runbook Slug Commands in Slack: On-call responders can now trigger runbook automations directly from Slack using short slug commands. Type /harness run <slug> in an incident channel to execute a runbook instantly. Configure a slug (3-15 characters) on any runbook under Triggers. Requires Slack authentication. Use /harness run without a slug to list available commands. Go to Use Slack Commands to set up slug commands. (IR-2518)

March 2026​

New Features and Enhancements​

  • ServiceNow Native Actions: Runbooks now include native ServiceNow actions for creating incidents, updating incidents, and adding comments — without requiring custom webhook configuration. Fields are dynamically retrieved from your ServiceNow instance based on your connector. Configure a ServiceNow connector under Project Settings -> Connectors, then use the Create ServiceNow Incident, Update ServiceNow Incident, and Add ServiceNow Comment actions in your runbooks. (IR-1691)

  • User-Defined Webhook Templates: You can now save webhook configurations as reusable templates and select them when creating new integrations. Configure a webhook once, click Save as Template, and reuse it across future webhooks. Templates appear in the Select Payload Template dropdown grouped under System Templates and Custom Templates. Templates are organization-scoped and use copy-on-write — changes do not propagate to existing webhooks. See Configure Webhooks for details. (IR-2540, IR-2541)

  • Named Alert Rules: Alert rules now support custom display names, making it easier to identify and manage rules across your organization. Set a name when creating or editing an alert rule under Alerts > Alert Rules. (IR-2519)

  • Active Pages View: On-call users can now view all currently active pages from the On-Call > Shifts sidebar. The active pages table shows page status, assigned responders, escalation progress, and acknowledgment state, giving on-call managers a single view of all in-progress pages. (IR-2515)

  • Documentation Restructured for Admins and Responders: AI SRE documentation has been reorganized into separate paths for administrators and incident responders. Admins get a streamlined path through alert configuration, runbook automation, on-call schedules, and integrations. Responders get a new task-oriented Users section covering incident creation, triage, runbook execution, action items, and the mobile on-call experience.

February 2026​

New Features and Enhancements​

  • Service Subscriptions and Status Updates: Users can now subscribe to services in the Service Directory to receive automated status updates during incidents. Navigate to On-Call > Service Directory, select a service, and use the Subscribers tab to add users or teams. Incident commanders can send status updates from the incident detail page with recipients auto-populated from impacted service subscribers. (IR-2291, IR-2095, IR-2096)

  • On-Call Notification Rules (SMS, Push, Voice): On-call notification rules now support SMS, push notifications, and voice calls in addition to email and Slack. SMS and voice call support is currently available for US phone numbers, with additional regions enabled within 21 days of request. Push notifications via the mobile apps are available globally. Configure your contact methods under On-Call > Contact Settings. (IR-2513, IR-2411, IR-2410, IR-2520)

  • Harness AI SRE Mobile App: Native mobile apps are now available on the App Store and Google Play. Responders can acknowledge, escalate, and resolve incidents and alerts directly from their phone, with critical alert override for Do Not Disturb mode. See the Mobile App Guide for setup instructions.

  • Escalation Policy — Individual User Management: Escalation policies now support targeting individual users in addition to groups and schedules. Configure under On-Call > Escalation Policies. (IR-2512, IR-2395)

  • Customizable Incident Severity and Alert Priority: Incident severity levels and alert priority mappings are now fully customizable to match your organization's standards. Configure under On-Call > Settings. (IR-2500, IR-2389)

  • OpsGenie Migration Tooling: Import schedules, escalation policies, and user configurations directly from OpsGenie. Accessible under On-Call > Settings > Import. (IR-2553, IR-2380, IR-2348)

  • PagerDuty Migration Tooling: Import schedules, escalation policies, and user configurations directly from PagerDuty. Accessible under On-Call > Settings > Import. (IR-2455, IR-2370, IR-2361)

  • Jira Dynamic Fields Integration: The new Create Jira Ticket V2 and Update Jira Issue V2 runbook actions dynamically retrieve available fields based on the selected Jira project and issue type, replacing the previous static field configuration. Fields render with appropriate input types including multi-select for array fields. A manual key-value mode is available when the issue type is set dynamically using Mustache expressions. (IR-1669, IR-2313, IR-2454, IR-2341)

note

On-call is currently optimized for teams using AI SRE's incident response and alert management workflows. Direct integrations with third-party observability tools (e.g., Datadog) that enable automatic paging workflows between those tools and AI SRE on-call are planned for a future release.

Fixed Issues​

  • Fixed invalid Jira ticket URLs not being rejected, which caused downstream Slack integration failures. (IR-2390)
  • Fixed custom field persistence issues after save in Jira runbook actions. (IR-2343)
  • Fixed multi-select and labels fields rendering as single-select in Jira runbook actions. Array-type fields (labels, components, multi-select custom fields) now render correctly. (IR-2254, IR-2324)