App Controls, Honest RCAs, and Azure Connector Setup
The August 2026 weekly v2026.8.8 Aiden release lets workspace admins turn apps on or off, archives conversations that should not stay in the default history, and makes SRE investigations wait for real evidence instead of closing a draft as done. Azure integrations require a Subscription ID. Chat no longer shows raw tool calls, workspace invites no longer 404 on a first workspace, and investigations start faster.
Entra group membership re-sync on login shipped for StackGen InfraOps, not the Aiden UI. See StackGen v2026.8.8.
Explore the sections below to see what's new, enhanced, and fixed in this update.
| Area | Update | |
|---|---|---|
| What's New | Workspaces | Enable or Disable Workspace Apps |
| Chat | Archive Conversations | |
| What's Enhanced | Azure Integrations | Subscription ID is Required for Azure Integrations |
| SRE | Honest Investigation Drafts | |
| Models | Model Reasoning Levels | |
| SRE | Lower Investigation Session Cost | |
| What's Fixed | Chat | Hide Tool Calls from Chat |
| Workspaces | Workspace Invite Link 404 | |
| SRE | Investigation Start Delay |
What's New
Enable or Disable Workspace Apps
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Workspace admins control which apps are on. This is not a licensing gate in this release. If SRE or DevOps is turned off, the workspace opens Chat instead of that app.
Workspace admins can enable or disable individual apps. The app rail shows only the apps that are on, so a workspace can run SRE, DevOps, Chat, or a mix without unused apps in the rail.
Previously, every attached app stayed visible even when a demo or tenant only needed one. Now, turn an app off in workspace settings. Disabled sandbox apps also send operators to Chat.
Read more in Manage Workspaces.
Archive Conversations
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You can archive Aiden conversations so they leave the default history. Restore them from an Archived filter when you need them again.
Previously, long test threads and names stayed in the history every operator could open. Now, archive a conversation from SRE history or workspace chat history. Archiving is reversible. It does not delete the thread.
What's Enhanced
Subscription ID is Required for Azure Integrations
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Previously, you could save an Azure integration with only the application (client) ID, directory (tenant) ID, and client secret. Aiden still could not connect without a subscription ID, and the UI reported that the Vault credentials were missing or empty.
Now, Subscription ID is required on the Azure connector. Enter the target Azure subscription with the application ID, tenant ID, and client secret when you create or update the integration.
Honest Investigation Drafts
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Aiden SRE no longer treats a draft triage as a finished investigation.
Previously, a run could look successful while the RCA was still a draft, and draft notes could show internal gate names. Now, a draft stays a draft until the investigation has the evidence it needs. When something is missing, the note says so in plain English. A confirmed RCA can still land when one strong observability plane (for example Grafana) supports it.
Read more in Investigations and Alerts.
Model Reasoning Levels
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When you configure a registered model, Aiden shows only the reasoning-effort values that model says it accepts.
Previously, an unsupported value could be saved and then ignored or rejected with no clear reason. Now, unsupported values fail at save with an explanation. Aiden does not silently substitute another level. Models you already registered keep the provider default until you pick a value.
Lower Investigation Session Cost
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Investigation prompts stay cache-stable across a run so Aiden spends less on repeated session tokens.
This is an efficiency change in how investigations are sent to the model. Operator steps in the UI stay the same.
What's Fixed
Hide Tool Calls from Chat
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Previously, investigation chat could show raw tool-call payload, including load_skill and note calls. Now, those internal calls stay out of the operator chat. You still see Aiden's replies.
Workspace Invite Link 404
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Previously, accepting an invite to a first workspace on an environment could return 404 Not Found. Now, the invite link opens the workspace. If you have no workspace yet, Aiden sends you to organization workspace settings instead of an error page.
Read more in Manage Workspaces.
Investigation Start Delay
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Previously, starting a chat query or investigation could sit idle for several seconds before work began. Now, Aiden starts the run without that boot wait from Vault and tool-index rebuilds on every start.
Read more in Investigations.