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Cortex Extension references in agent skills (General availability)

Wed, August 26, 2026

2 mo ago

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Referencing a Cortex Extension from an agent skill is now generally available. Set the skill source type to CORTEX_EXTENSION and path to the extension's fully qualified name, and Snowflake expands the reference into the extension's member s.

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