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MotherDuck

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Serverless cloud data warehouse and analytics built on DuckDB

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MotherDuck is racing to make cloud DuckDB agent-native, from Dives to Flights.

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◆Current state
MotherDuck pairs serverless DuckDB with a fast-expanding application layer: Dives, its natural-language data apps, just hit GA, and Flights, agent-native data pipelines, entered preview. It is simultaneously hardening enterprise plumbing (SCIM, SSO JIT, multi-region in Oregon and Dublin) and widening BI connectivity through its Postgres-wire endpoint.
◆Where it's heading
The product is bending toward AI agents as a primary interface: MCP-served Dives render inline in ChatGPT and Claude Cowork, MCP responses use the token-efficient TOON format, and Flights are buildable from any MCP agent. Underneath, it keeps tracking DuckDB releases and broadening embed and export surfaces for customer-facing apps.
◆Prediction
Expect Flights to move from preview toward GA with more connectors and scheduling, and continued region expansion. The embedded and MCP Dive surface will likely gain further host integrations beyond ChatGPT and Cowork.

◆Recent moves

  1. 5d ago

    Flights agent-native pipelines launch; Dives reach GA

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    Flights, agent-native data pipelines on a Python runtime, opens a capability surface beyond querying, while Dives graduating to GA confirms the natural-language app layer as a core pillar. EU Dublin adds data-residency reach.

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  2. 13d ago

    DuckDB 1.5.3 support and native Retool integration

    Tracking DuckDB 1.5.3 plus a native Retool integration and shorter Dive share URLs. Steady upkeep that keeps the engine current and widens where Dives plug in.

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  3. 24d ago

    Looker connectivity, Obsidian plugin, Dive Viewer in ChatGPT

    A broad reach-and-maintenance release: Looker via the Postgres endpoint, an Obsidian plugin, TOON-encoded MCP responses, and several Dive Viewer refinements including a ChatGPT app, all extending connectivity and agent surfaces incrementally.

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  4. 1mo ago

    SCIM provisioning and Claude Cowork Dive rendering

    SCIM provisioning and Claude Cowork Dive rendering land together, advancing both enterprise identity management and the MCP-embedded Dive story that defines MotherDuck's app layer.

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  5. 1mo ago

    Dive exports, Oregon region, and Drizzle support

    Export hooks for Dives, an Oregon region, and Drizzle support via the Postgres endpoint continue the twin themes of embeddable data apps and broader ecosystem connectivity.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Wasm client drops COI requirement; SSO JIT on by default

    Dropping the Cross-Origin Isolation requirement for the Wasm client and defaulting SSO JIT provisioning remove friction for both custom Wasm apps and enterprise onboarding.

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