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Source Control available for Agents

Nicolas Schomberg
Nicolas Schomberg
Software Engineer

This change is available on Retool Cloud, and Self-hosted Retool version 3.284.0 and later.

You can protect an agent with Source Control from the dropdown next to the agent name, or from the dropdown on the All agents page.

Source Control for agents operates similarly to how it does for apps, but with some key differences.

  • Agents cannot be moved or renamed. Protected agents and the folders in which they're located cannot be renamed or moved. You must unprotect agents before making name or location changes. Protected agents must have a unique name.
  • Agent triggers cannot be protected. You can edit the trigger of a protected agent without creating a commit.
  • Evals and Datasets are incompatible. You cannot access evals and datasets from a protected agent.

Result sync in Invoke Agent block

Kent Walters
Lead Product Manager, AI

This change is currently available on Retool Cloud, and it will be available on future edge and stable releases of Self-hosted Retool.

You can now see the output of an agent run with the Result (sync) return type when using the Invoke Agent block in workflows.

  • The Result (sync) type is the default setting. This returns the direct result of the agent's output.
  • The Run state (async) type returns the agentRunId, agentId, and status only. It does not include the output of the agent.

Updates to Slack connector to support file upload

Retool's Slack integration now supports the files.getUploadURLExternal and files.completeUploadExternal APIs for uploading files. Slack ended support for their files.upload API on March 11, 2025, and this endpoint is no longer available in the Retool Slack integration.

For most users, no action is required to access the new APIs. For self-hosted organizations that set the SERVE_LOCAL_SPECS environment variable, you must upgrade to version 3.168.0-edge, patch release 3.148.2, or patch release 3.114.17 to access this change.

The workaround described in the Action Required: Update Slack queries using files.upload changelog entry is no longer required.

Action Required: Update Slack queries using files.upload

As of March 12, 2025, this workaround is no longer required. Refer to Updates to Slack connector to support file upload for more information.

Slack is ending support for their files.upload API on March 11, 2025. Refer to the Slack changelog for more information.

Retool is working to update our Slack integration as quickly as possible. In the meantime, if you need files.upload functionality, you can use a REST Query to utilize the new files.getUploadURLExternal and files.completeUploadExternal APIs.

This workaround is temporary, and Retool will restore access to file upload functionality within the Slack integration as soon as possible. Another changelog post will be made when the ability to upload files is restored. Other functionality in the Slack integration remains uninterrupted.

Split Pane frame

Ashwin Nathan
Mobile Engineer

Split Pane is a new web app frame pattern that allows users to create a resizable and scrollable frame, with a custom width, alongside the main canvas. You can add a Split Pane frame from the Frames section, or drag it onto the canvas from the Component Tree.

Publicly accessible files on Retool Storage

You can now set private or public access for files uploaded to Retool Storage. Each file in your Retool organization has a public URL that you can enable by making the file public.

Files uploaded to Retool Storage are private by default, and you can switch between private or public access at any time. When uploading files with a Retool Storage resource query, you can enable Make file public on upload to automatically make them public.

Make file public on upload
Make file public on upload

App linting and performance debugging tools

The new Linting and Performance tools, available within Debug Tools in the App IDE, provide additional methods for debugging and optimizing apps.

Linting

Identify queries, code, and components that may affect app performance.

Linting tools
Linting tools

Performance

Linting tools
Linting tools

View statistics related to app performance along with an overall performance score. This is a useful tool for measuring how changes affect an app's performance and provides guidance on how to optimize it further.

Retool Forms: Build custom forms on top of a SQL database 10x faster

Retool Forms is the fastest way to build a form on top of your database, your data warehouse, or wherever else you want your data. Retool Forms are:

  • Native to your data source: Generating a form on top of any SQL datastore (Postgres, MySQL, Snowflake, etc.) in one click.
  • Your form, your database: Use your own or we’ll give you a Postgres DB—with a connection string if you want to take it elsewhere.
  • Code-first: You can write JavaScript almost anywhere, including libraries like moment and lodash, for custom validations, conditional logic, and data parsing.
  • The start of other processes: Build apps and workflows on top of your data to join data sources, send updates through Slack or email, and take action on your results.
  • Secure: Forms are public but the data, apps, and workflows you build are permissioned securely with granular access controls. You can also self-host it in your own VPC.

Retool Forms is free and has no arbitrary limits on users, forms, or submissions.