What pixeltable/pixeltable shipped
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Week of September 14, 2026
What shipped
- Image/archive split: `pxt db` now reconciles a hosted database with diff, update, restart, build-image, and delete operations, replacing separate create/build-image commands and only rebuilding what changed. Pull request #1610
- Fixed crashes when inserting or creating tables from join queries by clarifying RowBuilder.tbl semantics as the write target instead of guessing from source. Pull request #1606
- Added --json-schema flag to CLI commands that outputs a JSON schema for --json output, derived automatically from Pydantic models. Pull request #1637
- Hosted compute and query routes now presign media URLs so clients can reach them, fixing a limitation where /media URLs pointed to unreachable service endpoints. Pull request #1624
- Restricted secret creation to prevent names starting with PIXELTABLE_* and refactored secrets pulling from config. Pull request #1629
- Fixed archive deployment for Pixeltable core by unpacking the archive before launching the proxy daemon. Pull request #1640
- Fixed daemon hijacking in CLI tests by ensuring tests run from the correct working directory and hardening daemon identity checks on every health response. Pull request #1633
- Docs page menu now installs the MCP with Copy MCP URL and Copy MCP install command options, plus Connect to VS Code support. Pull request #1646
- Added missing require_package() guard for sentence-transformers dependency. Pull request #1643
- Released v0.7.8 with documentation updates and pod responsiveness improvements. Release
Why it matters
This week's releases improve the core development workflow with the image/archive split reducing rebuild times, fix critical bugs in query operations and test infrastructure, and enhance the hosted service experience with proper media URL presigning. Documentation and tooling improvements make the project more accessible to new users.
Changelog entry
- Image/archive split: `pxt db` now provides unified database reconciliation (diff, update, restart, build-image, delete), replacing separate create/build-image operations Pull request #1610
- Fixed AssertionError crashes when inserting or creating tables from join queries Pull request #1606
- Added --json-schema flag to CLI commands for JSON schema output of --json results Pull request #1637
- Hosted compute and query routes now presign media URLs for client accessibility Pull request #1624
- Restricted secret creation to prevent PIXELTABLE_* prefixed names Pull request #1629
- Added missing require_package() guard for sentence-transformers Pull request #1643
- Fixed Pixeltable core deployment by unpacking archive before launching proxy daemon Pull request #1640
- Fixed daemon hijacking in CLI tests and hardened daemon identity verification Pull request #1633
v0.7.8 ships with image/archive splitting for faster rebuilds, fixes for join query crashes, --json-schema CLI support, and presigned media URLs for hosted services.
This week's Pixeltable release improves performance and reliability: the image/archive split reduces rebuild times by only rebuilding what changed, join query operations now work correctly when creating or inserting tables, and hosted services properly presign media URLs for client access. CLI commands gained --json-schema support for better integration, and test infrastructure was hardened to prevent daemon hijacking issues.