Release Notes CodeNOW 7.17 – February 2026

Container Component

Containers in CodeNOW let you build and publish reusable Docker images that other components can reference as base images. Unlike application components, containers are not independently deployed — they are built, released, and then consumed through a FROM directive in other components' Dockerfiles.

Key Capabilities:

• Create and Manage Containers: Establish new containers with name and Git configuration, browse, search, and filter accessible containers across the account
• Repository Access: Open or clone the Git repository for local development
• Release Management: Build and publish new container versions with full version control
• Setup Guidance: Retrieve instructions for referencing container images in Dockerfiles
• Merge Request Handling: Create and review merge requests following standard CodeNOW workflows
• Permission Control: Manage viewing, development, and administrative access per container
• CI Configuration: Configure providers, build settings, and triggers
• Lifecycle Management: Permanently remove containers and associated repositories when no longer needed

Benefits:

• Reusable, versioned Docker images reduce duplication across application components
• Centralized base image management ensures consistency and simplifies updates
• Faster CI pipelines with purpose-built build images
• Clear separation between infrastructure images and deployed services
• Standard CodeNOW permission model and Git workflows apply to containers

Vibe Coding Session

Vibe Coding Session is an AI-assisted coding environment that runs in a dedicated container on one of the account's data planes. It eliminates the need for local development setups by allowing developers to work using natural language prompts directly in the cloud.

Key Capabilities:

• AI-Assisted Development: Generate new code from natural language feature descriptions, refactor existing code, and get explanations of complex logic
• Cloud-Based Environment: No local setup required — everything runs in a dedicated container on the account's data plane
• Full Project Context: The AI assistant has access to all component repositories within the application
• Bug Identification and Fixes: Describe issues in natural language and let the AI suggest or implement fixes
• Test Generation: Automatically generate tests for existing functionality
• Secure Access: Authenticated via SSH keys configured in the user's Keys & Tokens profile

Benefits:

• Dramatically lower barrier to entry for new team members — no local environment setup needed
• Accelerated development through AI-assisted code generation and refactoring
• Full integration with CodeNOW Git workflows — commits trigger builds and deployments automatically
• Secure, ephemeral containers with persistent Git commits ensure no work is lost
• Application-wide access to all component repositories in a single session