Today, we’re proud to announce Budibase 4.0 - the latest step in our mission to build the complete open-source platform for enterprise operations. Earlier this year, we launched Budibase Agents into Beta.
With Budibase 4.0, Agents are ready for real-world operations.
Here’s what we’ve been working on.
- Agent requests - Agents are built around defined operations, with each execution creating a persistent, trackable request.
- Human approvals - Approval policies and configurable tool permissions.
- Activity - New Actions and Requests UIs.
- Projects - New ways to group related Workspace elements.
Operations & requests
Agents now support multiple Operations. Think of these like tasks that we can make an Agent responsible for - with their own instructions, tools, escalation logic, and permissions. Each Operation is request-driven, stateful, and lifecycle-based.
We’ve also introduced Requests. These are trackable, persistent records that are created by Agent Operations.
Escalations, approvals & human-in-the-loop
Budibase 4.0 is designed from the ground up for human-AI collaboration. Agent Operations now feature deterministic Approval Policies. Provide predictable, rules-based logic for which Requests an Agent can handle autonomously, and where a human needs to step in. Approvals can also be managed in-chat via Slack and Teams.
Agent builder and end-user UX improvements
Budibase 4.0 introduces tool-level permission controls, allowing Agents to execute individual actions with either the requester’s permissions or as an Admin. We’ve also added the ability for end-users to send files to Agents via Slack and Teams, helping to move document-centric use cases to where work really happens.
Budibase 4.0 also adds a range of improvements to how creators build agents, and how end-users interact with them. For builders, we’ve added enhanced testing tools, providing a repeatable way to verify agent behavior after runtime, prompt, or model changes. Alongside this, we’ve improved the agent audit logs UX.
Activity Feed
You need total visibility of what’s happening across your Budibase Workspace. So, we’ve added the new Activity UI. The ‘Actions’ screen shows what’s happening across your processes, including the work performed by users, Agents, and Automations. ‘Requests’ shows all ongoing Agent Requests, including the ones that currently need human input.
We’ve also added an improved audit log UX for Budibase Agents, providing a record of agent configuration, execution, and knowledge.
Projects
Alongside this, we’ve added Projects within Budibase Workspaces, allowing you to group related Assets within your Workspace as your operations grow.
Projects are also import/exportable, enabling teams to turn solutions into reusable templates.