What’s New in LabKey 26.7

July 21, 2026

About LabKey

We’re delighted to announce the release of LabKey 26.7.

This release includes updates to SDMS, Community Edition – SDMS, Sample Manager, LIMS and Biologics LIMS.

See the full Release Notes 26.7 (July 2026) for more information.

 

Highlights of Version 26.7

LabKey LIMS

(includes Sample Manager updates)

  • Workflow Actions for Sample Processing, Storage, and Status – Workflow jobs support actions to aliquot, derive, or pool samples, add, check in, check out, move, or remove samples from storage, and update sample status, all within a single job step.

 

Sample Manager

  • Starter+: Set Parent Sample Status on Derive, Pool, or Aliquot – When deriving, pooling, or aliquoting, set the status of the parent sample as part of the same action — no separate update required after the fact.
  • Starter+: Multi-Value Text Choice Fields – Text Choice fields now support multiple selections in Sample Types, Data Classes, Assay Results, Lists, and Datasets — giving teams more flexibility when capturing metadata that requires more than one value.

 

Biologics LIMS

(includes all changes within LIMS suite)

  • Unidentified Molecules – Molecules can be registered before being entirely identified to support characterization before certainty. They can be constructed from unidentified and identified components or excluded, then added later when available. Classification and structure format reconciliation are automatically updated when identified. This can be done via API.
  • Chromatography Analysis Improvements
    • Automated ingestion of chromatography files
    • Signal plot interaction and legend improvements

SDMS

(includes Community changes)

  • LabKey MCP Server – Connect desktop AI agents to the LabKey MCP to query and analyze your data, create SQL queries, write scripts, and perform actions on your server.
  • Calculated Column Expression Assistant – Describe the calculation you need in plain language and let AI generate the LabKey SQL expression for you.
  • Microsoft Graph Protocol API support – Allows sending email via Exchange Online without using SMTP authentication.

SDMS Community

  • Role-restricted API keys – API keys can now be restricted to a specific security role (for example, Reader or Editor), as a way to impose appropriate limits on AI agents, tools, and scripts.
  • LabKey Documentation AI agent integration – Desktop AI agents can now connect to the labkey.org MCP server to answer questions directly from the documentation.
  • Built-in Resource Queries – Query all Reports, Custom Views, and Custom Queries on the site, giving administrators improved control over these resources.

 

Release Notes