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This page documents new features, enhancements, and updates for the embedded chat integration. Changes are listed in chronological order by release date. For information about new features and improvements to the watsonx Orchestrate product, see What’s new in IBM® watsonx Orchestrate®.
26 March 2026

New features

Streaming delta event

Added the pre:stream:delta event for real-time control over streaming responses. This event fires before each streaming delta chunk is processed and rendered, enabling you to inspect, modify, or suppress streaming content as it arrives. For more information, see the documentation for pre:stream:delta event.

Silent messages

Added support for silent messages in the send() method. Silent messages are sent to the agent but remain hidden from the chat UI, enabling cleaner user experiences for system notifications and background operations. For more information, see the documentation for send() method.

Load chat thread

Added the features.showThreadList configuration parameter to control the visibility of the chat history (thread list) in the side panel. This feature provides flexible control over conversation history display. For more information, see Customizing the chat UI: Features.Added the showSelectedAsTitle property for dropdown form elements in float and custom layouts. This property allows the detail view title to automatically update to display the text of the currently selected dropdown item, providing better context for users navigating form interactions. For more information, see the showSelectedAsTitle property details in updateCustomHeaderItems().
13 March 2026

Documentation improvements

Context variables

Added comprehensive Context variables documentation covering methods for passing additional information from your web application to agents:
  • Two implementation methods:
    • JWT token method: For stable and identity-related context such as user ID, role, and organization.
    • Instance methods (pre:send event): For dynamic and frequently changing context such as current page, form inputs, and selections.
  • Complete implementation examples:
    • Full JWT creation service with RS256 signing and user payload encryption
    • Simple and advanced context injection patterns using instance methods
    • Combined approach demonstrating both methods together
  • Agent configuration: Step-by-step setup including agent definition with context_access_enabled and context_variables list.

Instance methods

Enhanced the Instance methods documentation with comprehensive coverage of all chat instance methods:

Events

Enhanced the Events documentation with comprehensive coverage of all chat events: