--- title: October 2026 Product Release Update description: "Discover Haystack's October 2026 release: new MCP Write and Search tools, automated conflict detection for wiki pages, Must Read page tracking, an Advanced Analytics overview dashboard, and Outlook calendar invites." --- [Skip to content](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/october#main-content) [![Logo (Black Text)-1.svg\]](https://support.haystackteam.com/hubfs/Logo%20(Black%20Text)-1.svg)](https://support.haystackteam.com/en?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact Support](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/customer-support-submit-a-ticket) [Contact Support](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/customer-support-submit-a-ticket?hsLang=en) Hi there, how can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Desk](https://support.haystackteam.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Product Updates](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/product-updates?hsLang=en) 3. [2026, October](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/product-updates?hsLang=en#2026-october) # October 2026 Product Release Update ##### This October release focuses on content integrity, essential knowledge tracking, actionable analytics, and expanded cross-platform tools. We are thrilled to introduce automated conflict resolution alongside features that help teams stay aligned, informed, and connected wherever they work! Here are the key improvements and new features that you'll notice: ##### AI & Integrations - **[MCP Content Creation Tools](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/using-mcp-creation-tools-?hsLang=en)**: Take action directly from your AI assistant! Building on our MCP search integration, users can now create Haystack content without leaving tools like Claude or ChatGPT. Ask your assistant to draft posts for specific groups or build private knowledge pages from meeting notes, prompts, or existing intranet resources. All drafts stay private until you review, customize, and publish them within Haystack—ensuring full administrative control and strict permission enforcement. - **[MCP Search Tools](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/search-and-read-haystack-content-from-your-ai-tools-with-mcp?hsLang=en)**: Connect your external AI assistants directly to your verified intranet knowledge! The Haystack MCP search integration allows users to query people, teams, posts, events, knowledge pages, and glossary terms in natural language from tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Slack, and Gemini. Every response is grounded in real-time Haystack content, respects each user’s existing permissions, and includes citations with direct links back to full source pages and posts. ##### Content Management & Integrity - **["Must Read" Page Acknowledgements](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/how-to-mark-and-manage-must-read-pages?hsLang=en)**: Admins and group owners can now require group members to confirm reading critical pages, handbooks, and policy updates. Readers receive clear visual badges to mark pages as read, while administrators gain dedicated tracking tabs to monitor real-time completion rates and reset acknowledgements after major revisions. ##### Analytics & Reporting - Advanced Analytics Overview: Admins equipped with Advanced Analytics now have access to a centralized monthly performance dashboard. Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly active user trends, track user activation shifts, and identify your platform's most engaging posts, pages, groups, and top search queries at a glance. ##### Social Engagement & Events - **[Outlook Calendar Sharing & Invites](https://support.haystackteam.com/en/how-to-set-up-and-use-the-outlook-calendar-integration-?hsLang=en)**: Seamlessly sync internal company events with Microsoft 365! Event creators can now share Haystack events directly to linked personal or group Outlook calendars from the Broadcast menu and dispatch automated calendar invites with full session details, location, and meeting links included. - Refreshed Email Digests & Rich Media Placeholders: Email digests have received a fresh visual update. 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