August 12th, 2026

Infra Assistant: harder to miss, easier to use!

Finding Infra Assistant used to take a few clicks. Reading its history meant opening a dropdown. Giving it more room on screen wasn't really an option. You asked, and we listened. So, now that changes, and more!

Here’s what is changing:

  • You now land on the new Assistant page by default when you open Spacelift, unless you've already set a different homepage.

  • Infra Assistant moved up in the main navigation and opens straight into that page now. Want it scoped to what you're looking at instead? Hit Ask in quick search.

  • The assistant got a rework: controls adapt to your screen size, chat history lives in a side panel instead of a dropdown on wide screens, and the quick-command examples got refreshed too.

  • Set approval mode to always ask and review every step, or switch to auto and let it run with less supervision.

  • Switch to full-screen from the modes dropdown, or double-click the panel header when you're in floating mode.

  • Quick search comes up empty? Ask the assistant directly, or hit the button next to the input to send your text in as a prompt instead of retyping it.

  • Collapsed navigation now previews on hover, so you can see what's there without clicking in. Pin it open if you'd rather keep it visible.

  • Creating a stack now has choices: the traditional way, or by asking the assistant.

  • Stacks also get their own Ask button, so you can check what's going on with a stack without leaving it.

These updates are pushed out and ready to go. Set a homepage if you don't want the new default, and give auto mode a try if you've been approving every step by hand. As always, take it for a spin, and tell us what you think. We always love to hear your feedback.