Graphite's recent launch week unveiled several innovative features designed to enhance collaboration and efficiency for developers using its platform. Key announcements included the ability for multiple engineers to collaborate seamlessly on the same stack of pull requests (PRs) with enhanced Git state management, and automatic rebasing of partially merged stacks to ensure correct diffs and reviewer assignment. The introduction of Graphite merge rules allows teams to set customizable, flexible branch protection and code ownership requirements, enabling fast-paced development while adhering to company policies. Additionally, Graphite introduced batching to improve continuous integration (CI) processes, reducing costs and expediting merging by grouping PRs for simultaneous testing and merging. These updates are complemented by new integrations with Buildkite and GitHub Actions to optimize CI pipelines, offering more reliable releases with controlled costs.