Harness May 2026 Product Updates: 60+ New Features
Blog post from Harness
Harness's recent updates emphasize enhancing software development efficiency through AI coding tools, cloud cost management, and robust security measures. The May release introduced over 60 features, including cloud and AI cost management capabilities that track AI infrastructure as a primary spend category and correlate AI assistant adoption with productivity outcomes. The inclusion of the Harness MCP Server in the Claude Connectors Directory allows developers to access pipelines and workflows directly within the Claude interface, leveraging the Harness Software Delivery Knowledge Graph for informed decision-making. Security enhancements include keyless artifact signing and sensitive data detection within AI prompts, while the Dependency Firewall now supports exemptions and notifications for more precise control. Additionally, Harness has improved its testing and resilience processes by integrating Kubernetes load testing and expanding AI test automation with native Playwright execution. A focus on AI spend visibility, engineering metrics refinement, and platform integrations such as Google Chat and ServiceNow aims to streamline operations and provide comprehensive insights into AI and cloud expenditure.
| Trend | Post Mentions | Total Month Mentions | Posts | Companies | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 17 | 2,222 | 358 | 117 | -5% |
| MCP | 10 | 10,927 | 960 | 225 | -18% |
| AI Coding Assistant | 6 | 2,472 | 654 | 180 | +5% |
| Observability | 3 | 4,489 | 863 | 207 | +9% |
| Real-time | 3 | 6,474 | 1,565 | 283 | -12% |
| Data Pipeline | 1 | 594 | 262 | 105 | -25% |
| Developer Experience | 1 | 451 | 268 | 105 | -29% |
| Secrets Management | 1 | 2,694 | 449 | 146 | +10% |
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