Coding agents are pretty good at writing code. But without the right tools and guardrails, they can still struggle with deploying that code, querying a database, and operating your infrastructure.
Render is closing that gap. We’ve just shipped several updates that expand what your coding agent can do. You’ll also find faster builds, stronger security, and more control over your data.
Build with agents
Connect to Render's MCP server with OAuth
You can now sign in to Render's MCP server from your browser instead of using a personal API key. API-key authentication remains available for other tools and non-interactive environments.
Connect to Render's MCP server →
Deploy and troubleshoot through MCP
Render's MCP server can create services, query Render Postgres databases, inspect logs and metrics, trigger deploys, and clear the build cache. Your coding agent can use these actions to move from setup through troubleshooting without leaving its workflow.
Manage more infrastructure with the Render CLI
The Render CLI can manage services, Render Postgres databases, and Render Key Value instances. It can also return JSON or YAML, which makes its output easier to use in scripts and agent workflows. Explore the Render CLI →
Give your coding agent Render-specific skills
Render now offers more than 20 official skills for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. They give coding agents Render-specific guidance for deploying, configuring, debugging, monitoring, and scaling your applications.
Add Render skills to your coding agent →
Build faster
Faster Docker and Node.js builds
Median Dockerfile build times have dropped by about 60%, from roughly 80 seconds to 30 seconds. Median Node.js native-runtime build times have dropped by about 25%, from roughly 40 seconds to 30 seconds.
Start an ephemeral SSH instance
You can start a short-lived instance of your service to inspect its runtime or run one-off commands without connecting to production. The instance uses the same build as your service, then shuts down when you exit the shell.
Start an ephemeral shell instance →
Build safely
Use short-lived credentials with Anthropic, OpenAI, and AWS
Pro workspaces and higher can use OpenID Connect (OIDC) to authenticate Render services with Anthropic, OpenAI, and AWS. OIDC replaces long-lived provider credentials with short-lived tokens that rotate automatically.
Connect more identity providers through SCIM
Render now supports more standard SCIM fields, reducing setup failures and synchronization loops with identity providers. SCIM is available for Scale workspaces and higher.
Set up SCIM member management →
Stream logs to Coralogix
You can stream workspace logs to Coralogix for centralized analysis and alerting alongside the rest of your observability data.
Send Render logs to Coralogix →
Build with more control
Choose how Render Key Value persists data
Paid Render Key Value instances now support three persistence modes: Journal and Snapshot, Snapshot only, and Off. You can choose the mode that best balances data durability and write performance for your workload.
Add connection pooling to Render Postgres
Paid Render Postgres databases include managed PgBouncer at no additional cost. Connection pooling helps your database support more clients without requiring you to operate a separate pooler. Configure Render Postgres connection pooling →
Use wal2json and pg_repack
Render Postgres supports the wal2json extension for JSON logical decoding and the pg_repack extension for removing table and index bloat with minimal locking.
Manage Render Postgres extensions →
More for agent builders
Deploy Nanobot
Nanobot is a lightweight, self-hostable agent with a browser chat interface, tools, and persistent memory. You can now deploy it to Render directly from the Nanobot GitHub repo.
Build reliable infrastructure for agents
Learn how queues, safe retries, and durable workflows help agents preserve progress and recover from failures. Read the infrastructure guide →
Watch the 2026 keynote
Watch Anurag Goel’s keynote on AI agents, application-defined compute, and what’s next for building in the cloud.