---
number: 41796
slug: 41796-developer-update-january-2026
published: 2026-01-08
discussion: https://github.com/orgs/supabase/discussions/41796
labels:
  - documentation
  - security
  - frontend
  - python
  - ai
page: https://supabase.com/changelog/41796-developer-update-january-2026
---

# Developer Update - January 2026

Here’s everything that happened with Supabase in the last month:

## Update on security progress and roadmap

<img width="2400" height="1600" alt="security-roadmap" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/00029fc8-7fb8-4497-baa5-86d8ff2e4666" />

Learn about all the security features we added last year and our 2026 roadmap.

[[Blog Post](https://supabase.com/blog/supabase-security-2025-retro)]

## Stripe Sync Engine in the Supabase Dashboard

<img width="1200" height="800" alt="stripe-sync-engine" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9edf8e30-f9a6-445d-b300-31daa7e29a5a" />

One-click integration for the Stripe Sync Engine directly in the Supabase dashboard. Query your customers, subscriptions, invoices, and payments using standard SQL.

[[Blog Post](https://supabase.com/blog/stripe-sync-engine-integration)]

## Enhanced docs for the Metrics API

<img width="1200" height="800" alt="metrics-api" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f295d671-48d0-4735-b004-68377641eeaa" />

Better guidance on how to stream Supabase database telemetry into any Prometheus-compatible observability stack. 

[[Blog Post](https://supabase.com/blog/metrics-api-observability)]

## Build ChatGPT apps with Supabase and mcp-use

<img width="1200" height="800" alt="chatgt-mcp-use" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3e8a9d51-4b2e-429d-9328-59547e3262b3" />

Learn how to build ChatGPT apps that connect to your Supabase database. Use mcp-use, an open source SDK that makes it easy to deploy MCP Servers on Supabase Edge Functions.

[[Blog Post](https://supabase.com/blog/building-chatgpt-apps-with-supabase)]

## Index Advisor in Table Editor

<img width="1200" height="800" alt="index-advisor" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ff5f78ad-0cb8-49de-87bd-87e6c68be5ab" />

It’s now much easier to detect missing indexes in your database.

[[Twitter](https://x.com/kiwicopple/status/2008348148226298351?s=20)]

## Quick Product Announcements

- Supabase is now in the top-100 repos on GitHub. [[Twitter](https://x.com/kiwicopple/status/1998805134994989459?s=20)]
- Data API upgraded to PostgREST v14. [[GitHub](https://github.com/orgs/supabase/discussions/41288)]
- Python Type Generation in the CLI. [[Twitter](https://x.com/kiwicopple/status/2000640863471571400?s=61&t=LYeWTiS-3dSFC1q3Q8q7vw)]
- Three new quick starts in docs for Expo React Native, TanStack Start, and Flask. [[Twitter](https://x.com/dshukertjr/status/2001256973107650586?s=61&t=LYeWTiS-3dSFC1q3Q8q7vw)]
- Explain/Analyze diagrams are now available in the Supabase Dashboard. [[Twitter](https://x.com/kiwicopple/status/2008682511506043086?s=20)]

<hr /><em>This discussion was created from the release <a href='https://github.com/supabase/supabase/releases/tag/v1.26.01'>Developer Update - January 2026</a>.</em>