Release notes for Cloud Manager 2026.4.0 in Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service release-notes
Learn about the release of Cloud Manager 2026.4.0 in AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) as a Cloud Service.
See also the current release notes for Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service.
Release dates release-date
The release date for Cloud Manager 2026.4.0 in AEM as a Cloud Service is Thursday, April 2, 2026.
The next planned release is Thursday, May 7, 2026.
What’s new - Cloud Manager cloud-manager-whats-new
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Cloud Manager MCP server for AI-powered IDEs
You can now use an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes Cloud Manager Public APIs as tools for AI-enabled IDEs (such as Cursor). After you connect it, you can use conversational prompts to list and manage programs, pipelines, environments, and repositories, helping you move faster without leaving your editor.
See the documentation Use MCP with AEM as a Cloud Service.
See the tutorial Cloud Manager MCP Server.
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Faster builds with module caching
A new build model compiles only changed modules (rather than the entire repo) using module-level caching to shorten build times. It applies to Code Quality non-production pipelines and development Full Stack non-production pipelines.
See About using Smart Build in a non-production pipeline and Add a non-production pipeline.
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Self-serve host connectivity check
Cloud Manager now lets you run self-serve checks from your environment. These checks verify host and port reachability and confirm DNS resolution using your program’s configured network path, including egress. This capability helps you validate advanced networking and resolve integration issues faster without opening support cases or accessing pods.
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Improved stability, performance, and reliability
This release includes optimization and maintenance updates that improved the stability, performance, and reliability of Cloud Manager.
Beta programs private-beta-program
Participate in Cloud Manager’s beta programs to get exclusive access to upcoming features before their general release.
See also AEM Beta programs
The following opportunities are currently available:
Edge Delivery Services with AEM Authoring and flexible publish tier configuration eds-with-aem-authoring
Cloud Manager introduces two capabilities designed to support modern delivery architectures.
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Edge Delivery Services with AEM Authoring
You can now deliver sites using Edge Delivery Services while continuing to author content in AEM Author mode. Depending on your workflow preferences, you can choose between the following authoring approaches:- Document-based authoring
- AEM Author-based authoring
For more information, see Create Edge Delivery site in Cloud Manager.
- Flexible publish tier configuration
Cloud Manager now lets you configure whether a publish tier is required for your program. This flexibility lets you set up environments that better match your chosen delivery architecture.
For more information, see Flexible Publish Tier (Beta).
To join the Beta, email grp-beta_xwalk-publish_config@adobe.com with your Adobe Organization ID and Program ID.
Faster builds with module caching quick-build-cm-pipelines
A new build model compiles only changed modules (rather than the entire repository) using module-level caching to shorten build times. It applies to production pipelines. You control which production pipelines use Smart Build.
For more information, see the following:
To join the Beta, email beta_quickbuild_cmpipelines@adobe.com with your Adobe OrgID and Program ID.
Bug fixes bug-fixes
There are no significant bug fixes in the April 2026 Cloud Manager release.