# What's new in January 2026 | Checkly Changelog

> Checkly changelog: Rocky AI root cause analysis for all check types, Dev agent image for Private Locations, New role: Read & Run

Source: https://www.checklyhq.com/changelog/whats-new-in-january-2026/

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# What's new in January 2026

Published Jan 16, 2026

## Rocky AI root cause analysis for all check types

Rocky, Checkly's AI agent, can now analyze and triage failures for all uptime monitors and synthetic check types, including trace routes, packet captures, and other artifacts generated during a check run. You get error classification (code typo or infrastructure error), user impact (which user groups or features are affected), and root cause with supporting evidence and, where possible, a simple code fix.

[AI Root Cause Analysis docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/resolve/ai-root-cause-analysis/overview/)[Rocky AI docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/platform/rocky-ai/)

## Dev agent image for Private Locations

A new dev variant of the Private Location agent image is designed for checks that rely on npm packages with native dependencies requiring compilation. It works the same way as the standard agent but includes the build tools needed to compile native modules, and is available starting with version 6.3.0.

[Dev image docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/platform/private-locations/dev-agent/)

```
checkly/agent-dev:X.Y.Z
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## New role: Read & Run

Read & Run is a new role for users who need to run checks and tests without being able to change configuration. Members with this role can view all resources and manually trigger checks via the UI, API, or CLI, while deployments and config changes stay locked down.

## Also shipped

- **Playwright Check Suites:** Peak memory usage is now reported in job logs, so you know when it is time to split a check into multiple suites and avoid out-of-memory issues.
- **Changelog:** [All product changelogs are now centralized in the dev docs, including a new changelog for the Checkly agent.](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/changelog/changelog/)
- **API:** [The check results API now exposes `pcapDataUrl` for packet captures on network errors (API checks only).](https://developers.checklyhq.com/reference/getv1checkresultscheckidcheckresultid)
- **SSO:** [See whether a user is using SSO directly in the Members view (Enterprise plans only).](https://app.checklyhq.com/settings/account/members)
- **Fixed:** Errors and logs for failing TCP monitors are now shown reliably.
- **Fixed:** DNS monitor failure emails now include details explaining why the check failed, and the default DNS monitor timeout increased from 2s to 5s to reduce false timeouts.
- **Fixed:** Console logs are now shown consistently when an API check fails, regardless of the failure reason.
- **Fixed:** Improved control over how Status Pages display and reorder cards and services.
- **Fixed:** A Yarn initialization issue in Playwright Check Suites that caused excessive memory usage.