# What's new in July 2026 | Checkly Changelog

> Checkly changelog: Run Checkly from GitHub Actions with native CI feedback, gRPC, SSL, and Traceroute monitors are generally available, Web Vitals in Playwright Check Suite results, Status Pages now publish RSS, Atom, and Slack feeds

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

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# What's new in July 2026

Published Aug 3, 2026

## Run Checkly from GitHub Actions with native CI feedback

The new checkly-action runs `checkly test` or `checkly trigger` straight from your workflow, with detached test sessions and results reported through GitHub Checks. Gate pull requests on Checkly results without burning Actions minutes waiting for runs to finish.

[Read the docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/integrations/ci-cd/github/actions/)[GitHub Marketplace →](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/checkly)

```
- uses: checkly/checkly-action@v1
with:
command: test

✓ 12 checks passed · reported via GitHub Checks
```

## gRPC, SSL, and Traceroute monitors are generally available

Three new monitor types, now available to everyone: check gRPC endpoints, catch expiring certificates, and trace network paths. Create and manage them from the web app, API, CLI, or your Monitoring as Code setup, with detailed assertions and diagnostics.

[Constructs docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/constructs/)

## Web Vitals in Playwright Check Suite results

Playwright Check Suites now collect six Web Vitals for every page your tests visit — LCP, CLS, INP, FCP, TTFB, and TBT, scored against the web.dev thresholds. No changes to your tests needed: metrics show up per page visit in the same result view you already use for functional failures, and each LCP and INP score expands into a breakdown of where the time went.

[Read the docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/detect/synthetic-monitoring/playwright-checks/performance-metrics/)

## Status Pages now publish RSS, Atom, and Slack feeds

Every status page now exposes RSS and Atom feeds, and incident updates can flow straight into a Slack channel. Subscribers get incidents where they already work instead of refreshing a status page.

[Read the docs →](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/communicate/status-pages/subscriber-notifications/)

## Also shipped

- **Reporting API:** bucket results by day, week, or month in your own timezone with [the new `granularity` and `timezone` options](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/api-reference/reporting/generates-a-report-with-aggregate-statistics-for-checks-and-check-groups/).
- **Faster debugging:** open the last passing run for the same location straight from a failing result.
- **API checks:** image response bodies now render as [previews](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/detect/synthetic-monitoring/api-checks/configuration/#previewing-image-response-bodies) instead of binary output.
- **Planning agent:** create a Monitoring as Code PR straight from an AI conversation, or route an existing check through Export to Code (trial and Rocky AI accounts).
- **Telegram alerts:** route to [forum topics or groups](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/integrations/alerts/telegram/) with a group ID.
- **MCP server:** authenticate with [API keys or service keys](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/ai/mcp-server/security-and-permissions/#authentication) for clients without interactive auth.
- **Safer CLI deploys:** [detach removed resources with `--preserve-resources`](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/cli/checkly-deploy/#deleting-vs-detaching-removed-resources); destructive deletions now ask for confirmation.
- **CLI:** [run deployed checks by ID or tag with `checkly checks run`](https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/cli/checkly-checks/#checkly-checks-run), with table, Markdown, or JSON output.