- Added new execution‑dependency APIs (AssetDep, MaterializeResult, AssetSpec) and experimental asset checks, plus customizable AutoMaterializePolicies.
- Introduced Dagster pipes library for running compute in external environments with client integrations (subprocess, Docker, Kubernetes, Databricks).
- Breaking change: AssetExecutionContext is now a subclass of OpExecutionContext (type hints must be updated) and UI no longer supports launching a backfill as a single run; also fixed bugs around run concurrency slots and various integrat...