https://bob.ibm.com/blog News, guides, and updates from the IBM Bob team. en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://bob.ibm.com/blog/ibm-i-three-month-update https://bob.ibm.com/blog/ibm-i-three-month-update A look at Understand, a new application intelligence feature, plus a recap of everything shipped in the past three months for Premium Package for i. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peter Ma, Tim Rowe https://bob.ibm.com/blog/september-2026-release https://bob.ibm.com/blog/september-2026-release IBM Bob is now generally available for self-hosted deployment on Red Hat OpenShift. This release also adds background processes, an updated MCP client, and new controls for administrators. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:01:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/more-bobcoins https://bob.ibm.com/blog/more-bobcoins We've increased the Bobcoins included with Pro, Pro Plus, Ultra, and our free trial, at no additional cost. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-bob https://bob.ibm.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-bob A set of concepts that emerged from building Bob and working with practitioners in the field — covering structure, context, and the building blocks that improve outcomes over a long project. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/token-efficiency https://bob.ibm.com/blog/token-efficiency Bobcoins are spent on the text Bob reads and writes, not on the work you get done. Here's how to close that gap. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/august-2026-release-2 https://bob.ibm.com/blog/august-2026-release-2 Enforce Bob's configuration centrally, stream audit events into your security platform, run Bob as a first-class agent in IntelliJ, Neovim, or Zed, and more. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/august-2026-release https://bob.ibm.com/blog/august-2026-release This month's release brings updates to Bob Shell, Bobalytics, and Bob IDE. Bob Shell moves to V2, bringing the V2 agent and harness to the terminal. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/pp-for-z-deep-dive https://bob.ibm.com/blog/pp-for-z-deep-dive How structured metadata, data dictionaries, and model augmentation give Bob reliable context across a large Z estate. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/bob-for-z-announcement https://bob.ibm.com/blog/bob-for-z-announcement We're making IBM Bob Premium Package for Z generally available. Here's why a general-purpose model gets your COBOL wrong, and what we did about it. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Louisa Muschal, Nicolas Dangeville, Stefan Liesche https://bob.ibm.com/blog/pp_for_i_announcement https://bob.ibm.com/blog/pp_for_i_announcement Bob now connects directly to your IBM i with no export loop and no friction. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peter Ma, Tim Rowe https://bob.ibm.com/blog/pp_for_java_announcement https://bob.ibm.com/blog/pp_for_java_announcement Upgrade your enterprise Java apps from stuck to modern with guided, agentic workflows. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jay Talekar, Brian Taylor https://bob.ibm.com/blog/bob-v2-release-announcement https://bob.ibm.com/blog/bob-v2-release-announcement Everything we learned from V1, rebuilt from the ground up. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team https://bob.ibm.com/blog/ibm-i-and-bob https://bob.ibm.com/blog/ibm-i-and-bob A short tour of the platform, the day-to-day friction, how IBM Bob fits into an IBM i developer's workflow today, and where it is heading next. Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Peter Ma, Tim Rowe https://bob.ibm.com/blog/announcing-ibm-bob-launch https://bob.ibm.com/blog/announcing-ibm-bob-launch Today marks a milestone in software development as we officially launch IBM Bob, an AI SDLC partner designed to transform how developers work with real codebases. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT IBM Bob Team