# Loop v2026.02.12 - Beta Release

**URL:** https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/loop-v2026-02-12-beta-release/6897
**Category:** Lens Loop
**Created:** [February 12, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/loop-v2026-02-12-beta-release/6897 "2026-02-12T14:21:08Z")
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### Author: ![jakolehm](https://forums.k8slens.dev/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@jakolehm](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jakolehm)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/loop-v2026-02-12-beta-release/6897/1 "2026-02-12T14:21:08Z")

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This beta introduces AI-assisted evaluator generation, scoring improvements, and expanded SQL querying capabilities alongside timeline visualization enhancements and better trace metadata.

## Features & Enhancements

- **Align Judge** — Create LLM evaluators through a guided AI-assisted workflow. Align Judge analyzes your dataset and generates tailored evaluator prompts, making it faster to set up evaluation criteria. AI-dependent actions are disabled when  
Lens Prism is not configured.
- **SQL Skill: Evaluation & Dataset Tables** — Query evaluation and dataset tables directly using the SQL skill, enabling custom analysis and reporting across your evaluation data.
- **Timeline Visualization** — Improved timeline bar rendering with larger font size and better title positioning for easier trace exploration.
- **Source Environment in Traces** — New source environment ID column in the traces view, making it easier to distinguish spans from different deployment environments.

## Fixes & Improvements

- **Scoring** — Better numeric score validation, accurate sorted score indexing, and improved edit/delete guards for manual scoring workflows.
- **Server Stability** — Improved handling of malformed spans and OTLP int64 values to prevent ingestion errors.
- **OpenAI Compatibility** — Added support for max\_completion\_tokens parameter used by newer OpenAI models.
- **UI Improvements** — Fixed drawer closing behavior, span deletion refresh, auth URL browser link handling, and time range persistence across views.