Artifact Registry

Explore planned Artifact Registry capabilities and enhancements.

This page tracks planned capabilities and enhancements for Artifact Registry.

SaaS release status: GA

Now

Q3 2026

Package Ecosystem

Alpine and Wolfi Packages

Store and manage Alpine and Wolfi packages

Package Ecosystem

R Packages

Store and manage R packages

Package Ecosystem

Terraform Modules and Providers

Store and Manage Terraform Modules and Providers

Package Ecosystem

RubyGems Packages

Store and manage RubyGems.

Governance

Key Signing

Ability to Attach Keys to Registries

AI

AI Chatbot

AI-powered chatbot capabilities to provide assistance within the module

Package Ecosystem

Terraform Backend

Store and Manage Terraform State Files

AI

Agent Skills Support

Store and manage Agent Skills

Governance

Storage Quota Configuration

Define and enforce storage quotas across projects and orgs

AI

Semantic Artifact Discovery

Find artifacts intelligently using context aware, natural language search

AI

Dependency Firewall Agent

Enforce policies using a lightweight AI agent

CD Integration

Harness CD Integration

Enable Artifact Registry as a native artifact source across Kubernetes Helm, Native Helm, and Deployment templates

Later

Q4 2026

Governance

Geo-Based Access

Control artifact access based on user geography

Cost Optimization

Cold Storage Tiering

Optimize costs by automatically moving infrequently used artifacts to cold storage

Governance

Edge Nodes

HAR-managed Registry deployed in customer’s own network

Integration

Harness IDP Integration

Integrate Artifact Registry insights and actions directly into the Harness Internal Developer Portal

CI/CD Integration

Artifact Promotion Step

Promote artifacts across environments with a native CI/CD step for controlled release flows

Released

Q2 2026

Package Ecosystem

Debian Packages

Store and manage Debian packages

Package Ecosystem

Conan Packages

Store and Manage C++ Conan packages

Package Ecosystem

Puppet Packages

Store and manage Puppet packages

Governance

Artifact Lifecycle Management

Automate artifact retention, cleanup, and archival with lifecycle policies

Governance

Soft Delete for Artifacts

Recover accidentally deleted registries, packages, or versions with soft delete support

SecurityGovernance

Audit for Artifact Access

Track and audit artifact downloads, uploads, and access events for full traceability via dashboards

SecurityGovernance

Dependency Firewall: Exemptions and Notifications

Allow for exemption management for blocked packages, with notification support