The following updates were released to the Kentik platform for Synthetics during February 2026.
Features
- Traceroute hop clarity: Traceroute hop node titles in the synthetics path view now display the hop IP address instead of the interface IP, improving readability of network paths.
- Safer agent removal: Improved the Agent Management interface so removing an agent shows a loading indicator on the affected test and disables other actions until removal completes, preventing accidental concurrent operations.
- Faster agent/test lookups: Optimized agent and test queries resulting in faster lookups and reduced database load.
Bug Fixes
- DNS test periods: Fixed DNS synthetic tests so ping and trace periods stay synchronized with the main test period.
- False latency alerts: Prevented false alarms where 0 ms latency caused by 100% packet loss incorrectly triggered alerts.
- Agent stability: Removed automatic agent deauthentication on task-count mismatch, preventing 403 errors and data loss.