# Cohere launches North 2 with redesigned agent harness and cross‑session memory

Digest AI · Agents & Tools · published 2026-10-05T14:02:04Z

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## Summary

Cohere announced the launch of North 2, the latest version of its enterprise‑grade agentic AI platform. The upgrade adds cross‑session memory, a redesigned orchestration harness, and granular cost‑control features that work across cloud, on‑premises, and air‑gapped environments. Cohere says the platform now unifies security, intelligence, governance, and full‑stack control, letting organizations run the system wherever their data resides.

The company highlighted new capabilities such as reusable Skills, shared Libraries, and Applications that let users prototype documents, dashboards, and lightweight apps directly in chat. North 2 also ships with a visual workflow builder, pre‑built automation templates, and connectors to tools like Slack, SharePoint, Jira, Notion, and GitHub. Cohere noted a partnership with NVIDIA, claiming that running its models on Blackwell and Hopper hardware delivers more tokens per second at lower cost. Bell Cyber is also joining to provide government‑grade security for the platform.

Customers mentioned include LG CNS, which uses North to deliver AI services across South Korea, and Dell, which helps deploy the solution on‑premises. Cohere invites interested organizations to book a demo through its sales team.

## Key points

- North 2 adds cross‑session memory and a redesigned agent orchestration harness
- Granular cost controls let admins set rate limits, user quotas, and organization‑wide caps
- Platform runs on cloud, on‑premises, or air‑gapped and is model‑agnostic, supporting NVIDIA hardware

## Why it matters

The upgrade gives enterprises tighter security, cost governance, and flexible deployment options, making large‑scale agentic AI more practical for regulated industries.

## Sources

1. [Cohere Launches North 2 With Redesigned Agent Harness and Memory](https://unite.ai/cohere-launches-north-2-with-redesigned-agent-harness-and-memory) (Unite.AI, 2026-10-05)

Part of the developing story: [Cohere Expands Global AI Alliance With New Agent Platform](https://digestai.news/thread/pwc-and-cohere-announce-global-ai-alliance) (2 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Cohere launches North 2 with redesigned agent harness and cross‑session memory", 5 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/cohere-launches-north-2-with-redesigned-agent-harness-and-crosssession

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