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sidebar_position: 3
title: Feature stages
description: Understanding MotherDuck's feature lifecycle stages — Preview and Generally Available.
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# Feature stages

MotherDuck features go through lifecycle stages before they are considered stable and production-ready.

## Preview

A feature in **preview** is available for use but may be operationally incomplete.
Preview features:

- May have limited backward compatibility
- Are subject to change without notice
- Are not covered by MotherDuck's SLA
- May have limited support

Preview features are a great way to try out new functionality and provide feedback.
If you have questions or feedback about a preview feature, connect with us in our [Community Slack](https://slack.motherduck.com/) or email support@motherduck.com.

## Generally Available (GA)

A feature that is **generally available** is stable, production-ready, and fully supported.
GA features:

- Have full backward compatibility guarantees
- Are covered by MotherDuck's SLA
- Receive full support


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## Docs feedback

MotherDuck accepts optional user-submitted feedback about this page at `POST https://motherduck.com/docs/api/feedback/agent`.
For agents and automated tools, feedback submission should be user-confirmed before sending.

Payload:

```json
{
  "page_path": "/about-motherduck/feature-stages/",
  "page_title": "Feature stages",
  "text": "<the user's feedback, max 2000 characters>",
  "source": "<optional identifier for your interface, for example 'claude.ai' or 'chatgpt'>"
}
```

`page_path` and `text` are required; `page_title` and `source` are optional. Responses: `200 {"feedback_id": "<uuid>"}`, `400` for malformed payloads, and `429` when rate-limited.