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Hex is remaking its notebook into an agent that both uses and plugs into MCP

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◆Current state
Hex is converting its analytics notebook into an AI agent platform. It now runs as an MCP client, is invocable from Codex, and ships generative data apps built from prompts, while keeping its model roster current with Kimi K2.7 and Fable 5 and giving admins default-model and branding controls. Integration and governance work — a Figma connector, AWS IAM-role support, signed embedding — rounds out the core.
◆Where it's heading
The arc points at Hex as connective agent infrastructure: consuming external context and tools via MCP, distributing itself into other agent surfaces like Codex, and letting analysts assemble apps and dashboards from prompts. Expect the agent, rather than the notebook grid, to become the primary interface, with model choice and governance layered on top.
◆Prediction
Likely next steps deepen the agent's tool-use over MCP connections and push generative apps further toward production embedding and governance controls.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    Two new models and more controls over generative apps

    Adds Kimi K2.7 and Fable 5 to the model roster, lets admins set a default model, and allows branding of generative apps. Incremental reinforcement of the generative-app and agent story rather than a new capability.

  2. 14d ago

    Hex in Figma, IAM role support for AWS, and schema refresh history!

    A Figma connector, AWS IAM-role authentication, and schema-refresh history broaden Hex's integration and governance surface — the connective tissue around its notebook-and-agent core.

  3. 28d ago

    Agent web search, model picker, and Fable 5 support

    The Hex Agent gains web search and a user-facing model picker, with Fable 5 added, extending the agent's reach and giving users control over which model answers. Steady buildout of the agent's capabilities.

  4. 1mo ago

    Hex is now in Codex

    Hex is now reachable from Codex, extending where its analytics agent can be invoked. A distribution move that meets analysts inside another agent surface, complementing Hex's own MCP-client role.

  5. 1mo ago

    Hex now connects to your apps as an MCP client

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    Becoming an MCP client lets Hex's agent pull tools and data from any connected app, not just Hex's built-in integrations, turning the notebook into a hub that reaches beyond its own connectors. A foundational step in the shift from analytics notebook to agent platform.

  6. 1mo ago

    Securely embed your generative Hex apps

    Signed embedding lets teams securely drop generative Hex apps into external surfaces, extending the generative-app work toward production deployment and controlled sharing.