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Hex 4.0 rebuilds projects as code so agents can build them from anywhere.

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◆Current state
Hex is a data workspace whose agent builds projects, Generative Apps and published eval suites, and can be called from the CLI and API. Hex 4.0, now in public beta, makes projects fully code-defined, lets them be built from outside Hex, adds observability across agents, and ships a new review-focused UI and a faster execution engine. The announcement entry lists these headings without detail.
◆Where it's heading
Since July, Hex has been moving its agent out of the notebook: first callable from the CLI and API, then building whole projects, then metered and tracked. A code-defined project format is the step that lets any agent or editor produce Hex work, with Hex becoming the place people review and run it.
◆Prediction
Expect the 4.0 beta to be followed by tooling for editing projects as files, such as git sync or editor integrations, and by more agent observability; the entry is too thin to say when general availability lands.

◆Recent moves

  1. 3d ago

    Hex 4.0 beta: code-defined projects, new UI and engine

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    Hex 4.0 turns the notebook into a code-defined project format, which is what the CLI, API and agent work since July needed. The entry is a heading list, so the scope of each change is not yet clear.

  2. 22d ago

    Pull agent usage data and import Ossie models

    Teams can now pull agent usage and credit-grant data and import Apache Ossie models into Hex. Usage data supports the credit-metered agent, and Ossie imports give the agent semantic definitions to work from.

  3. 1mo ago

    See how your team uses the agent

    Agent activity is now classified so teams can see what the agent is being used for, and chart edits in Generative Apps run faster. It extends the run of oversight features that followed the agent gaining the ability to build projects on its own.

  4. 1mo ago

    Explore and share insights from Generative Apps

    Generative Apps gain a chat interface and scheduled CSV exports, plus more models to choose from. The apps the agent builds are becoming things end users can question and subscribe to, not just view.

  5. 2mo ago

    Publish eval suites, skip approvals, and build Hex projects from your chat agent

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    The chat agent can now build Hex projects itself, eval suites can be published and versioned, and approvals can be skipped. This is the point where the agent moves from assisting inside a project to producing the project.

  6. 2mo ago

    More control over Generative app iteration

    Generative Apps get direct text editing, targeted chart updates and prompt-created chart properties, while admins get bring-your-own AI provider and more model visibility. The release tightens the edit loop on generated apps and hands enterprises control of the model layer.