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Hex

Search projects, create conversation threads, and explore data in Hex

Tools

18 available tools

Search the tool definitions captured from the MCP server. The live list can vary with version, deployment, and credentials.

18 tools found.

  • Continue thread

    Tool name: continue_thread

    Continue a Hex Thread by adding a new message and triggering the agent to process it.

  • Create cell

    Tool name: create_cell

    Create a new cell in the draft version of a project.

  • Create project

    Tool name: create_project

    Create a new project in the workspace with the specified title, and optionally a description.

  • Create thread

    Tool name: create_thread

    Create a new Hex Thread to ask a question about your data.

  • Delete cell

    Tool name: delete_cell

    Delete a cell from the draft version of a project by ID

  • Get cell

    Tool name: get_cell

    Get a single cell by ID

  • Get cell image

    Tool name: get_cell_image

    Get the rendered PNG image of a chart cell, returned as an image.

  • Get cell output

    Tool name: get_cell_output

    Get the latest output preview for a SQL cell in the active draft notebook session.

  • Get me

    Tool name: get_me

    Returns information about the current logged in user.

  • Get project

    Tool name: get_project

    Get metadata about a single project.

  • Get run

    Tool name: get_run

    Get the status of a project run.

  • Get thread

    Tool name: get_thread

    Fetch a Hex Thread using its ID.

  • List cells

    Tool name: list_cells

    List cells from the draft version of a project.

  • List data connections

    Tool name: list_data_connections

    List the workspace's data connections.

  • Run cell

    Tool name: run_cell

    Run a cell and its upstream dependencies in the draft (notebook) version of a project.

  • Run notebook

    Tool name: run_notebook

    Trigger a run of the draft (notebook) version of a project.

  • Search projects

    Tool name: search_projects

    Search for projects

  • Update cell

    Tool name: update_cell

    Update a cell's source and/or data connection.

Compatibility

Connect Hex to the clients your teams already use

27 AI clients can connect to Hex through Runlayer. Pick one for its setup steps and controls.

Why Runlayer

Why connect Hex through Runlayer?

One approved path

Approve Hex once and everyone gets it in the AI clients they already use. Runlayer holds the credentials, so nothing sits in client configuration.

Fine-grained policy

Control who can use each server, tool, and resource, and under which runtime conditions.

Runtime security

Scan tool inputs and outputs for prompt injection, credential exposure, PII, and data exfiltration, then alert, mask, or block.

Audit and observability

Trace every request across users, clients, tools, policies, scanner decisions, and downstream systems.

Frequently asked questions