Hex

MCP server by Hex

Search Hex projects, ask data questions through Threads and build or edit notebook projects from your AI assistant.

OAuth sign-in (You sign in with the vendor the first time you connect)Streamable HTTP

Connect to Hex

Hex needs sign-in. Connect with its own URL:

https://app.hex.tech/mcp

Your client opens Hex’s sign-in the first time you use it. The token stays between your client and Hex.

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Opens this page, with the URL and setup steps.

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About

Connects AI assistants to a Hex workspace. You can search projects, start and continue Threads conversations to explore data in natural language, and, with an Editor role, create projects and add, edit and run SQL, Python and Markdown cells.

Runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at app.hex.tech/mcp with OAuth sign-in. It is in beta, available on Team and Enterprise plans, and needs the Explorer workspace role or higher. Project editing tools need the Editor role. EU, HIPAA and single-tenant workspaces use their own Hex host.

What you can do

  • Search projects in a Hex workspace
  • Start, read and continue Threads conversations about your data
  • Create projects and read project metadata
  • Read, create, update and delete SQL, Python and Markdown cells
  • Run single cells or whole notebooks and poll run status
  • Read SQL cell output and rendered chart images
  • List workspace data connections

Tools

Hex lists its tools only after you sign in, so we can’t show them here. Your client lists them once you’re connected.

Example prompts

  • Search Hex for projects about customer churn

  • Start a Hex Thread asking which region had the highest revenue last quarter

  • Add a SQL cell to my Hex project that counts signups per week and run it

  • Show me the chart output from the latest run of my pricing notebook

Set up

Every client connects to app.hex.tech, and Hex asks you to sign in the first time. Pick yours; the page remembers your choice.

Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http hex https://app.hex.tech/mcp
  1. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick hex and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the Hex sign-in.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Hex and paste this URL:
https://app.hex.tech/mcp
  1. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when Hex asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

  1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:
  1. Check that the URL reads https://app.hex.tech/mcp and click Add.
  2. Click Connect and sign in when Hex asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
  3. Paste https://app.hex.tech/mcp as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to Hex to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hex": {
      "url": "https://app.hex.tech/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor shows Needs login next to the server. Click it to sign in.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"hex","type":"http","url":"https://app.hex.tech/mcp"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "hex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.hex.tech/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hex": {
      "serverUrl": "https://app.hex.tech/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add hex --url https://app.hex.tech/mcp
codex mcp login hex

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.hex]
url = "https://app.hex.tech/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http hex https://app.hex.tech/mcp

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth hex to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.hex.tech/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://app.hex.tech/mcp.

FAQ

Can I paste mcp.tc/i/hex into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://app.hex.tech/mcp, so your client talks to Hex directly. The sign-in token only works there anyway. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does Hex need an API key or a sign-in?

Yes, you need a Hex account. The first time your client connects, it opens Hex’s sign-in page. The token goes straight to the server’s own URL, never through mcp.tc.

Is Hex a remote or a local server?

Remote. Hex hosts it at https://app.hex.tech/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There’s nothing to install.

What can Hex do?

You can search projects in a Hex workspace, start, read and continue Threads conversations about your data and create projects and read project metadata.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

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