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1"use strict";(globalThis.webpackChunkhex_docs||=[]).push([[4508],{114637(e,t,n){n.r(t),n.d(t,{default:()=>h,metadata:()=>a});var a=n(566920),o=n(474848),r=n(28453),s=n(415794),i=n(171006);const l={title:"Automatic user memory, the Hex Agent works on Hex apps, and more ways to manage context",description:"Contextpalooza",slug:"2026-04-14",date:new Date("2026-04-14T15:00:00.000Z")};function c(e){const t={a:"a",em:"em",h3:"h3",li:"li",p:"p",strong:"strong",ul:"ul",...(0,r.R)(),...e.components};return(0,o.jsxs)(o.Fragment,{children:[(0,o.jsxs)(t.p,{children:["If you\u2019re following AI Analytics ",(0,o.jsxs)(t.strong,{children:["you\u2019re probably hearing a lot about ",(0,o.jsx)(t.em,{children:"context"})]}),". Context is the rules and guardrails for AI. It\u2019s how we ensure that all the work that AI is doing to answer your data questions is ",(0,o.jsx)(t.strong,{children:"correct, consistent, and relevant"})," to what you need."]}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.p,{children:"But context isn\u2019t a monolith, it\u2019s a heterogenous puzzle. It\u2019s tempting to believe we can build all the definitions we need first and then have a great experience with AI. But every time we interact with data we\u2019re creating more context! It\u2019s a moving target."}),"\n",(0,o.jsxs)(t.p,{children:["Today, we\u2019re announcing a ",(0,o.jsx)(t.em,{children:"boatload"})," of improvements to help you handle context."]}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.h3,{id:"automatic-user-memory",children:"\ud83e\udde0\xa0Automatic User Memory"}),"\n",(0,o.jsxs)(t.p,{children:[(0,o.jsx)(t.a,{href:"/docs/agent-management/agent-personalization#user-memory",children:"User memory"})," is now available in the Hex Agent, which means you should have higher-quality, more stateful responses - that feel personalized to you."]}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.p,{children:'The agent builds up a profile about you to help have more tailored, accurate answers. It also has the ability to go reference recent conversations you\'ve had with the agent. This means you can ask questions like, "What do you think is most useful for me to be paying attention to?" and the agent will be able to suggest interesting insights for you to dig into.'}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(s.A,{location:"changelog",type:"png",src:"2026-04-14-User-memory",alt:"the agent can now reference user memory"}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.h3,{id:"prompt-the-hex-agent-from-your-data-apps",children:"\ud83d\udcac\xa0Prompt the Hex Agent from your data apps"}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.p,{children:"Data apps (n\xe9e \u201cdashboards\u201d) are where a lot of data insights are shared in reusable, interactive reports. We\u2019ve upgraded the Hex Agent\u2019s capabilities here."}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.p,{children:"From a data app, you can start a thread with the Hex agent. Before, your answers were strictly limited to what was in the app. Now, if the answer to your question isn\u2019t there, the agent can use all of its context (like queries, charts, and the logical flow the analyst went through) to answer, creating new cells and chart as needed. This way, the app is a valuable set of starting context to help guide your questions, but it doesn\u2019t limit you."}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.p,{children:"This also provides a great AI entry point for people who are used to getting their insights in dashboards: they can start with a visual report, and use the agent to ask follow-up questions."}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(i.A,{location:"changelog",src:"2026-04-14-Ask-from-App.mp4"}),"\n",(0,o.jsxs)(t.p,{children:[(0,o.jsx)(t.a,{href:"/docs/explore-data/chat-with-app",children:"Check out our docs"})," for a full overview of what you can do when chatting with your apps."]}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.h3,{id:"cells-from-projects-as-context",children:"\ud83e\uddec\xa0Cells from projects-as-context"}),"\n",(0,o.jsxs)(t.p,{children:["Sometimes the best answers are from assets that already exist. Now, when the agent ",(0,o.jsx)(t.a,{href:"/docs/explore-data/threads#projects-as-context",children:"points to a project"})," in Threads, it can point directly to any cell in the project (like a chart or a table) and render it in-line. This makes it faster and easier to look at existing context rather than always creating new content. It\u2019s particularly helpful when there\u2019s a trusted metric you want the agent to reference, and you want to view it in-line."]}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(s.A,{location:"changelog",type:"png",src:"2026-04-14-Cells-as-context",alt:"the agent can bring in distinct charts and tables from other projects"}),"\n",(0,o.jsx)(t.h3,{id:"\ufe0f-previews-and-warnings-in-github-en

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