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Public preview: The federated search and actions features are in public preview. This feature is subject to the "Pre-GA Offerings Terms" in the General Service Terms section of the Service Specific Terms. Pre-GA features are available "as is" and might have limited support. For more information, see the launch stage descriptions.
The Hex connector for Gemini Enterprise lets you search and read your Hex projects using natural language.
Supported actions
When the Hex connector is enabled, the end user can use natural language commands in Gemini Enterprise to perform the following actions.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Create thread | Create a Hex Thread to ask questions about your data. |
| Continue thread | Add follow-up questions to an idle thread. |
Limitations
The Hex data store for Gemini Enterprise has the following limitations:
- When creating a new app or adding a data store to an existing one, it's recommended to associate only one data store with actions belonging to a single connector type.
- Enforcing a VPC Service Controls perimeter on existing Hex data stores is not supported. To enforce VPC Service Controls, you must delete and recreate the data stores. For more information on VPC Service Controls and how to use actions after enabling VPC Service Controls, see Secure your app with VPC Service Controls.
- The Hex data store is supported only in the
global,us, andeulocations.
What's next
- To create and configure a data store with Hex, see Set up a Hex data store.