# How to connect ActiveTrail to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 159 tools)

> Connect ActiveTrail to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your ActiveTrail key once and 159 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.

Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/active-trail

Most guides for giving Hermes Agent ActiveTrail access start with registering your own OAuth app or pasting API keys into env files, then leave the token refresh and tool wiring to you. ClawLink gives Hermes a more practical ActiveTrail setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on ActiveTrail for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.

**Start here — paste this into Hermes to set up ClawLink:**

> Set up ClawLink for Hermes and tell me when it's ready.
> 1. Install the plugin: `hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable`
> 2. Start pairing with `hermes clawlink begin`. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait.
> 3. I'll approve it in my browser, then reply "approved".
> 4. When I say approved, finish setup: `hermes clawlink finish`
> 5. Then run `hermes clawlink test` and tell me whether ClawLink is ready.

## Setup

It takes three steps to connect Hermes to ActiveTrail.

1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once.
2. **Connect ActiveTrail** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard.
3. **Use it from chat** — ask Hermes Agent in plain English.

**Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the Hermes Agent plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead:

```bash
npx -y @useclawlink/cli login          # sign in via browser — no API key to paste
npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect active-trail  # connect ActiveTrail (browser OAuth)
npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions active-trail  # list available actions
npx -y @useclawlink/cli run active-trail <action> --input '<json>'  # execute (add --confirm for writes)
```

### Install by command

The prompt above walks Hermes through this. By hand, it is four commands and a browser approval:

```bash
hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable
hermes clawlink begin    # prints an approval link — open it and approve
hermes clawlink finish   # after approving in the browser
hermes clawlink test
```

Then connect ActiveTrail in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your ActiveTrail API key once.

Verify the connection by asking Hermes:

> Use ActiveTrail to add group member and walk me through the result in plain English.

### Using a different agent?

The Hermes plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI:

```bash
npx -y @useclawlink/cli login
```

`login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once ActiveTrail is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 159 ActiveTrail tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent).

## ActiveTrail MCP for Hermes

Looking for a ActiveTrail MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects ActiveTrail to Hermes Agent and exposes 159 ActiveTrail tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The [OpenClaw ActiveTrail integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/active-trail) works the same way.

## What the Hermes Agent ActiveTrail integration can do

159 ActiveTrail tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 159.

### 30 of 159 ActiveTrail tools for Hermes

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Add group member** `active_trail_add_group_member` | Add a member to a group in ActiveTrail |
| **Add mailinglist member** `active_trail_add_mailinglist_member` | Add a member to a mailing list in ActiveTrail |
| **Contact growth** `active_trail_contact_growth` | Retrieves daily contact growth statistics showing active (subscribed) and inactive |
| **Create a new group** `active_trail_create_a_new_group` | Creates a new contact group in ActiveTrail for organizing and segmenting contacts |
| **Create campaign** `active_trail_create_campaign` | Create a new email campaign in ActiveTrail |
| **Get account balance** `active_trail_get_account_balance` | Retrieve email and SMS credit balance for the account |
| **Get account content categories2** `active_trail_get_account_content_categories2` | Retrieve specific category details by ID |
| **Get account integrationdata** `active_trail_get_account_integrationdata` | Retrieves the account's ActiveCommerce integration configuration data including mailing list and group associations |
| **Get account merge** `active_trail_get_account_merge` | Check if the ActiveTrail account has any pending account merge operations |
| **Get all campaign reports** `active_trail_get_all_campaign_reports` | Retrieve a full overview of all campaign reports with comprehensive metrics |
| **Get all groups** `active_trail_get_all_groups` | Retrieve the full list of account groups with pagination and filtering |
| **Get all sent campaigns** `active_trail_get_all_sent_campaigns` | Retrieve campaigns with optional filtering by date, mailing list, and search criteria |
| **Get automation log** `active_trail_get_automation_log` | Track contacts through automation journey by retrieving detailed logs |
| **Get automation reports log automation queue** `active_trail_get_automation_reports_log_automation_queue` | Retrieve contacts that did not finish a specific automation |
| **Get automation reports sms campaign summary** `active_trail_get_automation_reports_sms_campaign_summary` | Retrieve SMS campaigns' summary reports for a specific automation |
| **Get automation reports summary report** `active_trail_get_automation_reports_summary_report` | Retrieve email campaigns' summary reports for a specific automation |
| **Get automation trigger types** `active_trail_get_automation_trigger_types` | Retrieve all available start trigger options for automations |
| **Get automations** `active_trail_get_automations` | List account automations with filtering and pagination |
| **Get automations details** `active_trail_get_automations_details` | Retrieve detailed configuration of a specific automation excluding step-by-step execution |
| **Get automations email campaign steps** `active_trail_get_automations_email_campaign_steps` | Retrieve all email campaign steps in an automation workflow |
| **Get automations sms campaign steps** `active_trail_get_automations_sms_campaign_steps` | Retrieve all SMS campaign steps in an automation workflow |
| **Get campaign bounces** `active_trail_get_campaign_bounces` | Retrieve bounce details by domain for a specific campaign |
| **Get campaign clicks** `active_trail_get_campaign_clicks` | Retrieves detailed click-through data for all links in a campaign or optionally for a specific |
| **Get campaign design** `active_trail_get_campaign_design` | Retrieve campaign design configuration including visual layout and HTML content |
| **Get campaign domains report** `active_trail_get_campaign_domains_report` | Retrieve a report by domain for a specific campaign |
| **Get campaign opens** `active_trail_get_campaign_opens` | Retrieve contacts who opened a specific campaign email |
| **Get campaign report** `active_trail_get_campaign_report` | Retrieves comprehensive performance metrics for a specific email campaign by its ID |
| **Get campaign reports bounced** `active_trail_get_campaign_reports_bounced` | Retrieve bounced email details filtered by bounce type for a specific campaign |
| **Get campaign reports complaints** `active_trail_get_campaign_reports_complaints` | Retrieve contacts who reported a specific campaign as spam |
| **Get campaign reports email activity** `active_trail_get_campaign_reports_email_activity` | Retrieve all contacts' activity on a specific campaign |

## Example prompts

**Add Group Member**

> Use ActiveTrail to add group member and walk me through the result in plain English.

**Add Mailinglist Member**

> Use ActiveTrail to add mailinglist member and walk me through the result in plain English.

**Contact Growth**

> Use ActiveTrail to contact growth and walk me through the result in plain English.

**Create A New Group**

> Create it in ActiveTrail for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.

## ClawLink vs. building it yourself

The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Hermes Agent. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want ActiveTrail working from chat.

| | Manual | ClawLink |
|---|---|---|
| **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the ActiveTrail API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected ActiveTrail account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. |
| **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for ActiveTrail. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right ActiveTrail actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 159 tools for ActiveTrail are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |

## ClawLink vs. Composio

Composio also exposes ActiveTrail to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for Hermes Agent users instead. You install the plugin once, connect ActiveTrail in the browser, and the 159 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the ActiveTrail key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison.

### Hermes paired but still can't use ActiveTrail
Pairing is a two-step handshake: run `hermes clawlink begin`, approve the link in your browser, then run `hermes clawlink finish`. If you ran finish before approving, or the approval link expired, run `hermes clawlink begin` again to get a fresh link. Confirm the plugin was installed with `--enable`, then verify with `hermes clawlink test`.

### Connection succeeds but no tools appear
Reconnect ActiveTrail from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.

### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling ActiveTrail tools
ActiveTrail tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every ActiveTrail call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again.

### ActiveTrail returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work
Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs.

### API key setup works but results look incomplete
Double-check that the API key for ActiveTrail has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.

### Is there a Hermes Agent ActiveTrail integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to ActiveTrail: link your ActiveTrail account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the ActiveTrail API through 159 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.

### How do I connect ActiveTrail to Hermes with ClawLink?
Install the plugin with `hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable`, then pair once: run `hermes clawlink begin`, approve the link in your browser, and run `hermes clawlink finish`. Connect ActiveTrail in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the ActiveTrail key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.

### How long does it take to connect ActiveTrail to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to ActiveTrail in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.

### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring ActiveTrail up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for Hermes Agent. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want ActiveTrail working from chat.

### Hermes paired but still can't use ActiveTrail
Pairing is a two-step handshake: run `hermes clawlink begin`, approve the link in your browser, then run `hermes clawlink finish`. If you ran finish before approving, or the approval link expired, run `hermes clawlink begin` again to get a fresh link. Confirm the plugin was installed with `--enable`, then verify with `hermes clawlink test`.

## Related

- [Hermes ActiveCampaign integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/activecampaign) — Marketing automation, CRM, and email marketing
- [Benchmark Email](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/benchmark-email) — Benchmark Email is a comprehensive email marketing platform offering tools for creating, sending, and analyzing email campaigns.
- [Mailchimp tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/mailchimp) — Create email campaigns and manage audiences