# How to connect Adtraction to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 22 tools) > Connect Adtraction to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Adtraction key once and 22 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/adtraction Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Adtraction 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 Adtraction setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Adtraction for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. ## Setup It takes three steps to connect Hermes to Adtraction. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Adtraction** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask Hermes Agent in plain English. **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. **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 adtraction # connect Adtraction (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions adtraction # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run adtraction --input '' # 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 Adtraction in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Adtraction API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Adtraction to download payment pdf 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 Adtraction is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 22 Adtraction 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). ## Adtraction MCP for Hermes Looking for a Adtraction MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Adtraction to Hermes Agent and exposes 22 Adtraction 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 Adtraction integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/adtraction) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Adtraction integration can do 22 Adtraction tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. ### All 22 Adtraction tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Download payment PDF** `adtraction_download_payment_pdf` | Download a partner payment specification as a PDF file | | **Get balance** `adtraction_get_balance` | Retrieve pending, confirmed, invoiced, payable, and total Adtraction partner balances in one | | **Get commission summary** `adtraction_get_commission_summary` | Summarize Adtraction partner commission by commission type, payment status, or transaction | | **Get statistics** `adtraction_get_statistics` | Retrieve aggregate Adtraction partner performance overall or grouped by channel, day, selected | | **List applications** `adtraction_list_applications` | List the connected partner's program applications, optionally filtered by program or channel | | **List channels** `adtraction_list_channels` | List approved partner channels or retrieve a specific channel by ID | | **List clicks** `adtraction_list_clicks` | List Adtraction click events in a date range with attribution, program, channel, market, and | | **List commission types** `adtraction_list_commission_types` | List commission types for an Adtraction program, optionally using a channel for | | **List currencies** `adtraction_list_currencies` | List currencies available to the connected Adtraction partner account | | **List latest transactions** `adtraction_list_latest_transactions` | Return a requested number of the connected partner's latest Adtraction transactions | | **List markets** `adtraction_list_markets` | List Adtraction markets and their numeric IDs and ISO country codes for use in program | | **List new programs** `adtraction_list_new_programs` | List recently added partner programs in an Adtraction market | | **List offers** `adtraction_list_offers` | List coupons, vouchers, and offers available to the connected Adtraction partner, optionally | | **List payment transactions** `adtraction_list_payment_transactions` | List the transactions included in a specific partner payment | | **List payments** `adtraction_list_payments` | List partner payments, optionally filtered by currency and payment ID | | **List product feeds** `adtraction_list_product_feeds` | List product feeds available for an advertiser program and approved partner channel | | **List program categories** `adtraction_list_program_categories` | List program categories and program counts for an Adtraction market | | **List tracking errors** `adtraction_list_tracking_errors` | List tracking errors recorded in the connected Adtraction partner account during the last seven | | **List transactions** `adtraction_list_transactions` | List Adtraction partner transactions in a date range with status, attribution, payment, market | | **Search products** `adtraction_search_products` | Search the Adtraction partner product database using text, program, market, currency, stock | | **Search programs** `adtraction_search_programs` | Find Adtraction partner programs in a market, optionally filtered by program, channel, approval | | **Create tracking link** `adtraction_create_tracking_link` | Generate an externally usable Adtraction affiliate tracking URL for an approved channel and | ## Example prompts **Download Payment Pdf** > Use Adtraction to download payment pdf and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Balance** > Pull the relevant data from Adtraction, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Commission Summary** > Pull the relevant data from Adtraction, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Statistics** > Pull the relevant data from Adtraction, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. ## 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 Adtraction working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Adtraction API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Adtraction 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 Adtraction. | 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 Adtraction actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 22 tools for Adtraction are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Adtraction 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 Adtraction in the browser, and the 22 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Adtraction 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 Adtraction 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 Adtraction 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 Adtraction tools Adtraction 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 Adtraction 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. ### Adtraction 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 Adtraction 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 Adtraction integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Adtraction: link your Adtraction account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Adtraction API through 22 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Adtraction 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 Adtraction in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Adtraction key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Adtraction to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Adtraction in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Adtraction 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 Adtraction working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Adtraction 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 - [PostHog tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/posthog) — Track user behavior and feature flags - [DataforSEO](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/dataforseo) — SEO data APIs for keywords, SERP, and site audits - [Hermes Metabase integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/metabase) — Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that lets you ask questions about your data and visualize answers as charts, graphs, and dashboards.