# How to connect Akta to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 19 tools) > Connect Akta to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Akta key once and 19 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/akta Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Akta 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 Akta setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Akta 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 Akta. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Akta** — 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 akta # connect Akta (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions akta # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run akta --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 Akta in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Akta API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Akta to build company filters 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 Akta is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 19 Akta 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). ## Akta MCP for Hermes Looking for a Akta MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Akta to Hermes Agent and exposes 19 Akta 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 Akta integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/akta) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Akta integration can do 19 Akta tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. ### All 19 Akta tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Build company filters** `akta_build_company_filters` | Translate a natural-language company description into reusable structured filters for | | **Generate company list** `akta_generate_company_list` | Generate one caller-controlled offset page of matching companies from exactly one | | **Get account status** `akta_get_account_status` | Return the connected Akta account's package, Enterprise entitlement, credit balance, spend, and | | **Get company enrichment** `akta_get_company_enrichment` | Get selected company-data sections as structured JSON or Markdown, or request Akta's fixed | | **Get company filter values** `akta_get_company_filter_values` | Resolve allowed label/value choices for one or more fixed-value company-list filters in a | | **Get company headcount trends** `akta_get_company_headcount_trends` | Return a company's current headcount, monthly history, growth periods, and workforce breakdown | | **Get company product reviews** `akta_get_company_product_reviews` | List a company's product catalog when product_ids is omitted, or return detailed ratings and | | **Get company website traffic** `akta_get_company_website_traffic` | Return a company's website engagement, monthly visit estimates, and acquisition-source mix | | **Get news articles** `akta_get_news_articles` | Fetch complete enrichment and full article text for up to 10 Akta news IDs returned by | | **Get request status** `akta_get_request_status` | Get the current state and detail of an asynchronous Akta request, such as a company-addition | | **List company employee reviews** `akta_list_company_employee_reviews` | Return workplace rating aggregates and one explicit offset page of individual employee reviews | | **List company filters** `akta_list_company_filters` | List the structured filter fields accepted by company-list generation and identify fields whose | | **List company job posts** `akta_list_company_job_posts` | Return one explicit offset page of a company's current LinkedIn and Indeed job posts with role | | **List company social posts** `akta_list_company_social_posts` | Return one caller-controlled offset page of a company's social posts with content | | **Search companies** `akta_search_companies` | Resolve a company name, website, or Akta UUID to matching Akta company identities for use with | | **Search industries** `akta_search_industries` | Resolve free text to similarity-ranked Akta industry taxonomy codes for company-list and news | | **Search news** `akta_search_news` | Search enriched Akta news by company, industry, topic, date, entity, sentiment, quality, and | | **Search regions** `akta_search_regions` | Resolve a region name or UN M49 code to Akta region records, or omit query to list supported | | **Request company addition** `akta_request_company_addition` | Submit a missing company for asynchronous addition to Akta | ## Example prompts **Build Company Filters** > Use Akta to build company filters and walk me through the result in plain English. **Generate Company List** > Use Akta to generate company list and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Account Status** > Pull the relevant data from Akta, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Company Enrichment** > Pull the relevant data from Akta, 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 Akta working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Akta API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Akta 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 Akta. | 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 Akta actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 19 tools for Akta are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Akta 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 Akta in the browser, and the 19 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Akta 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 Akta 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 Akta 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 Akta tools Akta 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 Akta 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. ### Akta 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 Akta 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 Akta integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Akta: link your Akta account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Akta API through 19 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Akta 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 Akta in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Akta key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Akta to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Akta in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Akta 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 Akta working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Akta 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 tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/dataforseo) — SEO data APIs for keywords, SERP, and site audits - [Connect Metabase](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.