# How to connect API-Sports to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 67 tools) > Connect API-Sports to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your API-Sports key once and 67 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/api-sports Most guides for giving Hermes Agent API-Sports 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 API-Sports setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on API-Sports 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 API-Sports. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect API-Sports** — 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 api-sports # connect API-Sports (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions api-sports # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run api-sports --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 API-Sports in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your API-Sports API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Pull the relevant data from API-Sports, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. ### 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 API-Sports is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 67 API-Sports 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). ## API-Sports MCP for Hermes Looking for a API-Sports MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects API-Sports to Hermes Agent and exposes 67 API-Sports 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 API-Sports integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/api-sports) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent API-Sports integration can do 67 API-Sports 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 67. ### 30 of 67 API-Sports tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get afl games** `api_sports_get_afl_games` | Retrieve AFL games and matches | | **Get afl games statistics players** `api_sports_get_afl_games_statistics_players` | Retrieve player statistics from AFL (Australian Football League) game(s) | | **Get afl seasons** `api_sports_get_afl_seasons` | Get the list of available seasons for AFL | | **Get afl standings** `api_sports_get_afl_standings` | Retrieve AFL standings for a league | | **Get baseball games h2h** `api_sports_get_baseball_games_h2h` | Get head-to-head baseball games between two teams | | **Get basketball bets** `api_sports_get_basketball_bets` | Get all available basketball bet types | | **Get basketball bookmakers** `api_sports_get_basketball_bookmakers` | Get all available basketball bookmakers | | **Get basketball statistics** `api_sports_get_basketball_statistics` | Get basketball statistics for a team in a given league and season | | **Get circuits** `api_sports_get_circuits` | Get the list of available Formula 1 circuits | | **Get coachs** `api_sports_get_coachs` | Fetch coaches and their career history | | **Get countries** `api_sports_get_countries` | Fetch available countries for league queries | | **Get fighters records** `api_sports_get_fighters_records` | Get fighter career statistics | | **Get fixtures** `api_sports_get_fixtures` | Retrieve football fixtures/matches | | **Get fixtures events** `api_sports_get_fixtures_events` | Get events (goals, cards, substitutions, VAR, etc.) from a fixture | | **Get fixtures headtohead** `api_sports_get_fixtures_headtohead` | Get head-to-head fixtures between two teams | | **Get fixtures lineups** `api_sports_get_fixtures_lineups` | Retrieve starting XI and substitutes for a fixture | | **Get fixtures players** `api_sports_get_fixtures_players` | Get player statistics from a fixture | | **Get fixtures rounds** `api_sports_get_fixtures_rounds` | Get the rounds for a league or cup | | **Get fixtures statistics** `api_sports_get_fixtures_statistics` | Get statistics for a fixture | | **Get formula1 competitions** `api_sports_get_formula1_competitions` | Retrieve Formula 1 competitions (Grand Prix races) | | **Get formula1 races** `api_sports_get_formula1_races` | Retrieve Formula 1 race information for a given season | | **Get formula1 rankings startinggrid** `api_sports_get_formula1_rankings_startinggrid` | Retrieve the starting grid for a Formula 1 race | | **Get games events** `api_sports_get_games_events` | Get events (goals, penalties, etc.) from a game | | **Get games quarters** `api_sports_get_games_quarters` | Retrieve AFL game quarter scores | | **Get games statistics teams** `api_sports_get_games_statistics_teams` | Get team statistics from a game by ID | | **Get injuries** `api_sports_get_injuries` | Get injured or suspended players | | **Get leagues** `api_sports_get_leagues` | Retrieve leagues and cups | | **Get leagues seasons** `api_sports_get_leagues_seasons` | Get the list of available seasons for all leagues | | **Get mma categories** `api_sports_get_mma_categories` | Fetch the list of all available MMA categories | | **Get mma fighters** `api_sports_get_mma_fighters` | Fetch MMA fighters data | ## Example prompts **Get Afl Games** > Pull the relevant data from API-Sports, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Afl Games Statistics Players** > Pull the relevant data from API-Sports, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Afl Seasons** > Pull the relevant data from API-Sports, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Afl Standings** > Pull the relevant data from API-Sports, 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 API-Sports working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the API-Sports API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected API-Sports 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 API-Sports. | 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 API-Sports actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 67 tools for API-Sports are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes API-Sports 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 API-Sports in the browser, and the 67 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the API-Sports 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 API-Sports 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 API-Sports 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 API-Sports tools API-Sports 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 API-Sports 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. ### API-Sports 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 API-Sports 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 API-Sports integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to API-Sports: link your API-Sports account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the API-Sports API through 67 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect API-Sports 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 API-Sports in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the API-Sports key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect API-Sports to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to API-Sports in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring API-Sports 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 API-Sports working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use API-Sports 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 - [Connect GitHub](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/github) — Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, and workflows - [Hermes PagerDuty integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/pagerduty) — Manage incidents, on-call schedules, and services - [Connect SafetyCulture](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/safetyculture) — SafetyCulture (formerly iAuditor) is a workplace operations platform that enables teams to conduct digital inspections, manage audits, track issues, schedule tasks, and maintain compliance through mobile and web applications.