How to connect AssemblyAI to Hermes Agent
Connect AssemblyAI to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your AssemblyAI key once and 9 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
AssemblyAIAPI KEYMCPAssemblyAI provides speech-to-text transcription and audio intelligence APIs for uploaded and remotely hosted media.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on AssemblyAI from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI.
1Install and pair
Install the ClawLink plugin, then pair Hermes with a one-time browser approval:
hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable- 2
Connect AssemblyAI
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with AssemblyAI?"
Install by command
The prompt above walks Hermes through this. By hand, it is four commands and a browser approval:
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 testThen connect AssemblyAI in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your AssemblyAI API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use AssemblyAI to export subtitles 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once AssemblyAI is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 9 AssemblyAI tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
AssemblyAI MCP for Hermes
Looking for a AssemblyAI MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects AssemblyAI to Hermes Agent and exposes 9 AssemblyAI tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw AssemblyAI integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent AssemblyAI integration can do
9 AssemblyAI tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 8 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 9.
8 of 9 AssemblyAI tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Export subtitles assemblyai_export_subtitles | Export a completed transcript as raw SRT or WebVTT subtitle text |
Get redacted audio assemblyai_get_redacted_audio | Get the processing status and short-lived signed download URL for PII-redacted audio |
Get transcript assemblyai_get_transcript | Retrieve an AssemblyAI transcript's current state and results, optionally waiting until |
Get transcript segments assemblyai_get_transcript_segments | Return sentence- or paragraph-level segments, timestamps, confidence, and words for a completed |
List transcripts assemblyai_list_transcripts | List project transcripts from the last 90 days, newest first, with optional filters and a |
Search transcript assemblyai_search_transcript | Find words or phrases in a completed transcript and return occurrence counts and timestamps |
Submit transcript assemblyai_submit_transcript | Queue an asynchronous pre-recorded transcription from a reachable media URL |
Upload media assemblyai_upload_media | Upload an audio or video file to AssemblyAI and return the project-private URL to use when |
Try it: find the AssemblyAI tool you need
Browse the 8 AssemblyAI tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use AssemblyAI to export subtitles and walk me through the result in plain English.
Pull the relevant data from AssemblyAI, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from AssemblyAI, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from AssemblyAI, 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 AssemblyAI working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the AssemblyAI API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI. | 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 AssemblyAI actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 9 tools for AssemblyAI are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI in the browser, and the 9 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the AssemblyAI key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
Hermes paired but still can't use AssemblyAI
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 AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI tools
AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI 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.
AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.
FAQ
Is there a Hermes Agent AssemblyAI integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to AssemblyAI: link your AssemblyAI account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the AssemblyAI API through 9 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the AssemblyAI key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect AssemblyAI to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to AssemblyAI in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use AssemblyAI
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.
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