# How to connect Avoma to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 16 tools)

> Connect Avoma to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Avoma key once and 16 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.

Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/avoma

Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Avoma 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 Avoma setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Avoma 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 Avoma.

1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once.
2. **Connect Avoma** — 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 avoma  # connect Avoma (browser OAuth)
npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions avoma  # list available actions
npx -y @useclawlink/cli run avoma <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 Avoma in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Avoma API key once.

Verify the connection by asking Hermes:

> Pull the relevant data from Avoma, 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 Avoma is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 16 Avoma 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).

## Avoma MCP for Hermes

Looking for a Avoma MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Avoma to Hermes Agent and exposes 16 Avoma 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 Avoma integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/avoma) works the same way.

## What the Hermes Agent Avoma integration can do

16 Avoma tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected.

### All 16 Avoma tools for Hermes

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Get call** `avoma_get_call` | Retrieve one externally ingested Avoma call by the dialer system's external ID |
| **Get engagement summary** `avoma_get_engagement_summary` | Aggregate Avoma engagement metrics across visible users for a required UTC date range and |
| **Get meeting** `avoma_get_meeting` | Retrieve one meeting by UUID, including processing/readiness state and optionally CRM |
| **Get meeting analysis** `avoma_get_meeting_analysis` | Return Avoma's AI insights, topical and speaker segments, and sentiment records for one |
| **Get recording** `avoma_get_recording` | Get time-limited audio and video URLs for a meeting recording |
| **List calls** `avoma_list_calls` | List externally ingested calls in a required UTC date range, optionally filtered by inbound or |
| **List configuration resources** `avoma_list_configuration_resources` | List one Avoma configuration catalog: custom categories, smart categories, scorecards |
| **List engagement metrics** `avoma_list_engagement_metrics` | List per-user Avoma engagement metrics over a required UTC date range with meeting and user |
| **List meetings** `avoma_list_meetings` | Find meetings visible to the connected Avoma user within a required UTC date range, with |
| **List notes** `avoma_list_notes` | Retrieve Avoma notes for meetings in a required UTC date range, optionally narrowed to a |
| **List scorecard evaluations** `avoma_list_scorecard_evaluations` | List Avoma scorecard evaluations, optionally filtered by UTC date range, scorecard templates |
| **List snippets** `avoma_list_snippets` | Find user-created or AI-generated meeting snippets by meeting UUID or by a UTC date range of at |
| **List transcriptions** `avoma_list_transcriptions` | Find full meeting transcriptions by meeting UUID or by a UTC date range, with attendee and CRM |
| **List users** `avoma_list_users` | Return users visible in the Avoma organization, including their UUID, email, role, teams, and |
| **List webhooks** `avoma_list_webhooks` | Audit the connected organization's active Avoma webhook subscriptions without reading signing |
| **Create call** `avoma_create_call` | Submit an externally hosted call recording to Avoma for asynchronous processing |

## Example prompts

**Get Call**

> Pull the relevant data from Avoma, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.

**Get Engagement Summary**

> Pull the relevant data from Avoma, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.

**Get Meeting**

> Pull the relevant data from Avoma, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.

**Get Meeting Analysis**

> Pull the relevant data from Avoma, 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 Avoma working from chat.

| | Manual | ClawLink |
|---|---|---|
| **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Avoma API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Avoma 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 Avoma. | 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 Avoma actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 16 tools for Avoma are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |

## ClawLink vs. Composio

Composio also exposes Avoma 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 Avoma in the browser, and the 16 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Avoma 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 Avoma
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 Avoma 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 Avoma tools
Avoma 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 Avoma 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.

### Avoma 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 Avoma 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 Avoma integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Avoma: link your Avoma account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Avoma API through 16 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.

### How do I connect Avoma 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 Avoma in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Avoma key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.

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

### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Avoma 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 Avoma working from chat.

### Hermes paired but still can't use Avoma
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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- [Hermes Just One API integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/just-one-api) — Just One API provides unified access to public social media, creator, entertainment, and ecommerce data across hundreds of metered endpoints.
