How to connect Basin to Hermes Agent
Connect Basin to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Basin key once and 19 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
BasinAPI KEYMCPBasin is a no-code form backend that enables users to set up powerful, reliable forms quickly without writing server-side code.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Basin from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Basin 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 Basin setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Basin 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 Basin.
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 Basin
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Basin?"
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 Basin in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Basin API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Basin, 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Basin is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 19 Basin tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Basin MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Basin MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Basin to Hermes Agent and exposes 19 Basin tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Basin integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Basin integration can do
19 Basin tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 15 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 19.
15 of 19 Basin tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get domains basin_get_domains | Retrieve a list of all custom domains associated with the Basin account |
Get form details basin_get_form_details | Retrieves comprehensive details about a specific Basin form including configuration |
Get form webhook basin_get_form_webhook | Retrieve details of a specific form webhook by its ID |
Get forms basin_get_forms | Retrieves a list of all Basin forms with their configuration and metadata |
Get project details basin_get_project_details | Retrieve detailed information about a specific project |
Get projects basin_get_projects | Retrieves a list of Basin projects from your account |
Get submissions basin_get_submissions | Retrieve form submissions from Basin with optional filtering, sorting, and search capabilities |
Get webhooks basin_get_webhooks | Retrieve all webhooks associated with a specific form |
List form views basin_list_form_views | Retrieves a list of all Basin form views with their configuration and metadata |
Create form basin_create_form | Create a new form in Basin |
Create form webhook basin_create_form_webhook | Create a new webhook for a specific form |
Create project basin_create_project | Create a new Basin project |
Update form basin_update_form | Update an existing Basin form by ID |
Update project basin_update_project | Update details of an existing project |
Update webhook basin_update_webhook | Update settings of an existing webhook for a form |
Try it: find the Basin tool you need
Browse the 15 Basin tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Pull the relevant data from Basin, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Basin, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Basin, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Basin, 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 Basin working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Basin API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Basin 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 Basin. | 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 Basin actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 19 tools for Basin are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Basin 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 Basin in the browser, and the 19 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Basin 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 Basin
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 Basin 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 Basin tools
Basin 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 Basin 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.
Basin 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 Basin 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 Basin integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Basin: link your Basin account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Basin API through 19 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Basin 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 Basin in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Basin key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Basin to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Basin in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Basin 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 Basin working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Basin
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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