How to connect Better Stack to Hermes Agent
Connect Better Stack to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Better Stack key once and 117 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Better StackAPI KEYMCPBetter Stack provides monitoring, logging, and incident management solutions to help teams ensure the reliability and performance of their applications.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Better Stack from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Better Stack 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 Better Stack setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Better Stack for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into Hermes to install the plugin and pair your account.
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. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait:
hermes clawlink begin
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.Setup
It takes three steps to connect Hermes to Better Stack.
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 Better Stack
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Better Stack?"
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 Better Stack in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Better Stack API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use Better Stack to acknowledge incident 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 Better Stack is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 117 Better Stack tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Better Stack MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Better Stack MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Better Stack to Hermes Agent and exposes 117 Better Stack tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Better Stack integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Better Stack integration can do
117 Better Stack 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 117.
30 of 117 Better Stack tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Acknowledge incident better_stack_acknowledge_incident | Acknowledge an ongoing incident |
Create escalation policy better_stack_create_escalation_policy | Creates a new escalation policy for incident management |
Create heartbeat better_stack_create_heartbeat | Create a new heartbeat monitor for cron jobs and scheduled tasks |
Create heartbeat group better_stack_create_heartbeat_group | Create a new heartbeat group |
Get escalation policy better_stack_get_escalation_policy | Get a single escalation policy by its ID |
Get heartbeat better_stack_get_heartbeat | Get a single heartbeat by ID |
Get heartbeat availability better_stack_get_heartbeat_availability | Retrieve availability summary for a specific heartbeat |
Get heartbeat group better_stack_get_heartbeat_group | Get a single heartbeat group by ID |
Get incident comment better_stack_get_incident_comment | Get a single comment from an incident |
Get monitor better_stack_get_monitor | Get a single monitor. Use when you need full details of a specific monitor by its ID. |
Get monitor availability better_stack_get_monitor_availability | Return an availability summary for a specific monitor |
Get monitor groups better_stack_get_monitor_groups | Get a single monitor group by ID |
Get monitor groups monitors better_stack_get_monitor_groups_monitors | Get all monitors belonging to a monitor group |
Get monitor response times better_stack_get_monitor_response_times | Retrieves response time performance metrics for a specific uptime monitor |
Get on call schedule better_stack_get_on_call_schedule | Get a single on-call schedule by ID |
Get outgoing webhook better_stack_get_outgoing_webhook | Get a single outgoing webhook integration by ID |
Get policy group better_stack_get_policy_group | Get a single escalation policy group |
Get status page better_stack_get_status_page | Get a single status page by ID |
Get status page group better_stack_get_status_page_group | Get a single status page group by ID |
Get status page report better_stack_get_status_page_report | Get a single status page report by ID |
Get status page resource better_stack_get_status_page_resource | Get a single status page resource by ID |
Get status page section better_stack_get_status_page_section | Get a single status page section |
Get status update better_stack_get_status_update | Get a single status update by its ID |
Get uptime API token better_stack_get_uptime_api_token | Retrieve the configured Uptime API token |
Get urgency better_stack_get_urgency | Get a single severity level (urgency) by ID |
Get urgency group better_stack_get_urgency_group | Get a single urgency group (severity group) by ID |
List aws cloudwatch integrations better_stack_list_aws_cloudwatch_integrations | List all AWS CloudWatch integrations |
List azure integrations better_stack_list_azure_integrations | List all Azure integrations |
List catalog relations better_stack_list_catalog_relations | List all catalog relations |
List datadog integrations better_stack_list_datadog_integrations | List all Datadog integrations |
Try it: find the Better Stack tool you need
Browse the 30 Better Stack tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use Better Stack to acknowledge incident and walk me through the result in plain English.
Create it in Better Stack for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Create it in Better Stack for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Create it in Better Stack for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
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 Better Stack working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Better Stack API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Better Stack 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 Better Stack. | 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 Better Stack actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 117 tools for Better Stack are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Better Stack 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 Better Stack in the browser, and the 117 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Better Stack 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 Better Stack
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 Better Stack 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 Better Stack tools
Better Stack 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 Better Stack 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.
Better Stack 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 Better Stack 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 Better Stack integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Better Stack: link your Better Stack account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Better Stack API through 117 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Better Stack 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 Better Stack in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Better Stack key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Better Stack to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Better Stack in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Better Stack 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 Better Stack working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Better Stack
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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