How to connect Brilliant Directories to Hermes Agent
Connect Brilliant Directories to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Brilliant Directories key once and 44 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Brilliant DirectoriesAPI KEYMCPBrilliant Directories is an all-in-one platform that enables users to create and manage online membership communities and business directories.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Brilliant Directories from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories.
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 Brilliant Directories
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Brilliant Directories?"
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 Brilliant Directories in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Brilliant Directories API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Brilliant Directories, 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 Brilliant Directories is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 44 Brilliant Directories tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Brilliant Directories MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Brilliant Directories MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Brilliant Directories to Hermes Agent and exposes 44 Brilliant Directories tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Brilliant Directories integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Brilliant Directories integration can do
44 Brilliant Directories 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 44.
30 of 44 Brilliant Directories tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get album photo brilliant_directories_get_album_photo | Retrieves the complete metadata and details for a single album image from Brilliant Directories |
Get data categories brilliant_directories_get_data_categories | Retrieves all available custom fields for Data Categories (Post Types) in a Brilliant |
Get data category brilliant_directories_get_data_category | Retrieve configuration data for a single post type (data category) in Brilliant Directories |
Get data post brilliant_directories_get_data_post | Retrieve a single image/video post from the Brilliant Directories member posts system |
Get lead brilliant_directories_get_lead | Retrieve a single lead's complete information from Brilliant Directories |
Get lead fields brilliant_directories_get_lead_fields | Retrieves all available fields in the leads table from a Brilliant Directories website |
Get portfolio group brilliant_directories_get_portfolio_group | Retrieve multi-image post data by group_id |
Get review brilliant_directories_get_review | Retrieve complete review data from Brilliant Directories based on review_id |
Get reviews fields brilliant_directories_get_reviews_fields | Get metadata about all available fields in the users_reviews table from a Brilliant Directories |
Get unsubscribe brilliant_directories_get_unsubscribe | Retrieve a single unsubscriber record by ID |
Get user brilliant_directories_get_user | Retrieve comprehensive data for a single user by their user_id |
Get user fields brilliant_directories_get_user_fields | Retrieves comprehensive user data from the Brilliant Directories database by searching for a |
Get user transactions brilliant_directories_get_user_transactions | Retrieves payment and transaction history for a member in Brilliant Directories |
Get users click brilliant_directories_get_users_click | Retrieve click tracking data for a single user clicked link based on the click_id |
Get widget brilliant_directories_get_widget | Retrieves the data of a single widget based on the widget_id |
Search reviews brilliant_directories_search_reviews | Search reviews and their related data from the database |
Search users brilliant_directories_search_users | Search for users/members in the Brilliant Directories database with advanced filtering options |
Create album photo brilliant_directories_create_album_photo | Add a new album photo to a user's portfolio in Brilliant Directories |
Create data category brilliant_directories_create_data_category | Creates a new data category (post type) in the Brilliant Directories website database |
Create data post brilliant_directories_create_data_post | Create a new Single Image Post (member post) in the Brilliant Directories database |
Create lead brilliant_directories_create_lead | Create a new lead in the Brilliant Directories database |
Create portfolio group brilliant_directories_create_portfolio_group | Creates a new multi-image portfolio post in the Brilliant Directories database |
Create unsubscribe brilliant_directories_create_unsubscribe | Add an unsubscriber to the database and unsubscribe a member from email campaigns |
Create user brilliant_directories_create_user | Creates a new user/member account in the Brilliant Directories website database |
Create users click brilliant_directories_create_users_click | Add a new user clicked link tracking record to the database |
Create widget brilliant_directories_create_widget | Create a new widget in the Brilliant Directories website database |
Match leads brilliant_directories_match_leads | Match a batch of emails or user IDs to a specific lead record |
Update album photo brilliant_directories_update_album_photo | Updates an existing album photo record in the Brilliant Directories database |
Update data category brilliant_directories_update_data_category | Update an existing post type (data category) record in Brilliant Directories |
Update data post brilliant_directories_update_data_post | Updates a single image post record and related data in the Brilliant Directories database |
Try it: find the Brilliant Directories tool you need
Browse the 30 Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Brilliant Directories, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Brilliant Directories, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Brilliant Directories, 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 Brilliant Directories working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Brilliant Directories API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories. | 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 Brilliant Directories actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 44 tools for Brilliant Directories are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories in the browser, and the 44 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories
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 Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories tools
Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories 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.
Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Brilliant Directories: link your Brilliant Directories account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Brilliant Directories API through 44 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Brilliant Directories key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Brilliant Directories to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Brilliant Directories in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Brilliant Directories 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 Brilliant Directories working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Brilliant Directories
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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