How to connect Carbone to Hermes Agent
Connect Carbone to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Carbone key once and 11 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
CarboneAPI KEYMCPCarbone is a fast and simple report generator that converts JSON data into various document formats such as PDF, DOCX, XLSX, ODT, and more, using templates.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Carbone from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Carbone 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 Carbone setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Carbone 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 Carbone.
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 Carbone
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Carbone?"
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 Carbone in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Carbone API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use Carbone to download template 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 Carbone is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 11 Carbone tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Carbone MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Carbone MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Carbone to Hermes Agent and exposes 11 Carbone tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Carbone integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Carbone integration can do
11 Carbone tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 10 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 11.
10 of 11 Carbone tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Download template carbone_download_template | Download a template from Carbone by template ID |
Get status carbone_get_status | Retrieve the current status and health of the Carbone server |
List template categories carbone_list_template_categories | Retrieve a list of all categories used in templates |
List template tags carbone_list_template_tags | List all tags currently used in templates |
List templates carbone_list_templates | Retrieve a list of templates from Carbone storage with filtering, search, and cursor-based |
Render template direct carbone_render_template_direct | Generate a document by uploading a base64-encoded template and data in a single API call |
Set API version carbone_set_api_version | Set the Carbone API version to be used for subsequent requests |
Generate report carbone_generate_report | Generate a Carbone report from a template and JSON data |
Update template carbone_update_template | Update metadata and attributes of an existing Carbone template |
Upload template carbone_upload_template | Upload a template file to the Carbone server to obtain a template ID for document generation |
Try it: find the Carbone tool you need
Browse the 10 Carbone tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use Carbone to download template and walk me through the result in plain English.
Pull the relevant data from Carbone, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Carbone, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
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 Carbone working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Carbone API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Carbone 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 Carbone. | 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 Carbone actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 11 tools for Carbone are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Carbone 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 Carbone in the browser, and the 11 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Carbone 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 Carbone
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 Carbone 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 Carbone tools
Carbone 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 Carbone 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.
Carbone 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 Carbone 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 Carbone integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Carbone: link your Carbone account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Carbone API through 11 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Carbone 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 Carbone in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Carbone key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Carbone to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Carbone in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Carbone 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 Carbone working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Carbone
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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