# How to connect Clearout to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 21 tools)

> Connect Clearout to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Clearout key once and 21 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.

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

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

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

Verify the connection by asking Hermes:

> Use Clearout to autocomplete company to domain 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:

```bash
npx -y @useclawlink/cli login
```

`login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Clearout is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 21 Clearout 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).

## Clearout MCP for Hermes

Looking for a Clearout MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Clearout to Hermes Agent and exposes 21 Clearout 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 Clearout integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/clearout) works the same way.

## What the Hermes Agent Clearout integration can do

21 Clearout tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected.

### All 21 Clearout tools for Hermes

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Autocomplete company to domain** `clearout_autocomplete_company_to_domain` | Autocomplete company names to probable domains with confidence scores |
| **Business account verify** `clearout_business_account_verify` | Check if an email belongs to a business/work account |
| **Catch all verify** `clearout_catch_all_verify` | Check if an email domain is catch-all |
| **Disposable verify** `clearout_disposable_verify` | Check if an email is from a disposable provider |
| **Domain find mx** `clearout_domain_find_mx` | Retrieve MX records for a domain in priority order |
| **Domain find whois** `clearout_domain_find_whois` | Fetch WHOIS record for a domain |
| **Email finder bulk result download** `clearout_email_finder_bulk_result_download` | Generate a bulk email finder result download URL |
| **Email verify bulk progress status** `clearout_email_verify_bulk_progress_status` | Retrieve progress for a bulk email verification job |
| **Email verify bulk result download** `clearout_email_verify_bulk_result_download` | Obtain a temporary URL for bulk email verification results |
| **Email verify get credits** `clearout_email_verify_get_credits` | Fetch available email verification credits |
| **Email verify instant** `clearout_email_verify_instant` | Instantly verify a single email address |
| **Free account verify** `clearout_free_account_verify` | Detect if an email is from a free email service provider |
| **Gibberish account verify** `clearout_gibberish_account_verify` | Verify if an email address is gibberish |
| **Reverse lookup find company via domain** `clearout_reverse_lookup_find_company_via_domain` | Find company information (name, logo, LinkedIn URL, address) by looking up its domain name |
| **Reverse lookup find person via email** `clearout_reverse_lookup_find_person_via_email` | Retrieve a person’s profile from an email address |
| **Reverse lookup find person via linked in** `clearout_reverse_lookup_find_person_via_linked_in` | Discover person information via a LinkedIn profile URL |
| **Role account verify** `clearout_role_account_verify` | Determine if an email is a role-based account |
| **Email finder bulk** `clearout_email_finder_bulk` | Upload a CSV or XLSX contacts file for bulk email finding |
| **Email verify bulk** `clearout_email_verify_bulk` | Upload a CSV or XLSX file for bulk email verification |
| **Email finder bulk cancel** `clearout_email_finder_bulk_cancel` | Cancel a running bulk email finder job |
| **Email verify bulk cancel** `clearout_email_verify_bulk_cancel` | Cancel an in-progress bulk email verification job |

## Example prompts

**Autocomplete Company To Domain**

> Use Clearout to autocomplete company to domain and walk me through the result in plain English.

**Business Account Verify**

> Use Clearout to business account verify and walk me through the result in plain English.

**Catch All Verify**

> Use Clearout to catch all verify and walk me through the result in plain English.

**Disposable Verify**

> Use Clearout to disposable verify and walk me through the result in plain English.

## 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 Clearout working from chat.

| | Manual | ClawLink |
|---|---|---|
| **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Clearout API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Clearout 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 Clearout. | 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 Clearout actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 21 tools for Clearout are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |

## ClawLink vs. Composio

Composio also exposes Clearout 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 Clearout in the browser, and the 21 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Clearout 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 Clearout
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 Clearout 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 Clearout tools
Clearout 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 Clearout 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.

### Clearout 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 Clearout 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 Clearout integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Clearout: link your Clearout account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Clearout API through 21 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.

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

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

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

### Hermes paired but still can't use Clearout
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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