# How to connect Data247 to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 24 tools) > Connect Data247 to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Data247 key once and 24 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/data247 Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Data247 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 Data247 setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Data247 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 Data247. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Data247** — 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 data247 # connect Data247 (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions data247 # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run data247 --input '' # 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 Data247 in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Data247 API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Data247 to append email2 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 Data247 is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 24 Data247 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). ## Data247 MCP for Hermes Looking for a Data247 MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Data247 to Hermes Agent and exposes 24 Data247 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 Data247 integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/data247) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Data247 integration can do 24 Data247 tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. ### All 24 Data247 tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Append email2** `data247_append_email2` | Find email addresses associated with name and postal address using Append247 service | | **Append gender** `data247_append_gender` | Determine a person's probable gender based on their first (given) name | | **Append name** `data247_append_name` | Get CNAM (Caller Name Delivery) data for a phone number | | **Append phone** `data247_append_phone` | Append phone numbers to contact records using name and address | | **Append profile** `data247_append_profile` | Retrieve comprehensive consumer profile data including identity, contact information | | **Append property data** `data247_append_property_data` | Retrieve comprehensive property data including home stats, ownership information, financials | | **Append reverse email** `data247_append_reverse_email` | Perform reverse email lookup and retrieve contact information | | **Append reverse phone** `data247_append_reverse_phone` | Perform reverse phone lookup and retrieve name and address information | | **Append reverse zipcode** `data247_append_reverse_zipcode` | Get formatted address components from a zipcode | | **Append zipcode2** `data247_append_zipcode2` | Lookup zipcode for an address based on city and state | | **Balance inquiry** `data247_balance_inquiry` | Check Data247 account balance and remaining credits | | **Carrier type** `data247_carrier_type` | Determine carrier type for USA and Canadian phone numbers | | **Dnc check** `data247_dnc_check` | Check if a phone number exists in Federal or internal Do-Not-Call list | | **Locate ip address** `data247_locate_ip_address` | Get geolocation data for IPv4 addresses including city, state, country, and coordinates | | **Lookup carrier usa** `data247_lookup_carrier_usa` | Look up carrier information for USA and Canadian phone numbers including carrier name, SMS/MMS | | **Lookup international carrier** `data247_lookup_international_carrier` | Get carrier information for international phone numbers worldwide | | **Text at** `data247_text_at` | Get carrier information, wireless status, and email-to-SMS/MMS gateway addresses for USA and | | **Trust phone** `data247_trust_phone` | Check if a phone number is on SPAM callers list | | **Trust user identity** `data247_trust_user_identity` | Verify user signup legitimacy and detect account creation fraud | | **Verify email** `data247_verify_email` | Verify email address format and mailbox existence | | **Verify phone** `data247_verify_phone` | Verify if a phone number is in-service and accepts inbound calls | | **Verify postal address** `data247_verify_postal_address` | Verify and correct USA postal addresses to USPS standards | | **Dnc add** `data247_dnc_add` | Add phone numbers to your internal do-not-call (DNC) list | | **Dnc remove** `data247_dnc_remove` | Remove phone numbers from your internal do-not-call (DNC) list | ## Example prompts **Append Email2** > Use Data247 to append email2 and walk me through the result in plain English. **Append Gender** > Use Data247 to append gender and walk me through the result in plain English. **Append Name** > Use Data247 to append name and walk me through the result in plain English. **Append Phone** > Use Data247 to append phone 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 Data247 working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Data247 API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Data247 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 Data247. | 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 Data247 actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 24 tools for Data247 are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Data247 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 Data247 in the browser, and the 24 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Data247 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 Data247 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 Data247 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 Data247 tools Data247 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 Data247 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. ### Data247 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 Data247 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 Data247 integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Data247: link your Data247 account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Data247 API through 24 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Data247 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 Data247 in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Data247 key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Data247 to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Data247 in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Data247 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 Data247 working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Data247 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`. ## Related - [GitHub](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/github) — Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, and workflows - [PagerDuty](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/pagerduty) — Manage incidents, on-call schedules, and services - [Hermes SafetyCulture integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/safetyculture) — SafetyCulture (formerly iAuditor) is a workplace operations platform that enables teams to conduct digital inspections, manage audits, track issues, schedule tasks, and maintain compliance through mobile and web applications.