# How to connect Dnsfilter to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 170 tools) > Connect Dnsfilter to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Dnsfilter key once and 170 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/dnsfilter Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Dnsfilter for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here — 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. ## Setup It takes three steps to connect Hermes to Dnsfilter. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Dnsfilter** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask Hermes Agent in plain English. **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 dnsfilter # connect Dnsfilter (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions dnsfilter # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run dnsfilter --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 Dnsfilter in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Dnsfilter API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Dnsfilter to add allowed application 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 Dnsfilter is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 170 Dnsfilter 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). ## Dnsfilter MCP for Hermes Looking for a Dnsfilter MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Dnsfilter to Hermes Agent and exposes 170 Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/dnsfilter) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Dnsfilter integration can do 170 Dnsfilter 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 170. ### 30 of 170 Dnsfilter tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Add allowed application** `dnsfilter_add_allowed_application` | Adds a single application to the allow list of a policy in DNSFilter | | **Add allowlist domains to policies** `dnsfilter_add_allowlist_domains_to_policies` | Bulk add one or more domains to one or more policies' allow lists | | **Add blacklist category to policy** `dnsfilter_add_blacklist_category_to_policy` | Add a single category to a policy's blocklist | | **Add blacklist domain to policy** `dnsfilter_add_blacklist_domain_to_policy` | Add a single domain to a policy's blocklist | | **Check user agent bulk updates has mixed** `dnsfilter_check_user_agent_bulk_updates_has_mixed` | Check if user agent attributes are mixed in a bulk selection | | **Create cyber sight CSV export** `dnsfilter_create_cyber_sight_csv_export` | Creates a CyberSight CSV export record to track export of CyberSight report information | | **Get API keys** `dnsfilter_get_api_keys` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific API key by its ID | | **Get application category** `dnsfilter_get_application_category` | Retrieves detailed information about a specific DNSFilter application category by its ID | | **Get billing address** `dnsfilter_get_billing_address` | Retrieves the billing address for a specific DNSFilter organization | | **Get billing information** `dnsfilter_get_billing_information` | Retrieves billing records for a specific DNSFilter organization | | **Get category** `dnsfilter_get_category` | Get basic information of a specific category | | **Get ip address** `dnsfilter_get_ip_address` | Retrieves detailed information for a specific IP address record by its ID | | **Get mac address** `dnsfilter_get_mac_address` | Retrieves detailed information for a specific MAC address record by its ID | | **Get metrics organization usage** `dnsfilter_get_metrics_organization_usage` | Retrieves usage metrics for a DNSFilter organization over a specified date range | | **Get metrics organization usage detailed** `dnsfilter_get_metrics_organization_usage_detailed` | Retrieves detailed usage metrics for a specific DNSFilter organization | | **Get my ip address** `dnsfilter_get_my_ip_address` | Retrieve the requester's IP address as reported by DNSFilter API | | **Get networks bulk create** `dnsfilter_get_networks_bulk_create` | Check the status of a bulk network creation job | | **Get networks bulk update status** `dnsfilter_get_networks_bulk_update_status` | Check the status of a bulk network update job | | **Get networks CSV export** `dnsfilter_get_networks_csv_export` | Retrieves a networks CSV export by its ID | | **Get notes** `dnsfilter_get_notes` | Retrieve notes associated with a specific resource (policy, MSP, or organization) and domain | | **Get organization** `dnsfilter_get_organization` | Get basic information of a specific organization by ID | | **Get organizations users** `dnsfilter_get_organizations_users` | Retrieve user details and permissions for a specific organization | | **Get policies** `dnsfilter_get_policies` | Get basic information of the specified policy | | **Get policies permissive mode** `dnsfilter_get_policies_permissive_mode` | Retrieve the permissive mode setting for a specific policy | | **Get policy ip** `dnsfilter_get_policy_ip` | Retrieves basic information for a specific Policy IP by its ID | | **Get scheduled report previews** `dnsfilter_get_scheduled_report_previews` | Retrieve a specific scheduled report preview by its ID | | **Get user** `dnsfilter_get_user` | Get basic information of a specified user by ID | | **Get user agent cleanup** `dnsfilter_get_user_agent_cleanup` | Get the specific user agent cleanup by ID | | **Get user agent CSV exports** `dnsfilter_get_user_agent_csv_exports` | Retrieve a specific user agent CSV export by its ID | | **Get user agents uninstall pin** `dnsfilter_get_user_agents_uninstall_pin` | Get the uninstall PIN for an organization's user agents | ## Example prompts **Add Allowed Application** > Use Dnsfilter to add allowed application and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Allowlist Domains To Policies** > Use Dnsfilter to add allowlist domains to policies and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Blacklist Category To Policy** > Use Dnsfilter to add blacklist category to policy and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Blacklist Domain To Policy** > Use Dnsfilter to add blacklist domain to policy 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 Dnsfilter working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Dnsfilter API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter. | 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 Dnsfilter actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 170 tools for Dnsfilter are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter in the browser, and the 170 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter tools Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter 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. ### Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Dnsfilter: link your Dnsfilter account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Dnsfilter API through 170 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Dnsfilter key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Dnsfilter to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Dnsfilter in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Dnsfilter 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 Dnsfilter working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Dnsfilter 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 - [Hermes PagerDuty integration](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.