# How to connect Dovetail to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 51 tools) > Connect Dovetail to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Dovetail key once and 51 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/dovetail Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Dovetail 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 Dovetail setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Dovetail 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 Dovetail. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Dovetail** — 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 dovetail # connect Dovetail (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions dovetail # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run dovetail --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 Dovetail in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Dovetail API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Dovetail to export data 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 Dovetail is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 51 Dovetail 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). ## Dovetail MCP for Hermes Looking for a Dovetail MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Dovetail to Hermes Agent and exposes 51 Dovetail 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 Dovetail integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/dovetail) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Dovetail integration can do 51 Dovetail 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 51. ### 30 of 51 Dovetail tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Export data** `dovetail_export_data` | Export data in HTML or Markdown format | | **Export doc** `dovetail_export_doc` | Export a doc in HTML or Markdown format | | **Export insight** `dovetail_export_insight` | Export an insight in HTML or Markdown format | | **Export note** `dovetail_export_note` | Export a note from Dovetail in HTML or Markdown format | | **Get contact** `dovetail_get_contact` | Retrieve details of a specific contact | | **Get data** `dovetail_get_data` | Retrieve details of a specific data item by ID | | **Get doc** `dovetail_get_doc` | Retrieve details of a specific doc by ID | | **Get file** `dovetail_get_file` | Retrieve details of a specific file by its ID | | **Get folder** `dovetail_get_folder` | Retrieve details of a specific folder | | **Get insight** `dovetail_get_insight` | Retrieve details of a specific insight by ID | | **Get note** `dovetail_get_note` | Retrieve details of a specific note | | **Get project** `dovetail_get_project` | Retrieve details of a specific project | | **Get token info** `dovetail_get_token_info` | Retrieves information about the current API token, including its unique identifier and the | | **List contacts** `dovetail_list_contacts` | Retrieves a paginated list of contacts from a Dovetail workspace | | **List data** `dovetail_list_data` | List data items in Dovetail | | **List docs** `dovetail_list_docs` | List docs in a Dovetail workspace with optional filtering, sorting, and pagination | | **List folders** `dovetail_list_folders` | Get a list of folders associated with a workspace | | **List highlights** `dovetail_list_highlights` | List highlights from your Dovetail workspace with optional filtering and pagination | | **List insights** `dovetail_list_insights` | Get a list of insights associated with a workspace | | **List notes** `dovetail_list_notes` | List notes in Dovetail workspace with optional pagination and sorting | | **List projects** `dovetail_list_projects` | List all projects in Dovetail | | **List tags** `dovetail_list_tags` | List all tags in the authenticated Dovetail workspace | | **List user docs** `dovetail_list_user_docs` | Get a list of docs associated with a user in Dovetail | | **List user insights** `dovetail_list_user_insights` | List personal insights for a user in Dovetail | | **Magic search** `dovetail_magic_search` | Perform a magic search across workspace data | | **Create channel** `dovetail_create_channel` | Creates a new channel in Dovetail to organize and collect feedback data | | **Create contact** `dovetail_create_contact` | Create a new contact in Dovetail | | **Create data** `dovetail_create_data` | Create a data item in a Dovetail project with text content, title, and/or structured fields | | **Create data point** `dovetail_create_data_point` | Create a data point within a channel | | **Create doc** `dovetail_create_doc` | Create a doc in a Dovetail project with text content, title and/or custom fields | ## Example prompts **Export Data** > Use Dovetail to export data and walk me through the result in plain English. **Export Doc** > Use Dovetail to export doc and walk me through the result in plain English. **Export Insight** > Use Dovetail to export insight and walk me through the result in plain English. **Export Note** > Use Dovetail to export note 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 Dovetail working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Dovetail API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Dovetail 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 Dovetail. | 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 Dovetail actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 51 tools for Dovetail are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Dovetail 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 Dovetail in the browser, and the 51 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Dovetail 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 Dovetail 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 Dovetail 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 Dovetail tools Dovetail 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 Dovetail 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. ### Dovetail 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 Dovetail 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 Dovetail integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Dovetail: link your Dovetail account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Dovetail API through 51 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Dovetail 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 Dovetail in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Dovetail key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Dovetail to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Dovetail in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Dovetail 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 Dovetail working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Dovetail 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 - [Connect PostHog](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/posthog) — Track user behavior and feature flags - [Hermes DataforSEO integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/dataforseo) — SEO data APIs for keywords, SERP, and site audits - [Hermes Metabase integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/metabase) — Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that lets you ask questions about your data and visualize answers as charts, graphs, and dashboards.