# How to connect Eventbrite to Hermes Agent (no API keys)

> Connect Eventbrite to Hermes with ClawLink in one click — 95 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup.

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

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

1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once.
2. **Connect Eventbrite** — 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 eventbrite  # connect Eventbrite (browser OAuth)
npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions eventbrite  # list available actions
npx -y @useclawlink/cli run eventbrite <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 Eventbrite in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys.

Verify the connection by asking Hermes:

> Call eventbrite_get_me and then list the organization's events. Show me the next five by date with their status and remaining ticket counts.

### 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 Eventbrite is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 95 Eventbrite 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).

## Eventbrite MCP for Hermes

Looking for a Eventbrite MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Eventbrite to Hermes Agent and exposes 95 Eventbrite 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 Eventbrite integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/eventbrite) works the same way.

The search-engine answer for connecting Eventbrite to an agent is a manual walkthrough: log in, Account Settings, developer link, create a private token, paste it somewhere. That is the setup this page's title promises to eliminate. ClawLink connects Eventbrite with hosted OAuth: you approve Eventbrite's authorization screen once in the browser, and ClawLink's OAuth app holds the token, so no private token is ever created, copied, or stored on your machine. The agent then calls the 95 Eventbrite tools below as your account. The credentials belong to ClawLink's app; the access belongs to you, and revoking the connection in the dashboard cuts the agent off at once.

## What the Hermes Agent Eventbrite integration can do

95 Eventbrite 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 95.

### 30 of 95 Eventbrite tools for Hermes

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Add ticket to group** `eventbrite_add_ticket_to_group` | Tool to add a ticket class to one or more explicitly specified ticket groups for an Eventbrite event. Use when you need to organize tickets by grouping them together. |
| **Add ticket to group by organization** `eventbrite_add_ticket_to_group_by_organization` | Tool to add a ticket class to ticket groups using organization and event IDs. Use when managing ticket groups at the organization level. |
| **Calculate price for item** `eventbrite_calculate_price_for_item` | Tool to calculate Eventbrite fees for a given ticket price. Use when you need to determine the exact fees, taxes, and organizer share for a specific price point before creating tickets. |
| **Cancel event** `eventbrite_cancel_event` | Tool to cancel an Eventbrite event. Use when you need to cancel an event. Note: Event must not have any pending or completed orders or the cancellation will fail. |
| **Copy event** `eventbrite_copy_event` | Tool to copy an Eventbrite event and create a duplicate with a new Event ID. Use when you need to duplicate an existing event to create a similar event with the same settings. |
| **Create access code** `eventbrite_create_access_code` | Tool to create a new access code for an Eventbrite event. Use when you need to create promotional codes, early bird access, or VIP ticket codes that unlock hidden ticket classes. |
| **Create checkout settings** `eventbrite_create_checkout_settings` | Tool to create checkout settings for an Eventbrite organization. Use when you need to configure payment methods, country, and currency for an organization's checkout process. |
| **Create custom question** `eventbrite_create_custom_question` | Tool to create a custom question for an Eventbrite event. |
| **Create discount** `eventbrite_create_discount` | Tool to create a new discount for an Eventbrite organization. Use when you need to create promotional discounts, coupon codes, or special pricing for events. |
| **Create event** `eventbrite_create_event` | Tool to create a new Eventbrite event. Use when you need to create single events or series parent events for repeating events. |
| **Create event schedule** `eventbrite_create_event_schedule` | Tool to create an event schedule for a series parent event. Use when you need to add recurring occurrences to an event based on a recurrence pattern (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.). |
| **Create inventory tier** `eventbrite_create_inventory_tier` | Tool to create a new inventory tier for an Eventbrite event. Use when you need to set up tiered seating, pricing levels, or capacity allocation for an event. |
| **Get access code** `eventbrite_get_access_code` | Retrieve a specific access code by ID for an Eventbrite event |
| **Get assortment** `eventbrite_get_assortment` | Retrieve assortment information for a specific organization |
| **Get attendee report** `eventbrite_get_attendee_report` | Retrieve an attendee report for events in an Eventbrite organization |
| **Get capacity tier** `eventbrite_get_capacity_tier` | Retrieve the capacity tier for an Eventbrite event |
| **Get category** `eventbrite_get_category` | Retrieve a specific category by ID |
| **Get checkout settings** `eventbrite_get_checkout_settings` | Retrieve checkout settings for a specific Eventbrite organization |
| **Get default question** `eventbrite_get_default_question` | Retrieve a specific default (canned) question for an Eventbrite event by Event ID and Question |
| **Get discount** `eventbrite_get_discount` | Retrieve a discount by its ID from Eventbrite |
| **Get display settings** `eventbrite_get_display_settings` | Retrieve display settings for a specific Eventbrite event |
| **Get event** `eventbrite_get_event` | Retrieve detailed information for a specific Eventbrite event by ID |
| **Get event categories** `eventbrite_get_event_categories` | Retrieve event categories |
| **Get event description** `eventbrite_get_event_description` | Retrieve the full HTML description for an Eventbrite event |
| **Get event formats** `eventbrite_get_event_formats` | List event formats |
| **Get event subcategories** `eventbrite_get_event_subcategories` | List all event subcategories |
| **Get format** `eventbrite_get_format` | Retrieve a format by format ID |
| **Get inventory tier** `eventbrite_get_inventory_tier` | Retrieve an Inventory Tier by ID for an Event |
| **Get me** `eventbrite_get_me` | Retrieve the authenticated user's account information |
| **Get media upload** `eventbrite_get_media_upload` | Retrieve information on a Media image upload |

## Example prompts

**Org overview**

> Call eventbrite_get_me and then list the organization's events. Show me the next five by date with their status and remaining ticket counts.

**Attendee report**

> Pull the attendee report for \<event id> with eventbrite_get_attendee_report and summarise how many tickets sold, how many checked in, and any refunds.

**Draft a new event**

> Draft a new event on \<date> at \<venue> called \<name>, and show me the full payload before you call eventbrite_create_event. I will approve it.

**Audit pricing**

> List the discounts and access codes for \<event id> and tell me which ones are still active and what they change.

## How the Eventbrite tools behave

Details that decide whether an Eventbrite prompt is a clean report or a NOT_AUTHORIZED surprise.

- **Organizations own everything.** Eventbrite ties events, discounts, and access codes to organizations, and organization-scoped tools exist separately (`eventbrite_add_ticket_to_group_by_organization`). The wrong org id fails like a permissions error.
- **`eventbrite_get_me` is the anchor.** It returns the connection's account, role, and organization, which is the first call to make when anything 403s.
- **Writes are public and permanent-feeling.** Creating or cancelling an event, activating a discount, changing inventory: each one changes what ticket buyers see. Show-before-write prompts are the pattern.
- **Reports beat enumeration.** `eventbrite_get_attendee_report` returns assembled data where per-event walking costs dozens of calls against a per-token hourly limit.
- **Copies are a real feature.** `eventbrite_copy_event` duplicates an event wholesale, which is how organizers scale a recurring event without rebuilding it, and it is a write worth confirming.
- **The connection's role is the ceiling.** Sub-user connections read what they can manage and 403 the rest; the engine-taught fix is connecting with an admin or owner account, not re-pasting credentials.

## ClawLink vs. building it yourself

The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 Eventbrite working from chat.

| | Manual | ClawLink |
|---|---|---|
| **Connection flow** | Register a Eventbrite app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect Eventbrite through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. |
| **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Eventbrite. | 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 Eventbrite actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 95 tools for Eventbrite are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |

## ClawLink vs. Composio

Composio also exposes Eventbrite 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 Eventbrite in the browser, and the 95 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison.

### Hermes paired but still can't use Eventbrite
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 Eventbrite 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 Eventbrite tools
Eventbrite 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 Eventbrite 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.

### Eventbrite 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.

### Eventbrite returns 403 NOT_AUTHORIZED on some actions
The generic "workspace or project access" explanation does not apply to Eventbrite, and the engines' answers name the real causes. First, the organization: Eventbrite ties objects to specific organizations, and a call that uses the wrong Organization ID, or none at all, fails even when the account is valid, so check the path parameters the agent used. Second, role: a sub-user account 403s on actions reserved for admins or owners, and Eventbrite's own error surface calls this exactly `NOT_AUTHORIZED`. Third, the placeholder trap: the agent used an event or organization id it invented instead of one it was given by `eventbrite_get_me` or an earlier list call. Have it quote the error and the id it used, then list the real ones.

Ask the agent to diagnose it:

```text
Call eventbrite_get_me and tell me which organization and role this connection has. Quote the exact 403 from the failing tool, including the id it used. Do not retry it yet.
```

### Eventbrite starts returning rate-limit errors mid-task
Eventbrite documents its limits per OAuth token: 2,000 requests per hour and 48,000 per day, figures the AI Overviews quote from Eventbrite's API docs. An agent enumerating an organization's events, then schedules, then attendee reports, one call at a time, can reach an hourly ceiling faster than it feels like, especially if a loop is re-requesting the same pages. The response is to flatten the traffic: use the report tools that return assembled data instead of per-event calls, page through lists instead of re-pulling them, and pause between phases. A daily budget of 48,000 sounds generous until an agent walks a large event list a few times.

Ask the agent to diagnose it:

```text
Tell me how many Eventbrite calls you have made and what you were enumerating. Quote the exact rate-limit error. Do not call Eventbrite again until I reply.
```

### Eventbrite tools are missing, or one tool name is not found
The engines' answer to this symptom assumes a local setup: check `claude_desktop_config.json`, check an `EVENTBRITE_TOKEN` environment variable, restart the client. None of that exists in this flow, because there is no local MCP server and no environment variable. The hosted causes are the two real ones: the connection or pairing is incomplete (confirm the plugin installed with `--enable`, both pairing commands ran, and Eventbrite shows as connected), or schemas load on demand, so the first Eventbrite call in a fresh session can arrive before the catalog and needs one retry. If most tools work and one name fails, that name is wrong rather than missing.

Ask the agent to diagnose it:

```text
List the Eventbrite tools you actually have access to. If there are none, say so plainly. If there are, tell me which one creates an event and use that exact name.
```

### The agent reports events it cannot modify
This is usually a role and organization question, not a broken connection. Eventbrite objects belong to organizations, and a sub-user account can read events it cannot modify; the tools succeed on read and 403 on write. Confirm which account authorized the connection, whether it is an admin or owner for the organization in question, and whether the agent is addressing events by the organization that owns them. An agent that lists first and writes second will surface this as "I can see the event but I cannot change it", which is the correct diagnosis to trust.

Ask the agent to diagnose it:

```text
List the organizations visible to this connection and the events in one of them. Then tell me which write action failed and quote the error. Do not retry the write yet.
```

### OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing
Try reconnecting Eventbrite and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete.

### Is there a Hermes Agent Eventbrite integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Eventbrite: link your Eventbrite account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Eventbrite API through 95 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.

### How do I connect Eventbrite 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 Eventbrite in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage.

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

### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Eventbrite up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 Eventbrite working from chat.

### Who holds the token when there are no API keys?
ClawLink's verified OAuth app holds it. You authorize that app against your Eventbrite account in the browser, and the token that results is stored server-side and used for the 95 tools. You never generate a private token, never copy a secret into a config file, and never have to read Eventbrite's own how-to for creating developer tokens, because there is nothing on your machine to configure. The connection acts as your Eventbrite account, so what the agent can see is what you can see, and revoking it in the ClawLink dashboard ends the agent's access immediately.

### What can the agent do in Eventbrite?
The organizer surface: events including creation, copying, and cancellation, schedules and inventory tiers, discounts and access codes, checkout and display settings, attendee reports, and your own account via `eventbrite_get_me`. The reads, especially `eventbrite_get_attendee_report` and event lookup, are where the agent earns its keep. The writes to be deliberate about are the ones with public consequences: creating or cancelling an event, adding a discount or access code, and changing ticket inventory.

### What permissions does the connection carry?
Whatever your Eventbrite account role carries. Eventbrite distinguishes account roles, and the API is explicit that objects belong to organizations and that access is scoped by role: a sub-user (editor) account sees and manages only what its role allows, while an admin or owner account can manage the organization's events broadly. If the agent reports events it cannot reach, the first question is which account authorized the connection and which organization that account belongs to, not whether the connection is broken.

### Is it safe to connect Eventbrite to an agent through ClawLink?
The risk surface is smaller than the manual route, because there is no private token to leak from a config file: the OAuth token is held server-side and revocable from the dashboard. What remains is behavioral. Eventbrite writes are public and real: a discount code goes live, a cancelled event notifies ticket holders, an inventory change alters what people can buy. Keep the agent read-first, make it show you the event payload before `eventbrite_create_event` or `eventbrite_cancel_event` runs, and treat attendee data as the personal data it is when you ask the agent to summarize it.

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