How to connect Fireflies to Hermes Agent
Connect Fireflies to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Fireflies key once and 26 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
FirefliesAPI KEYMCPFireflies.ai helps your team transcribe, summarize, search, and analyze voice conversations.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Fireflies from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Fireflies 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 Fireflies setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Fireflies 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 Fireflies.
1Install and pair
Install the ClawLink plugin, then pair Hermes with a one-time browser approval:
hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable- 2
Connect Fireflies
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Fireflies?"
Install by command
The prompt above walks Hermes through this. By hand, it is four commands and a browser approval:
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 testThen connect Fireflies in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Fireflies API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Fireflies, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Fireflies is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 26 Fireflies tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Fireflies MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Fireflies MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Fireflies to Hermes Agent and exposes 26 Fireflies tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Fireflies integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Fireflies integration can do
26 Fireflies tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 25 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 26.
25 of 26 Fireflies tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Fetch AI app outputs2 fireflies_fetch_ai_app_outputs2 | Fetch AI App outputs for specific apps or transcripts |
Get ask fred thread fireflies_get_ask_fred_thread | Get a specific AskFred conversation thread with full history |
Get ask fred threads fireflies_get_ask_fred_threads | Retrieve a summary of all AskFred conversation threads for the current user |
Get bite by ID fireflies_get_bite_by_id | Fetches details for a specific bite by ID |
Get bites fireflies_get_bites | Fetches a list of bites (highlights) against input arguments |
Get meeting analytics fireflies_get_meeting_analytics | Retrieves comprehensive meeting analytics including team-level conversation metrics, sentiment |
Get meeting participants fireflies_get_meeting_participants | Retrieves the list of participants who attended a specific Fireflies meeting along with their |
Get meeting topics fireflies_get_meeting_topics | Retrieves AI-extracted topics, keywords, and meeting type for a specific Fireflies transcript |
Get transcript by ID fireflies_get_transcript_by_id | Fetches details for a specific Fireflies transcript ID |
Get transcripts fireflies_get_transcripts | Fetches a list of transcripts against input filters |
Get user by ID fireflies_get_user_by_id | The GetUser Action is designed to fetch details associated with a specific user id |
Get user groups fireflies_get_user_groups | Fetch a list of all user groups within the team with information about user groups including |
Get users fireflies_get_users | Fetches a list of all users within the team, including their full email addresses |
Graphql query fireflies_graphql_query | Execute an authenticated, read-only Fireflies GraphQL operation (query) and return the full raw |
List channels fireflies_list_channels | Fetches a list of all channels accessible to the authenticated user, including both public |
Search transcripts fireflies_search_transcripts | Search transcripts using keyword-based full-text search across meeting titles and/or spoken |
Add to live fireflies_add_to_live | The AddToLive Action allows you to add the Fireflies.ai bot to an ongoing meeting |
Continue ask fred thread fireflies_continue_ask_fred_thread | Continue an existing AskFred conversation thread with follow-up questions |
Create ask fred thread fireflies_create_ask_fred_thread | Start a new AskFred conversation thread with a question about meetings |
Create bite fireflies_create_bite | Create a bite (short video or audio clip) from a transcript segment |
Set user role fireflies_set_user_role | Update a user's role within a team |
Update meeting channel fireflies_update_meeting_channel | Batch update channel assignments for 1-5 meeting transcripts |
Update meeting privacy fireflies_update_meeting_privacy | Update the privacy setting of a meeting transcript |
Update meeting title fireflies_update_meeting_title | Update the title of a meeting transcript |
Upload audio fireflies_upload_audio | The UploadAudio Action allows you to upload audio files to Fireflies.ai for transcription |
Try it: find the Fireflies tool you need
Browse the 25 Fireflies tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Pull the relevant data from Fireflies, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Fireflies, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Fireflies, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Fireflies, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
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 Fireflies working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Fireflies API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Fireflies 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 Fireflies. | 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 Fireflies actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 26 tools for Fireflies are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Fireflies 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 Fireflies in the browser, and the 26 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Fireflies key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
Hermes paired but still can't use Fireflies
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 Fireflies 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 Fireflies tools
Fireflies 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 Fireflies 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.
Fireflies 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 Fireflies has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.
FAQ
Is there a Hermes Agent Fireflies integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Fireflies: link your Fireflies account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Fireflies API through 26 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Fireflies 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 Fireflies in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Fireflies key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Fireflies to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Fireflies in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Fireflies 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 Fireflies working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Fireflies
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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