How to connect Folk to Hermes Agent
Connect Folk to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Folk key once and 23 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
FolkAPI KEYMCPfolk is a next-generation CRM designed for teams to manage and nurture their relationships efficiently.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Folk from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Folk 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 Folk setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Folk 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 Folk.
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 Folk
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Folk?"
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 Folk in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Folk API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Folk, 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 Folk is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 23 Folk tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Folk MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Folk MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Folk to Hermes Agent and exposes 23 Folk tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Folk integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Folk integration can do
23 Folk tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 19 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 23.
19 of 23 Folk tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get company folk_get_company | Retrieve an existing company by its ID |
Get current workspace user folk_get_current_workspace_user | Get details of the current authenticated workspace user |
Get note folk_get_note | Retrieve an existing note by its ID |
Get person folk_get_person | Retrieve an existing person by their ID |
Get user folk_get_user | Retrieve a user by their unique identifier |
List companies folk_list_companies | List companies in the workspace |
List group custom fields folk_list_group_custom_fields | List custom fields for a specific group and entity type |
List groups folk_list_groups | List workspace groups |
List notes folk_list_notes | List notes in the workspace |
List people folk_list_people | List people in the workspace |
List reminders folk_list_reminders | List reminders in the workspace |
List users folk_list_users | List workspace users |
List webhooks folk_list_webhooks | List webhooks in the workspace |
Create company folk_create_company | Creates a new company in the Folk workspace with the specified details |
Create note folk_create_note | Create a new note in the Folk workspace |
Create person folk_create_person | Creates a new person in the Folk workspace with the specified details |
Update company folk_update_company | Update an existing company in the workspace |
Update note folk_update_note | Update an existing note in the workspace |
Update person folk_update_person | Update an existing person in the workspace |
Try it: find the Folk tool you need
Browse the 19 Folk 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 Folk, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Folk, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Folk, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Folk, 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 Folk working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Folk API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Folk 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 Folk. | 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 Folk actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 23 tools for Folk are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Folk 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 Folk in the browser, and the 23 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Folk 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 Folk
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 Folk 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 Folk tools
Folk 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 Folk 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.
Folk 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 Folk 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 Folk integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Folk: link your Folk account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Folk API through 23 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Folk 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 Folk in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Folk key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Folk to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Folk in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Folk 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 Folk working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Folk
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.
