How to connect Givebutter to Hermes Agent
Connect Givebutter to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Givebutter key once and 58 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
GivebutterAPI KEYMCPGivebutter is a fundraising platform that offers a free, open, and public API for developers to manage campaigns, track donations, and engage with supporters.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Givebutter from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Givebutter 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 Givebutter setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Givebutter 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 Givebutter.
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 Givebutter
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Givebutter?"
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 Givebutter in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Givebutter API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Givebutter, 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 Givebutter is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 58 Givebutter tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Givebutter MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Givebutter MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Givebutter to Hermes Agent and exposes 58 Givebutter tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Givebutter integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Givebutter integration can do
58 Givebutter 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 58.
30 of 58 Givebutter tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get campaign givebutter_get_campaign | Retrieve details for a specific campaign by its ID or code |
Get campaign ticket givebutter_get_campaign_ticket | Retrieve a specific campaign ticket by campaign ID and ticket ID |
Get contact givebutter_get_contact | Retrieve details of a specific contact by ID |
Get contact activity givebutter_get_contact_activity | Retrieve a specific contact activity by contact ID and activity ID |
Get discount code givebutter_get_discount_code | Retrieve details of a specific discount code for a campaign |
Get fund givebutter_get_fund | Retrieve details of a specific fund by its ID |
Get household givebutter_get_household | Retrieve details of a specific household by its ID |
Get members givebutter_get_members | Retrieve a paginated list of members for a given campaign |
Get payouts givebutter_get_payouts | Retrieve a list of payouts associated with your account |
Get plans givebutter_get_plans | Retrieve a list of plans associated with your account |
Get teams givebutter_get_teams | Retrieve a list of teams for a specific campaign |
Get tickets givebutter_get_tickets | Retrieve a list of tickets |
Get transactions givebutter_get_transactions | Retrieve a list of transactions associated with your account |
Get webhook givebutter_get_webhook | Retrieve a specific webhook by its ID |
Get webhook activity givebutter_get_webhook_activity | Retrieve a specific webhook activity by its ID |
Get webhooks givebutter_get_webhooks | Retrieve all webhooks configured for your account |
List campaign tickets givebutter_list_campaign_tickets | Retrieve a list of all campaign tickets for a specific campaign |
List campaigns givebutter_list_campaigns | Retrieve a paginated list of campaigns for the authenticated account |
List contact activities givebutter_list_contact_activities | Retrieve all activities for a specific contact |
List contacts givebutter_list_contacts | Retrieve a paginated list of contacts from your Givebutter account |
List discount codes givebutter_list_discount_codes | List all discount codes for a campaign |
List funds givebutter_list_funds | List all funds in your Givebutter account |
List household contacts givebutter_list_household_contacts | Retrieve all contacts associated with a household |
List households givebutter_list_households | Retrieve a list of all households in your account |
List messages givebutter_list_messages | Retrieve a paginated list of messages |
List pledges givebutter_list_pledges | Retrieve a paginated list of all pledges |
List webhook activities givebutter_list_webhook_activities | List all webhook activities for a specific webhook |
Add contact tags givebutter_add_contact_tags | Add tags to a contact by contact ID |
Add household contact givebutter_add_household_contact | Add a contact to a household |
Create campaign givebutter_create_campaign | Create a new campaign |
Try it: find the Givebutter tool you need
Browse the 30 Givebutter 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 Givebutter, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Givebutter, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Givebutter, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Givebutter, 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 Givebutter working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Givebutter API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Givebutter 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 Givebutter. | 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 Givebutter actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 58 tools for Givebutter are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Givebutter 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 Givebutter in the browser, and the 58 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Givebutter 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 Givebutter
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 Givebutter 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 Givebutter tools
Givebutter 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 Givebutter 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.
Givebutter 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 Givebutter 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 Givebutter integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Givebutter: link your Givebutter account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Givebutter API through 58 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Givebutter 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 Givebutter in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Givebutter key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Givebutter to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Givebutter in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Givebutter 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 Givebutter working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Givebutter
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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