# How to connect Instantly to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 115 tools) > Connect Instantly to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Instantly key once and 115 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/instantly Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Instantly 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 Instantly setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Instantly 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 Instantly. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Instantly** — 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 instantly # connect Instantly (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions instantly # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run instantly --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 Instantly in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Instantly API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Instantly to activate campaign 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 Instantly is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 115 Instantly 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). ## Instantly MCP for Hermes Looking for a Instantly MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Instantly to Hermes Agent and exposes 115 Instantly 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 Instantly integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/instantly) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Instantly integration can do 115 Instantly 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 115. ### 30 of 115 Instantly tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Activate campaign** `instantly_activate_campaign` | Activate or resume a campaign | | **Add leads bulk** `instantly_add_leads_bulk` | Add leads to Instantly in bulk | | **Create campaign** `instantly_create_campaign` | Create a new Instantly campaign | | **Create lead** `instantly_create_lead` | Create an Instantly lead | | **Get campaign analytics** `instantly_get_campaign_analytics` | Get campaign performance analytics | | **Get current workspace** `instantly_get_current_workspace` | Get the current Instantly workspace | | **Get workspace billing plan details** `instantly_get_workspace_billing_plan_details` | Get workspace billing and plan details | | **List accounts** `instantly_list_accounts` | List email sending accounts | | **List campaigns** `instantly_list_campaigns` | List Instantly campaigns | | **List emails** `instantly_list_emails` | List emails from campaigns | | **List lead lists** `instantly_list_lead_lists` | List lead lists | | **List leads** `instantly_list_leads` | List Instantly leads | | **List webhooks** `instantly_list_webhooks` | List configured webhooks | | **Pause campaign** `instantly_pause_campaign` | Pause an active campaign | | **Accounts ctd status get** `instantly_accounts_ctd_status_get` | Check Custom Tracking Domain (CTD) status for email accounts | | **API keys get** `instantly_api_keys_get` | Retrieve paginated list of API keys for organization | | **Campaigns analytics overview get** `instantly_campaigns_analytics_overview_get` | Get analytics overview for one or multiple campaigns | | **Check dfy email account order domains** `instantly_check_dfy_email_account_order_domains` | Check domain availability for DFY email account orders | | **Check email verification status** `instantly_check_email_verification_status` | Check status of an email verification job | | **Count launched campaigns** `instantly_count_launched_campaigns` | Retrieve the count of launched campaigns | | **Count leads from supersearch** `instantly_count_leads_from_supersearch` | Count leads matching supersearch filter criteria | | **Count unread emails** `instantly_count_unread_emails` | Retrieve the count of unread emails | | **Dfy email account orders domains pre warmed up** `instantly_dfy_email_account_orders_domains_pre_warmed_up` | Retrieve a list of pre-warmed up domains ready for DFY email account orders | | **Export campaign** `instantly_export_campaign` | Export campaign data to JSON format | | **Get account campaign mappings** `instantly_get_account_campaign_mappings` | Retrieve campaigns associated with an email account | | **Get accounts analytics daily** `instantly_get_accounts_analytics_daily` | Retrieve daily account analytics showing emails sent per day for each account | | **Get accounts warmup analytics** `instantly_get_accounts_warmup_analytics` | Retrieve warmup analytics for specified email accounts | | **Get audit logs** `instantly_get_audit_logs` | Retrieve audit log records for tracking system activities | | **Get block list entry** `instantly_get_block_list_entry` | Retrieve a specific blocked email or domain entry by its ID | | **Get campaign** `instantly_get_campaign` | Retrieve campaign details | ## Example prompts **Activate Campaign** > Use Instantly to activate campaign and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Leads Bulk** > Use Instantly to add leads bulk and walk me through the result in plain English. **Create Campaign** > Create it in Instantly for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Create Lead** > Create it in Instantly for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ## 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 Instantly working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Instantly API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Instantly 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 Instantly. | 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 Instantly actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 115 tools for Instantly are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Instantly 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 Instantly in the browser, and the 115 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Instantly 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 Instantly 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 Instantly 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 Instantly tools Instantly 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 Instantly 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. ### Instantly 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 Instantly 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 Instantly integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Instantly: link your Instantly account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Instantly API through 115 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Instantly 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 Instantly in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Instantly key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Instantly to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Instantly in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Instantly 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 Instantly working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Instantly 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 ActiveCampaign](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/activecampaign) — Marketing automation, CRM, and email marketing - [Benchmark Email tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/benchmark-email) — Benchmark Email is a comprehensive email marketing platform offering tools for creating, sending, and analyzing email campaigns. - [Mailchimp tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/mailchimp) — Create email campaigns and manage audiences