How to connect Kaleido to Hermes Agent
Connect Kaleido to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Kaleido key once and 29 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
KaleidoAPI KEYMCPKaleido is a full-stack platform for building and managing enterprise blockchain networks and applications.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Kaleido from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Kaleido 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 Kaleido setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Kaleido 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 Kaleido.
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 Kaleido
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Kaleido?"
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 Kaleido in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Kaleido API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Kaleido, 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 Kaleido is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 29 Kaleido tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Kaleido MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Kaleido MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Kaleido to Hermes Agent and exposes 29 Kaleido tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Kaleido integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Kaleido integration can do
29 Kaleido tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 27 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 29.
27 of 29 Kaleido tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get API key kaleido_get_api_key | Retrieve details of a specific API key by its ID |
Get API keys kaleido_get_api_keys | Retrieve all API keys associated with the organization |
Get application credentials kaleido_get_application_credentials | Retrieve application credentials for a specific environment |
Get billing summary kaleido_get_billing_summary | Retrieves a summary of billing data for the specified organization for the current month |
Get consortia kaleido_get_consortia | Retrieve all consortia associated with the organization |
Get event streams kaleido_get_event_streams | List all event streams configured on a Kaleido blockchain node's Ethconnect REST API Gateway |
Get identity proof kaleido_get_identity_proof | Retrieve a specific identity proof for a Kaleido organization |
Get invitations kaleido_get_invitations | Retrieve all invitations for the current user where they are the target |
Get memberships kaleido_get_memberships | Retrieve all memberships for the current user |
Get org billing provider kaleido_get_org_billing_provider | Retrieves billing provider information for a specific organization in Kaleido |
Get organization kaleido_get_organization | Retrieve details of a specific Kaleido organization by its ID |
Get organization plan kaleido_get_organization_plan | Retrieve the subscription plan details for a Kaleido organization |
Get organizations kaleido_get_organizations | Retrieves all organizations that the authenticated user has access to in Kaleido |
Get plans kaleido_get_plans | Retrieve all available Kaleido subscription plans |
Get regions kaleido_get_regions | Retrieve all available Kaleido deployment regions and their deployment zones |
Get releases kaleido_get_releases | Retrieve all available blockchain node software releases from the Kaleido platform |
Get role by ID kaleido_get_role_by_id | Retrieve a specific user role assignment within a Kaleido organization |
Get roles kaleido_get_roles | Retrieve all user role assignments for a Kaleido organization |
Get services kaleido_get_services | Retrieve all services the current user owns or can see |
Get token factory tokens kaleido_get_token_factory_tokens | Retrieves all token contracts from a Kaleido Token Factory service |
Get wallet account nonce kaleido_get_wallet_account_nonce | Retrieve the current nonce (transaction count) of a specific HD wallet account |
Get wallets kaleido_get_wallets | Retrieve HD wallet IDs hosted in the service |
Add identity proof kaleido_add_identity_proof | Add an x509 identity proof to a Kaleido organization |
Create API key kaleido_create_api_key | Creates a new API key for the specified Kaleido organization |
Update org role kaleido_update_org_role | Update the role assignment for a user in a Kaleido organization |
Update organization kaleido_update_organization | Update a specific organization in Kaleido |
Upsert organization role kaleido_upsert_organization_role | Upsert (create or update) a role assignment for a user in a Kaleido organization |
Try it: find the Kaleido tool you need
Browse the 27 Kaleido 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 Kaleido, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Kaleido, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Kaleido, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Kaleido, 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 Kaleido working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Kaleido API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Kaleido 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 Kaleido. | 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 Kaleido actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 29 tools for Kaleido are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Kaleido 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 Kaleido in the browser, and the 29 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Kaleido 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 Kaleido
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 Kaleido 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 Kaleido tools
Kaleido 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 Kaleido 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.
Kaleido 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 Kaleido 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 Kaleido integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Kaleido: link your Kaleido account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Kaleido API through 29 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Kaleido 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 Kaleido in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Kaleido key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Kaleido to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Kaleido in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Kaleido 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 Kaleido working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Kaleido
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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