How to connect Kanban Tool to Hermes Agent
Connect Kanban Tool to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Kanban Tool key once and 11 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Kanban ToolAPI KEYMCPKanban Tool is a visual project and task management platform for organizing boards, workflows, tasks, collaboration, and time tracking.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Kanban Tool from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool.
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 Kanban Tool
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Kanban Tool?"
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 Kanban Tool in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Kanban Tool API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Kanban Tool, 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 Kanban Tool is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 11 Kanban Tool tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Kanban Tool MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Kanban Tool MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Kanban Tool to Hermes Agent and exposes 11 Kanban Tool tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Kanban Tool integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Kanban Tool integration can do
11 Kanban Tool tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 10 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 11.
10 of 11 Kanban Tool tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get board kanban_tool_get_board | Fetch a board's workflow configuration and collaborators without loading its full active task |
Get task kanban_tool_get_task | Fetch a task with its comments, subtasks, attachments, changelog, dependencies, and time |
List boards kanban_tool_list_boards | List boards available to the connected Kanban Tool user, including each board's permissions and |
Search tasks kanban_tool_search_tasks | Search visible tasks with Kanban Tool query syntax and return one page plus a continuation |
Add comment kanban_tool_add_comment | Add a text comment to a task |
Create subtask kanban_tool_create_subtask | Create a subtask under an existing task or create it unattached for later use, with optional |
Create task kanban_tool_create_task | Create a task on a board with optional workflow placement, assignment, estimates, due dates |
Update subtask kanban_tool_update_subtask | Update a subtask's name, assignee, or completion state |
Update task kanban_tool_update_task | Update a task's content, placement, assignment, estimates, dates, tags, or external references |
Change task lifecycle kanban_tool_change_task_lifecycle | Archive, unarchive, soft-delete, or restore a task |
Try it: find the Kanban Tool tool you need
Browse the 10 Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Kanban Tool, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Kanban Tool, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
Search Kanban Tool for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
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 Kanban Tool working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Kanban Tool API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool. | 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 Kanban Tool actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 11 tools for Kanban Tool are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool in the browser, and the 11 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool
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 Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool tools
Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool 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.
Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Kanban Tool: link your Kanban Tool account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Kanban Tool API through 11 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Kanban Tool key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Kanban Tool to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Kanban Tool in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Kanban Tool
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.
