How to connect Keyword to Hermes Agent
Connect Keyword to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Keyword key once and 20 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
KeywordAPI KEYMCPKeyword.com is a digital marketing platform that provides search engine ranking tracking and SEO analytics.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Keyword from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Keyword 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 Keyword setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Keyword 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 Keyword.
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 Keyword
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Keyword?"
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 Keyword in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Keyword API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Keyword, 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 Keyword is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 20 Keyword tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Keyword MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Keyword MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Keyword to Hermes Agent and exposes 20 Keyword tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Keyword integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Keyword integration can do
20 Keyword tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 17 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 20.
17 of 20 Keyword tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get current user keyword_get_current_user | Retrieve the current authenticated user's account information |
Get keyword keyword_get_keyword | Retrieve all keyword settings and ranking metrics for a single keyword |
Get project keyword_get_project | Retrieve a single project's summary from Keyword.com |
Get project metrics keyword_get_project_metrics | Retrieve keyword movement metrics for a project, group, or tag |
Get ranking history keyword_get_ranking_history | Retrieve Google ranking history for specified keywords for up to 180 days |
Get sov history keyword_get_sov_history | Retrieve Share of Voice data over time for a specific project |
Get top pages keyword_get_top_pages | Retrieve Top Pages data for a project showing ranking URLs with keyword counts, average rank |
List active projects keyword_list_active_projects | Retrieve all active projects with their groups, tags, and keyword counts |
List alerts keyword_list_alerts | Retrieve all alerts for the Keyword.com account with pagination and sorting options |
List keywords keyword_list_keywords | Retrieve all keywords and their ranking data in a project or group |
List project regions keyword_list_project_regions | List all Google regions being tracked in a Keyword.com project |
Add keywords keyword_add_keywords | Add keywords to a Keyword.com project for search ranking tracking |
Archive project keyword_archive_project | Archive a project in Keyword.com |
Create project keyword_create_project | Create a new project or group in Keyword.com account |
Refresh keywords keyword_refresh_keywords | Trigger an on-demand update for all keywords in one or more projects or groups |
Restore project keyword_restore_project | Restore an archived project or group |
Update keywords keyword_update_keywords | Update keyword settings in a project |
Try it: find the Keyword tool you need
Browse the 17 Keyword 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 Keyword, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Keyword, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Keyword, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Keyword, 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 Keyword working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Keyword API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Keyword 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 Keyword. | 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 Keyword actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 20 tools for Keyword are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Keyword 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 Keyword in the browser, and the 20 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Keyword 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 Keyword
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 Keyword 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 Keyword tools
Keyword 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 Keyword 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.
Keyword 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 Keyword 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 Keyword integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Keyword: link your Keyword account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Keyword API through 20 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Keyword 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 Keyword in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Keyword key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Keyword to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Keyword in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Keyword 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 Keyword working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Keyword
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.
