# How to connect Mathpix to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 28 tools) > Connect Mathpix to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Mathpix key once and 28 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/mathpix Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Mathpix 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 Mathpix setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Mathpix 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 Mathpix. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Mathpix** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask Hermes Agent in plain English. **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. **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 mathpix # connect Mathpix (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions mathpix # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run mathpix --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 Mathpix in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Mathpix API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Pull the relevant data from Mathpix, 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: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Mathpix is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 28 Mathpix 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). ## Mathpix MCP for Hermes Looking for a Mathpix MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Mathpix to Hermes Agent and exposes 28 Mathpix 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 Mathpix integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/mathpix) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Mathpix integration can do 28 Mathpix tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 25 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 28. ### 25 of 28 Mathpix tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get app token** `mathpix_get_app_token` | Get expiry and ownership metadata for a specific short-lived Mathpix app token | | **Get conversion result** `mathpix_get_conversion_result` | Wait for an existing Mathpix Markdown conversion and requested format to finish, then return | | **Get document result** `mathpix_get_document_result` | Wait for an existing Mathpix document job and requested format to finish, then return its | | **Get file job** `mathpix_get_file_job` | Get aggregate status, file and page counters, and timestamps for one Files API job | | **Get file result** `mathpix_get_file_result` | Wait for an existing Files API file and selected format to finish, then return its status and | | **Get job file by custom ID** `mathpix_get_job_file_by_custom_id` | Get the complete Files API processing status for one job member using the exact caller-defined | | **Get ocr usage** `mathpix_get_ocr_usage` | Return one page of aggregated Mathpix OCR usage for a date range, optionally grouped by usage | | **List conversions** `mathpix_list_conversions` | List one page of retained Mathpix Markdown conversion records, optionally filtered by date, and | | **List data sources** `mathpix_list_data_sources` | List cloud-storage data sources registered with Mathpix, returning only allowlisted non-secret | | **List documents** `mathpix_list_documents` | List retained document OCR jobs for the connected account, optionally filtered by date or | | **List file job files** `mathpix_list_file_job_files` | List one cursor-paginated page of files in a Mathpix Files API job, optionally filtered by | | **List file jobs** `mathpix_list_file_jobs` | List one cursor-paginated page of Files API jobs newest first, optionally bounded by inclusive | | **Search ocr results** `mathpix_search_ocr_results` | Search retained image and stroke OCR history by date, identifiers, content, tags, or detected | | **Convert mathpix markdown** `mathpix_convert_mathpix_markdown` | Submit Mathpix Markdown, wait for one requested format to finish, then return the conversion ID | | **Create app token** `mathpix_create_app_token` | Mint a short-lived client OCR credential, optionally with a live ink strokes session | | **Get storage onboarding identities** `mathpix_get_storage_onboarding_identities` | Get the Mathpix AWS, Azure, and GCP identities needed to grant cloud-storage access | | **Ocr document** `mathpix_ocr_document` | Submit a PDF, office document, or ebook URL, wait for OCR and the requested conversion to | | **Ocr image** `mathpix_ocr_image` | Extract text, math, tables, diagrams, or chemistry from one image URL or base64 data URI and | | **Recognize strokes** `mathpix_recognize_strokes` | Recognize handwritten math or text from aligned x/y digital-ink stroke arrays and return OCR | | **Finalize file job** `mathpix_finalize_file_job` | Permanently close one Files API job to new file additions and arm its completion webhook | | **Process file uri** `mathpix_process_file_uri` | Submit one public or registered-cloud document URI to the paid Files API, wait for OCR and one | | **Process image batch** `mathpix_process_image_batch` | Submit a paid asynchronous batch of 1-100 named public image URLs, wait until every key has a | | **Revoke app token** `mathpix_revoke_app_token` | Irreversibly revoke one short-lived app token immediately | | **Submit file job** `mathpix_submit_file_job` | Submit 1 to 200,000 remote documents as one paid asynchronous Mathpix Files job | | **Upload and process file** `mathpix_upload_and_process_file` | Upload one local document to the paid Mathpix Files API, wait until OCR and one requested | ## Example prompts **Get App Token** > Pull the relevant data from Mathpix, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Conversion Result** > Pull the relevant data from Mathpix, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Document Result** > Pull the relevant data from Mathpix, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get File Job** > Pull the relevant data from Mathpix, 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 Mathpix working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Mathpix API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Mathpix 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 Mathpix. | 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 Mathpix actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 28 tools for Mathpix are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Mathpix 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 Mathpix in the browser, and the 28 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Mathpix 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 Mathpix 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 Mathpix 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 Mathpix tools Mathpix 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 Mathpix 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. ### Mathpix 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 Mathpix 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 Mathpix integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Mathpix: link your Mathpix account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Mathpix API through 28 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Mathpix 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 Mathpix in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Mathpix key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Mathpix to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Mathpix in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Mathpix 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 Mathpix working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Mathpix 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. 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