How to connect Mem to Hermes Agent
Connect Mem to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Mem key once and 11 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
MemAPI KEYMCPMem is a note-taking and knowledge management application that helps users capture, organize, and retrieve information efficiently.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Mem from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Mem 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 Mem setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Mem 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 Mem.
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 Mem
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Mem?"
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 Mem in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Mem API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Mem, 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 Mem is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 11 Mem tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Mem MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Mem MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Mem to Hermes Agent and exposes 11 Mem tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Mem integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Mem integration can do
11 Mem tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 9 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 11.
9 of 11 Mem tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get collection mem_get_collection | Retrieve the details of a Mem collection by its UUID |
List collections mem_list_collections | List collections with pagination support |
List notes mem_list_notes | List notes with pagination and filtering options |
Read note mem_read_note | Retrieve the content and metadata of a Mem note by its UUID |
Search collections mem_search_collections | Search collections using an optional query string |
Search notes mem_search_notes | Search notes in Mem using a query string with optional filtering |
Create collection mem_create_collection | Creates a new collection in Mem for organizing and grouping related notes |
Create note v2 mem_create_note_v2 | Create a new note with markdown content and optional collection associations |
Save content mem_save_content | Process and remember any raw content using AI |
Try it: find the Mem tool you need
Browse the 9 Mem 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 Mem, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Mem, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
List the relevant items in Mem, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
Use Mem to read note and walk me through the result in plain English.
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 Mem working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Mem API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Mem 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 Mem. | 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 Mem actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 11 tools for Mem are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Mem 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 Mem in the browser, and the 11 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Mem 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 Mem
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 Mem 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 Mem tools
Mem 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 Mem 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.
Mem 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 Mem 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 Mem integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Mem: link your Mem account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Mem API through 11 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Mem 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 Mem in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Mem key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Mem to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Mem in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Mem 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 Mem working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Mem
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.
