How to connect Odoo to Hermes Agent
Connect Odoo to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Odoo key once and 12 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
OdooAPI KEYMCPOpen-source ERP and CRM platform for business management, including sales, accounting, inventory, and project management.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Odoo from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Odoo 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 Odoo setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Odoo 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 Odoo.
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 Odoo
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Odoo?"
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 Odoo in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Odoo API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Odoo, 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 Odoo is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 12 Odoo tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Odoo MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Odoo MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Odoo to Hermes Agent and exposes 12 Odoo tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Odoo integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Odoo integration can do
12 Odoo tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected.
All 12 Odoo tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get applicant result odoo_get_applicant_result | Retrieve parsing results for a previously submitted resume/applicant document |
Get bank statement result odoo_get_bank_statement_result | Retrieve parsing results for a previously submitted bank statement |
Get expense result odoo_get_expense_result | Retrieve parsing results for a previously submitted expense document |
Get invoice result odoo_get_invoice_result | Retrieve parsing results for a previously submitted invoice from Odoo Extract API |
List databases odoo_list_databases | List all available Odoo databases on the server |
Call odoo jsonrpc odoo_call_odoo_jsonrpc | JSON-RPC endpoint for Odoo external API calls |
Create contact odoo_create_contact | Create a new contact (customer, supplier, or generic partner) in Odoo's res.partner model |
Parse applicant odoo_parse_applicant | Submit a resume/CV document for OCR parsing and data extraction via Odoo Extract API |
Parse bank statement odoo_parse_bank_statement | Submit a bank statement document for OCR parsing and data extraction via Odoo Extract API |
Parse expense odoo_parse_expense | Submit an expense document for OCR parsing and data extraction |
Parse invoice odoo_parse_invoice | Submit an invoice document for OCR parsing and data extraction via Odoo Extract API |
Update record odoo_update_record | Generic tool to update records across any Odoo model via the JSON-2 API write endpoint |
Try it: find the Odoo tool you need
Browse the 12 Odoo 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 Odoo, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Odoo, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Odoo, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Odoo, 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 Odoo working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Odoo API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Odoo 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 Odoo. | 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 Odoo actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 12 tools for Odoo are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Odoo 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 Odoo in the browser, and the 12 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Odoo 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 Odoo
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 Odoo 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 Odoo tools
Odoo 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 Odoo 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.
Odoo 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 Odoo 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 Odoo integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Odoo: link your Odoo account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Odoo API through 12 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Odoo 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 Odoo in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Odoo key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Odoo to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Odoo in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Odoo 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 Odoo working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Odoo
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.
