# How to connect Outline to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 101 tools) > Connect Outline to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Outline key once and 101 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/outline Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Outline 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 Outline setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Outline for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here — 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. ## Setup It takes three steps to connect Hermes to Outline. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Outline** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask Hermes Agent in plain English. **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 outline # connect Outline (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions outline # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run outline --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 Outline in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Outline API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Outline to activate user and walk me through the result in plain English. ### 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 Outline is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 101 Outline 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). ## Outline MCP for Hermes Looking for a Outline MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Outline to Hermes Agent and exposes 101 Outline 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 Outline integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/outline) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Outline integration can do 101 Outline tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 101. ### 30 of 101 Outline tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Activate user** `outline_activate_user` | Activate a previously suspended user in Outline | | **Add collection group** `outline_add_collection_group` | Add a group to a collection in Outline | | **Add document user** `outline_add_document_user` | Add a user membership to a document | | **Add group to document** `outline_add_group_to_document` | Give all members in a group access to a document | | **Export all collections** `outline_export_all_collections` | Export all collections and their documents in bulk | | **Export collection** `outline_export_collection` | Export a collection in markdown, JSON, or HTML format | | **Export document** `outline_export_document` | Export a document from Outline in Markdown, HTML, or PDF format | | **Get attachment redirect** `outline_get_attachment_redirect` | Retrieve an attachment redirect URL from Outline | | **Get auth config** `outline_get_auth_config` | Retrieve authentication configuration options for an Outline workspace | | **Get collection** `outline_get_collection` | Retrieve a collection by its unique identifier | | **Get collection documents** `outline_get_collection_documents` | Retrieve a collection's document structure as a tree of navigation nodes | | **Get comment** `outline_get_comment` | Retrieve a comment by its ID from Outline | | **Get document info** `outline_get_document_info` | Retrieve a document from Outline by its UUID, urlId, or shareId | | **Get documents documents** `outline_get_documents_documents` | Retrieve a document's child structure | | **Get file operation info** `outline_get_file_operation_info` | Retrieve the details and current status of a file operation by its unique identifier | | **Get group info** `outline_get_group_info` | Retrieve a group by its unique identifier | | **Get oauth client info** `outline_get_oauth_client_info` | Retrieve an OAuth client from Outline by its id or clientId | | **Get revision info** `outline_get_revision_info` | Retrieve a revision by its ID from Outline | | **Get share info** `outline_get_share_info` | Retrieve a share object by its unique identifier or by the associated document ID | | **Get template info** `outline_get_template_info` | Retrieve a template by its unique identifier | | **Get user info** `outline_get_user_info` | Retrieve a user by their unique identifier | | **List archived documents** `outline_list_archived_documents` | List all archived documents in the Outline workspace | | **List collection group memberships** `outline_list_collection_group_memberships` | List all group memberships for a specific collection in Outline | | **List collection memberships** `outline_list_collection_memberships` | List all individual user memberships for a collection | | **List collections** `outline_list_collections` | List all collections that the authenticated user has access to | | **List comments** `outline_list_comments` | Retrieve all comments with optional filtering by document or collection | | **List data attributes** `outline_list_data_attributes` | List all data attributes in Outline | | **List deleted documents** `outline_list_deleted_documents` | List all deleted documents in the workspace that the current user has access to | | **List document group memberships** `outline_list_document_group_memberships` | List a document's group memberships | | **List document memberships** `outline_list_document_memberships` | List users with direct membership to a document | ## Example prompts **Activate User** > Use Outline to activate user and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Collection Group** > Use Outline to add collection group and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Document User** > Use Outline to add document user and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Group To Document** > Use Outline to add group to document 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 Outline working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Outline API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Outline 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 Outline. | 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 Outline actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 101 tools for Outline are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Outline 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 Outline in the browser, and the 101 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Outline 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 Outline 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 Outline 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 Outline tools Outline 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 Outline 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. ### Outline 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 Outline 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 Outline integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Outline: link your Outline account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Outline API through 101 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Outline 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 Outline in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Outline key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Outline to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Outline in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Outline 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 Outline working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Outline 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`. ## Related - [DocuSign tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/docusign) — Send, sign, and manage agreements and envelopes - [Trello tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/trello) — Manage boards, lists, and cards - [Moco](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/moco) — MOCO is a business management software offering project management, time tracking, and invoicing solutions.