# How to connect Particl to Hermes Agent (no API keys) > Connect Particl to Hermes with ClawLink in one click — 18 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/particl Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Particl 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 Particl setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Particl 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 Particl. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Particl** — 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 particl # connect Particl (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions particl # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run particl --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 Particl in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Particl to mcp get company details 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 Particl is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 18 Particl 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). ## Particl MCP for Hermes Looking for a Particl MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Particl to Hermes Agent and exposes 18 Particl 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 Particl integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/particl) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Particl integration can do 18 Particl tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. ### All 18 Particl tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Mcp get company details** `particl_mcp_get_company_details` | Get detailed information about a specific company | | **Mcp get company events** `particl_mcp_get_company_events` | Get promotional events for a company — product launches, sales, restocks, price changes, and | | **Mcp get company marketing assets** `particl_mcp_get_company_marketing_assets` | List a company's marketing assets — emails, Instagram posts, Facebook/Meta ads, SMS messages | | **Mcp get company marketing stats** `particl_mcp_get_company_marketing_stats` | Get aggregated marketing engagement statistics for a company — posting frequency by type | | **Mcp get company products** `particl_mcp_get_company_products` | Deep-dive into a specific company's product catalog | | **Mcp get credit balance** `particl_mcp_get_credit_balance` | Check your remaining export credits | | **Mcp get market pricing analysis** `particl_mcp_get_market_pricing_analysis` | Get pricing analysis for a market or category | | **Mcp get market sales** `particl_mcp_get_market_sales` | Get aggregated market-level sales data with monthly timeseries | | **Mcp get market top companies** `particl_mcp_get_market_top_companies` | Get top-performing companies in a market or category | | **Mcp get market top products** `particl_mcp_get_market_top_products` | Get best-selling products in a market or category | | **Mcp get marketing asset details** `particl_mcp_get_marketing_asset_details` | Get full details of a specific marketing asset — email content, social post with engagement | | **Mcp get product breakdown** `particl_mcp_get_product_breakdown` | Get product data broken down by a specific attribute (color, brand, material, keyword, gender | | **Mcp get product details** `particl_mcp_get_product_details` | Get full details for a specific product | | **Mcp get product types** `particl_mcp_get_product_types` | Browse the product type taxonomy to discover valid categories for filtering | | **Mcp get product variants** `particl_mcp_get_product_variants` | Get variant-level data for a specific product (colors, sizes, individual pricing and sales) | | **Mcp get sales timeseries** `particl_mcp_get_sales_timeseries` | Get historical sales timeseries data for a company or a single product | | **Mcp get started** `particl_mcp_get_started` | Return first-session guidance, sample prompts, and follow-up ideas for new Particl MCP users | | **Mcp search companies** `particl_mcp_search_companies` | Search for companies by name or domain | ## Example prompts **Mcp Get Company Details** > Use Particl to mcp get company details and walk me through the result in plain English. **Mcp Get Company Events** > Use Particl to mcp get company events and walk me through the result in plain English. **Mcp Get Company Marketing Assets** > Use Particl to mcp get company marketing assets and walk me through the result in plain English. **Mcp Get Company Marketing Stats** > Use Particl to mcp get company marketing stats and walk me through the result in plain English. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 Particl working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Connection flow** | Register a Particl app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect Particl through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Particl. | 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 Particl actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 18 tools for Particl are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Particl 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 Particl in the browser, and the 18 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Particl 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 Particl 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 Particl tools Particl 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 Particl 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. ### Particl 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. ### OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing Try reconnecting Particl and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete. ### Is there a Hermes Agent Particl integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Particl: link your Particl account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Particl API through 18 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Particl 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 Particl in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage. ### How long does it take to connect Particl to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Particl in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Particl up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 Particl working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Particl 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 - [Hermes PostHog integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/posthog) — Track user behavior and feature flags - [DataforSEO tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/dataforseo) — SEO data APIs for keywords, SERP, and site audits - [Metabase](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/metabase) — Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that lets you ask questions about your data and visualize answers as charts, graphs, and dashboards.