# How to connect Pushover to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 29 tools) > Connect Pushover to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Pushover key once and 29 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/pushover Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Pushover 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 Pushover setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Pushover 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 Pushover. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Pushover** — 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 pushover # connect Pushover (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions pushover # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run pushover --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 Pushover in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Pushover API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Pushover to client fetch messages 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 Pushover is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 29 Pushover 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). ## Pushover MCP for Hermes Looking for a Pushover MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Pushover to Hermes Agent and exposes 29 Pushover 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 Pushover integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/pushover) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Pushover integration can do 29 Pushover tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 26 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 29. ### 26 of 29 Pushover tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Client fetch messages** `pushover_client_fetch_messages` | Download pending messages for a registered device | | **Client realtime websocket** `pushover_client_realtime_websocket` | Establish a secure WebSocket connection for real-time message notifications | | **Get app icon image** `pushover_get_app_icon_image` | Fetch an application icon PNG by icon identifier | | **Get app limits** `pushover_get_app_limits` | Retrieve the current monthly message limit, remaining messages, and reset time for a Pushover | | **Get app token** `pushover_get_app_token` | Fetch stored Pushover application API token | | **Get receipt status** `pushover_get_receipt_status` | Poll the status of an emergency-priority notification receipt | | **Get team API token** `pushover_get_team_api_token` | Fetch stored Pushover for Teams API token | | **Group get** `pushover_group_get` | Retrieve details for a Delivery Group | | **Group list** `pushover_group_list` | List all Delivery Groups | | **License check credits** `pushover_license_check_credits` | Retrieve remaining license credits for a Pushover application | | **Store team API token** `pushover_store_team_api_token` | Securely store a Pushover for Teams API token | | **Subscription flow** `pushover_subscription_flow` | Validate and return a Pushover subscription code | | **Validate user or group** `pushover_validate_user_or_group` | Validate a Pushover user or group key for deliverability | | **Client login** `pushover_client_login` | Authenticate a Pushover user by email and password | | **Client register device** `pushover_client_register_device` | Register an Open Client desktop device | | **Glances update** `pushover_glances_update` | Update a user's Glances widget data without sending a notification | | **Group add user** `pushover_group_add_user` | Add an existing Pushover user to a delivery group | | **Group create** `pushover_group_create` | Create a new Delivery Group | | **Group disable user** `pushover_group_disable_user` | Temporarily disable deliveries to a user or specific device within a Pushover group | | **Group enable user** `pushover_group_enable_user` | Re-enable deliveries to a previously disabled user (or specific device) within a Pushover group | | **Group rename** `pushover_group_rename` | Rename an existing Delivery Group | | **License assign** `pushover_license_assign` | Assign a pre-paid license credit to a Pushover user by key or email | | **Send message** `pushover_send_message` | Send a push notification with optional title, URL, priority, sound, attachments, and filters | | **Teams add user** `pushover_teams_add_user` | Add a user to a Pushover for Teams organization | | **Cancel receipt retries** `pushover_cancel_receipt_retries` | Cancel further retries for an emergency-priority message before its expiry | | **Cancel retries by tag** `pushover_cancel_retries_by_tag` | Cancel retries for all active emergency-priority Pushover messages matching a specific tag | ## Example prompts **Client Fetch Messages** > Use Pushover to client fetch messages and walk me through the result in plain English. **Client Realtime Websocket** > Use Pushover to client realtime websocket and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get App Icon Image** > Pull the relevant data from Pushover, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get App Limits** > Pull the relevant data from Pushover, 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 Pushover working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Pushover API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Pushover 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 Pushover. | 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 Pushover actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 29 tools for Pushover are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Pushover 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 Pushover in the browser, and the 29 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Pushover 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 Pushover 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 Pushover 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 Pushover tools Pushover 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 Pushover 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. ### Pushover 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 Pushover 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 Pushover integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Pushover: link your Pushover account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Pushover API through 29 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Pushover 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 Pushover in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Pushover key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Pushover to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Pushover in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Pushover 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 Pushover working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Pushover 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 - [Connect GitHub](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/github) — Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, and workflows - [Hermes PagerDuty integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/pagerduty) — Manage incidents, on-call schedules, and services - [SafetyCulture](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/safetyculture) — SafetyCulture (formerly iAuditor) is a workplace operations platform that enables teams to conduct digital inspections, manage audits, track issues, schedule tasks, and maintain compliance through mobile and web applications.