How to connect Rev AI to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 11 tools)

Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Rev AI 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 Rev AI setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Rev AI 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 Rev AI.

1
Install 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 Rev AI
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Rev AI?"

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 test

Then connect Rev AI in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Rev AI API key once.

Verify the connection by asking Hermes:

Pull the relevant data from Rev AI, 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 login

login opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Rev AI is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 11 Rev AI tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.

Rev AI MCP for Hermes

Looking for a Rev AI MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Rev AI to Hermes Agent and exposes 11 Rev AI tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Rev AI integration works the same way.

What the Hermes Agent Rev AI integration can do

11 Rev AI 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 Rev AI tools for Hermes

Tool	What it does
Get account `rev_ai_get_account`	Retrieve developer account details
Get captions `rev_ai_get_captions`	Retrieve captions (SRT or VTT) for a completed Rev.ai transcription job
Get custom vocabulary details `rev_ai_get_custom_vocabulary_details`	Retrieve custom vocabulary processing details
Get job by ID `rev_ai_get_job_by_id`	Fetch details of a transcription job by its ID
Get list of jobs `rev_ai_get_list_of_jobs`	Get list of transcription jobs from the past 30 days
Get transcript by ID `rev_ai_get_transcript_by_id`	Retrieve the transcript of a completed Rev.ai job
Start stream transcription `rev_ai_start_stream_transcription`	Start a WebSocket transcription stream
Submit custom vocabulary `rev_ai_submit_custom_vocabulary`	Submit a custom vocabulary for improved speech recognition
Submit transcription job `rev_ai_submit_transcription_job`	Submit a new transcription job

Try it: find the Rev AI tool you need

Browse the 9 Rev AI 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 Rev AI, 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 Rev AI working from chat.

	Manual	ClawLink
Credential handling	Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Rev AI API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account.	Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Rev AI 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 Rev AI.	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 Rev AI actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use.	11 tools for Rev AI are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately.

ClawLink vs. Composio

Composio also exposes Rev AI 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 Rev AI in the browser, and the 11 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Rev AI 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 Rev AI

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 Rev AI 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 Rev AI tools

Rev AI 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 Rev AI 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.

Rev AI 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 Rev AI 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 Rev AI integration?

Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Rev AI: link your Rev AI account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Rev AI API through 11 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.

How do I connect Rev AI 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 Rev AI in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Rev AI key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.

How long does it take to connect Rev AI to Hermes Agent?

About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Rev AI in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.

Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Rev AI up myself?

Hermes paired but still can't use Rev AI

How to connect Rev AI to Hermes Agent

Setup

Install and pair

Connect Rev AI

Use it from chat