How to connect Roam to Hermes Agent
Connect Roam to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Roam key once and 39 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
RoamAPI KEYMCPManage chats, meetings, groups, and SCIM user provisioning in Roam. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Roam from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Roam 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 Roam setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Roam for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into Hermes to install the plugin and pair your account.
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. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait:
hermes clawlink begin
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 Roam.
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 Roam
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Roam?"
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 Roam in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Roam API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use Roam to add group members 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Roam is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 39 Roam tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Roam MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Roam MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Roam to Hermes Agent and exposes 39 Roam tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Roam integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Roam integration can do
39 Roam 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 39.
30 of 39 Roam tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Add group members roam_add_group_members | Add members to a Roam group. |
Create group roam_create_group | Create a Roam group for chat. |
Create user roam_create_user | Create a Roam user via SCIM. |
Get chat history roam_get_chat_history | Get message history for a Roam chat. |
Get meeting link roam_get_meeting_link | Get a Roam meeting link. |
List chats roam_list_chats | List Roam chats. |
List group members roam_list_group_members | List members of a Roam group. |
List groups roam_list_groups | List Roam groups. |
List meetings roam_list_meetings | List Roam meetings. |
List recordings roam_list_recordings | List Roam meeting recordings. |
List users roam_list_users | List Roam users. |
Send message roam_send_message | Send a message in a Roam chat. |
Get address info roam_get_address_info | Get information about a chat address, which is the name for any entity that may participate in |
Get resource types roam_get_resource_types | Returns the list of SCIM 2.0 resource types supported by Roam |
Get roam scim config roam_get_roam_scim_config | Retrieve Roam's SCIM service provider configuration |
Get scim schema roam_get_scim_schema | Retrieves the definition of a specific SCIM 2.0 schema by its unique identifier (URN) |
Get scim user roam_get_scim_user | Retrieve a single user by their Roam Person ID using SCIM 2.0 protocol |
Get test roam_get_test | Test endpoint for API connectivity |
Get token info roam_get_token_info | Retrieves information about the current Roam access token |
Get user info roam_get_user_info | Get detailed information about a single user in your Roam workspace |
List lobbies roam_list_lobbies | Lists active lobbies in your Roam account |
List roam scim users roam_list_roam_scim_users | List users in your Roam organization using SCIM 2.0 protocol |
List schemas roam_list_schemas | List all SCIM 2.0 schemas supported by Roam |
List transcripts roam_list_transcripts | Lists all transcripts in your Roam workspace, filtered by date range |
List user audit log roam_list_user_audit_log | Get a list of user audit log entries for the account |
Lookup user roam_lookup_user | Look up a user in your Roam workspace by their email address |
Add reaction roam_add_reaction | Add an emoji reaction to a message in a chat |
Create roam scim group roam_create_roam_scim_group | Create a new group in your Roam organization using SCIM 2.0 |
Patch group roam_patch_group | Partially updates a group using SCIM 2.0 protocol |
Patch user roam_patch_user | Partially updates a user using SCIM 2.0 protocol |
Try it: find the Roam tool you need
Browse the 30 Roam tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use Roam to add group members and walk me through the result in plain English.
Create it in Roam for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Create it in Roam for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Pull the relevant data from Roam, 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 Roam working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Roam API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Roam 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 Roam. | 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 Roam actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 39 tools for Roam are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Roam 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 Roam in the browser, and the 39 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Roam 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 Roam
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 Roam 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 Roam tools
Roam 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 Roam 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.
Roam 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 Roam 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 Roam integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Roam: link your Roam account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Roam API through 39 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Roam 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 Roam in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Roam key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Roam to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Roam in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Roam 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 Roam working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Roam
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.
