# How to connect Sanity to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 21 tools) > Connect Sanity to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Sanity key once and 21 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/sanity Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Sanity 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 Sanity setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Sanity 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 Sanity. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Sanity** — 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 sanity # connect Sanity (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions sanity # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run sanity --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 Sanity in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Sanity API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Create it in Sanity for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ### 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 Sanity is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 21 Sanity 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). ## Sanity MCP for Hermes Looking for a Sanity MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Sanity to Hermes Agent and exposes 21 Sanity 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 Sanity integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/sanity) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Sanity integration can do 21 Sanity tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 17 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 21. ### 17 of 21 Sanity tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Create prompt post** `sanity_create_prompt_post` | Send a one-shot prompt to the Sanity Content Agent | | **Get document** `sanity_get_document` | Fetch a single document by its ID from Sanity | | **Get invite by token** `sanity_get_invite_by_token` | Retrieve an invite by its public token | | **Get org role** `sanity_get_org_role` | Retrieve a specific organization role by its ID | | **Get permission** `sanity_get_permission` | Get a permission for a specific resource | | **Get project** `sanity_get_project` | Retrieve full details for a specific Sanity project by its ID | | **Get robots** `sanity_get_robots` | Get robots with access to a resource | | **Get role** `sanity_get_role` | Retrieve a specific role for a given resource type and resource ID | | **Get users** `sanity_get_users` | List all users of a resource and their assigned roles | | **List org roles** `sanity_list_org_roles` | List all roles available for an organization | | **List user attributes** `sanity_list_user_attributes` | Retrieve user attributes from a Sanity organization | | **Query all screening** `sanity_query_all_screening` | Execute a GROQ query to fetch all screening documents from Sanity | | **Query documents** `sanity_query_documents` | Execute an arbitrary GROQ query against a Sanity dataset | | **Validate credential** `sanity_validate_credential` | Validate Sanity API credentials by fetching the authenticated user's information | | **Add default role to users** `sanity_add_default_role_to_users` | Apply organization default role to all users | | **Create attr definition** `sanity_create_attr_definition` | Create a new user attribute definition in Sanity | | **Update org acl** `sanity_update_org_acl` | Assign a role to a member in a Sanity organization | ## Example prompts **Create Prompt Post** > Create it in Sanity for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Get Document** > Pull the relevant data from Sanity, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Invite By Token** > Pull the relevant data from Sanity, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Org Role** > Pull the relevant data from Sanity, 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 Sanity working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Sanity API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Sanity 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 Sanity. | 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 Sanity actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 21 tools for Sanity are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Sanity 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 Sanity in the browser, and the 21 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Sanity 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 Sanity 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 Sanity 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 Sanity tools Sanity 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 Sanity 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. ### Sanity 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 Sanity 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 Sanity integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Sanity: link your Sanity account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Sanity API through 21 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Sanity 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 Sanity in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Sanity key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Sanity to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Sanity in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Sanity 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 Sanity working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Sanity 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 GitHub integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/github) — Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, and workflows - [PagerDuty tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/pagerduty) — Manage incidents, on-call schedules, and services - [SafetyCulture tools](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.