How to connect Search api to Hermes Agent
Connect Search api to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Search api key once and 5 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Search apiAPI KEYMCPYour real-time SERP API solution.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Search api from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Search api 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 Search api setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Search api 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 Search api.
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 Search api
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Search api?"
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 Search api in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Search api API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Search api, 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 loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Search api is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 5 Search api tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Search api MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Search api MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Search api to Hermes Agent and exposes 5 Search api tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Search api integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Search api integration can do
5 Search api tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected.
All 5 Search api tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get account info search_api_get_account_info | Retrieve account usage statistics including monthly usage, remaining credits, hourly limits |
Get cached search by ID search_api_get_cached_search_by_id | Retrieve cached search results by search ID in JSON format |
Get cached search HTML by ID search_api_get_cached_search_html_by_id | Retrieve cached search results by search ID in HTML format |
Get locations search_api_get_locations | Get available locations for geo-localized search queries |
Search search_api_search | Perform unified search across 40+ search engines including Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo |
Try it: find the Search api tool you need
Browse the 5 Search api 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 Search api, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Search Search api for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
Search Search api for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
Pull the relevant data from Search api, 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 Search api working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Search api API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Search api 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 Search api. | 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 Search api actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 5 tools for Search api are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Search api 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 Search api in the browser, and the 5 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Search api 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 Search api
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 Search api 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 Search api tools
Search api 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 Search api 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.
Search api 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 Search api 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 Search api integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Search api: link your Search api account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Search api API through 5 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Search api 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 Search api in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Search api key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Search api to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Search api in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Search api 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 Search api working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Search api
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.
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