How to connect Sendbird to Hermes Agent
Connect Sendbird to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Sendbird key once and 37 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
SendbirdAPI KEYMCPSendbird is a platform that provides chat, voice, and video APIs to help businesses build in-app communication features.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Sendbird from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Sendbird 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 Sendbird setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Sendbird 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 Sendbird.
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 Sendbird
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Sendbird?"
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 Sendbird in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Sendbird API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Sendbird, 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 Sendbird is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 37 Sendbird tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Sendbird MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Sendbird MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Sendbird to Hermes Agent and exposes 37 Sendbird tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Sendbird integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Sendbird integration can do
37 Sendbird 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 37.
30 of 37 Sendbird tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get count preference of channel sendbird_get_count_preference_of_channel | Retrieve a user's count preference for a specific group channel |
Get number of channels by join status sendbird_get_number_of_channels_by_join_status | Retrieves the number of group channels for a user, categorized by join status (joined, invited |
Get number of unread items sendbird_get_number_of_unread_items | Retrieve a user's unread item counts including unread messages, mentions, and pending |
List banned members sendbird_list_banned_members | List banned members in a group channel |
List group channel messages sendbird_list_group_channel_messages | List (paginate) messages in a group channel when you only know the channel_url |
List group channels sendbird_list_group_channels | List group channels |
List members group channel sendbird_list_members_group_channel | List members of a group channel |
List operators custom channel type sendbird_list_operators_custom_channel_type | List operators of a channel by custom channel type |
List operators group channel sendbird_list_operators_group_channel | List operators of a group channel |
List operators open channel sendbird_list_operators_open_channel | List operators of an open channel |
List users sendbird_list_users | Retrieves a paginated list of users from your Sendbird application |
View group channel sendbird_view_group_channel | View information about a specific group channel |
View message sendbird_view_message | View a specific message in a group channel |
View user sendbird_view_user | Retrieve information about a specific Sendbird user |
Add members group channel sendbird_add_members_group_channel | Add members to a group channel |
Ban user from group channel sendbird_ban_user_from_group_channel | Ban a user from a group channel |
Create channel sendbird_create_channel | Create a new group channel |
Create user sendbird_create_user | Creates a new user in Sendbird |
Issue session token sendbird_issue_session_token | Issues a session token for authenticating a Sendbird user |
Leave group channels sendbird_leave_group_channels | Leave group channels for a user |
Mark all user messages as read sendbird_mark_all_user_messages_as_read | Mark all of a user's messages as read in group channels |
Mute user sendbird_mute_user | Mute a user in a group channel |
Register operators custom channel type sendbird_register_operators_custom_channel_type | Registers one or more users as operators for all channels with a specified custom channel type |
Register operators group channel sendbird_register_operators_group_channel | Register one or more users as operators in a Sendbird group channel |
Register operators open channel sendbird_register_operators_open_channel | Register operators to an open channel |
Send message sendbird_send_message | Send a message to a group channel |
Unregister operators custom channel type sendbird_unregister_operators_custom_channel_type | Unregister operators from channels by custom channel type |
Update count preference of channel sendbird_update_count_preference_of_channel | Update a user's unread count preference for a specific group channel |
Update group channel sendbird_update_group_channel | Update group channel information |
Update message sendbird_update_message | Update an existing group channel message in Sendbird |
Try it: find the Sendbird tool you need
Browse the 30 Sendbird 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 Sendbird, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Sendbird, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Sendbird, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Sendbird, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
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 Sendbird working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Sendbird API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Sendbird 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 Sendbird. | 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 Sendbird actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 37 tools for Sendbird are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Sendbird 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 Sendbird in the browser, and the 37 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Sendbird 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 Sendbird
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 Sendbird 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 Sendbird tools
Sendbird 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 Sendbird 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.
Sendbird 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 Sendbird 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 Sendbird integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Sendbird: link your Sendbird account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Sendbird API through 37 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Sendbird 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 Sendbird in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Sendbird key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Sendbird to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Sendbird in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Sendbird 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 Sendbird working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Sendbird
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.
