How to connect SMS Alert to Hermes Agent
Connect SMS Alert to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your SMS Alert key once and 23 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
SMS AlertAPI KEYMCPSMS Alert is a versatile multi-channel communication platform enabling businesses to engage with customers through SMS, RCS, Telegram, and WhatsApp via a unified REST API.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on SMS Alert from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert.
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 SMS Alert
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with SMS Alert?"
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 SMS Alert in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your SMS Alert API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from SMS Alert, 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 SMS Alert is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 23 SMS Alert tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
SMS Alert MCP for Hermes
Looking for a SMS Alert MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects SMS Alert to Hermes Agent and exposes 23 SMS Alert tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw SMS Alert integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent SMS Alert integration can do
23 SMS Alert tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 19 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 23.
19 of 23 SMS Alert tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get balance check sms_alert_get_balance_check | Retrieve the current SMS credit balance |
Get delivery report sms_alert_get_delivery_report | Retrieve delivery report for sent SMS messages by batch ID |
Get group detail sms_alert_get_group_detail | Retrieve details of a specific SMS Alert group |
Get group list sms_alert_get_group_list | Retrieve a list of SMS Alert groups |
Get sender ID list sms_alert_get_sender_id_list | Fetch the list of available sender IDs |
Get template list sms_alert_get_template_list | Retrieve list of SMS templates from your SmsAlert account |
Get user profile sms_alert_get_user_profile | Retrieve user login and profile information |
Post sent sms report sms_alert_post_sent_sms_report | Retrieve SMS campaign sent report details |
Change password sms_alert_change_password | Change the password for the authenticated user account |
Post create contact sms_alert_post_create_contact | Create New Contact |
Post create group sms_alert_post_create_group | Create a new contact group |
Post create short URL sms_alert_post_create_short_url | Create a short URL for a given long URL |
Post create template sms_alert_post_create_template | Create a new SMS template |
Post edit contact sms_alert_post_edit_contact | Edit an existing contact’s details |
Post edit group sms_alert_post_edit_group | Edit an existing group\u0019s name |
Post edit profile sms_alert_post_edit_profile | Update user account profile details |
Post edit template sms_alert_post_edit_template | Edit an existing SMS template |
Post generate otp sms_alert_post_generate_otp | Generate a one-time password (OTP) |
Send sms xml sms_alert_send_sms_xml | Send SMS messages using XML format for bulk sending |
Try it: find the SMS Alert tool you need
Browse the 19 SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from SMS Alert, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from SMS Alert, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from SMS Alert, 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 SMS Alert working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the SMS Alert API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert. | 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 SMS Alert actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 23 tools for SMS Alert are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert in the browser, and the 23 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert
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 SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert tools
SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert 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.
SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to SMS Alert: link your SMS Alert account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the SMS Alert API through 23 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the SMS Alert key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect SMS Alert to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to SMS Alert in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring SMS Alert 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 SMS Alert working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use SMS Alert
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.
