How to connect Spotlightr to Hermes Agent
Connect Spotlightr to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Spotlightr key once and 12 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
SpotlightrAPI KEYMCPSpotlightr is a video hosting and streaming platform that captures leads, updates contacts with engagement data, and provides analytics reporting.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Spotlightr from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr.
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 Spotlightr
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Spotlightr?"
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 Spotlightr in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Spotlightr API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Spotlightr, 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 Spotlightr is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 12 Spotlightr tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Spotlightr MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Spotlightr MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Spotlightr to Hermes Agent and exposes 12 Spotlightr tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Spotlightr integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Spotlightr integration can do
12 Spotlightr tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 11 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 12.
11 of 12 Spotlightr tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get domains spotlightr_get_domains | Retrieve whitelisted domains for a Spotlightr account |
Get top videos spotlightr_get_top_videos | Retrieve the top videos from a Spotlightr account |
Get video metrics spotlightr_get_video_metrics | Retrieve analytics metrics for a specified video |
Get video views spotlightr_get_video_views | Retrieve video view data with optional filtering by viewer ID and watch status |
List groups spotlightr_list_groups | Retrieve all projects (groups) in a Spotlightr account |
List videos spotlightr_list_videos | Retrieve videos from a Spotlightr account |
Search global spotlightr_search_global | Perform account-wide search across all videos and content in Spotlightr |
Add domain spotlightr_add_domain | Add a whitelisted domain for embedding Spotlightr videos |
Create group spotlightr_create_group | Create a new project (group) in Spotlightr |
Create video spotlightr_create_video | Create a video in Spotlightr by uploading a file or linking from an external source |
Get video source spotlightr_get_video_source | Get or replace the video source for an existing video in Spotlightr |
Try it: find the Spotlightr tool you need
Browse the 11 Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Spotlightr, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Spotlightr, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Spotlightr, 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 Spotlightr working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Spotlightr API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr. | 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 Spotlightr actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 12 tools for Spotlightr are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr in the browser, and the 12 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr
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 Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr tools
Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr 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.
Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Spotlightr: link your Spotlightr account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Spotlightr API through 12 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Spotlightr key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Spotlightr to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Spotlightr in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Spotlightr 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 Spotlightr working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Spotlightr
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.
