How to connect Tapfiliate to Hermes Agent
Connect Tapfiliate to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Tapfiliate key once and 40 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
TapfiliateAPI KEYMCPTapfiliate is an affiliate and referral tracking platform that enables businesses to create, track, and scale their affiliate programs efficiently.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Tapfiliate from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate.
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 Tapfiliate
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Tapfiliate?"
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 Tapfiliate in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Tapfiliate API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use Tapfiliate to affiliates retrieve an affiliate and walk me through the result in plain English.
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 Tapfiliate is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 40 Tapfiliate tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Tapfiliate MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Tapfiliate MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Tapfiliate to Hermes Agent and exposes 40 Tapfiliate tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Tapfiliate integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Tapfiliate integration can do
40 Tapfiliate 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 40.
30 of 40 Tapfiliate tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Affiliates retrieve an affiliate tapfiliate_affiliates_retrieve_an_affiliate | Retrieve details of a specific affiliate |
Commissions list all commissions tapfiliate_commissions_list_all_commissions | Retrieve all commissions |
Get affiliate balances tapfiliate_get_affiliate_balances | Retrieve an affiliate's balances across multiple currencies |
Get affiliate meta data by key tapfiliate_get_affiliate_meta_data_by_key | Retrieve specific metadata value by key for an affiliate |
Get affiliate prospect tapfiliate_get_affiliate_prospect | Retrieve details of a specific affiliate prospect |
Get program tapfiliate_get_program | Retrieve details of a specific program |
List affiliate custom fields tapfiliate_list_affiliate_custom_fields | Get custom fields configured for affiliates |
List affiliate groups tapfiliate_list_affiliate_groups | List all affiliate groups |
List affiliate meta data tapfiliate_list_affiliate_meta_data | Retrieve metadata for a specific affiliate |
List affiliate notes tapfiliate_list_affiliate_notes | List notes for a specific affiliate |
List affiliate payments tapfiliate_list_affiliate_payments | List all payments for a specific affiliate |
List affiliate programs tapfiliate_list_affiliate_programs | List all programs (affiliations) associated with a specific affiliate |
List affiliate prospects tapfiliate_list_affiliate_prospects | List all affiliate prospects |
List all affiliates tapfiliate_list_all_affiliates | List all affiliates |
List balances tapfiliate_list_balances | List all outstanding affiliate balances |
List conversions tapfiliate_list_conversions | List all conversions |
List customers tapfiliate_list_customers | List all customers with optional filtering by program, customer ID, affiliate, or date range |
List program affiliates tapfiliate_list_program_affiliates | List all affiliates in a specific program |
List program bonuses tapfiliate_list_program_bonuses | List all bonuses for a specific program |
List program commission types tapfiliate_list_program_commission_types | List commission types for a specific program |
List program mlm levels tapfiliate_list_program_mlm_levels | List MLM levels for a program |
Payments list all payments tapfiliate_payments_list_all_payments | List all payments |
Payments retrieve a payment tapfiliate_payments_retrieve_a_payment | Retrieve details of a specific payment |
Payout methods list all payout methods tapfiliate_payout_methods_list_all_payout_methods | Retrieve a list of all payout methods for an affiliate |
Programs list all programs tapfiliate_programs_list_all_programs | List all programs |
Create affiliate tapfiliate_create_affiliate | Create a new affiliate account |
Create affiliate group tapfiliate_create_affiliate_group | Create a new affiliate group |
Create affiliate note tapfiliate_create_affiliate_note | Create a note for an affiliate |
Create affiliate prospect tapfiliate_create_affiliate_prospect | Create an affiliate prospect |
Payments create a payment tapfiliate_payments_create_a_payment | Create a payment |
Try it: find the Tapfiliate tool you need
Browse the 30 Tapfiliate tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use Tapfiliate to affiliates retrieve an affiliate and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use Tapfiliate to commissions list all commissions and walk me through the result in plain English.
Pull the relevant data from Tapfiliate, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Tapfiliate, 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 Tapfiliate working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Tapfiliate API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate. | 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 Tapfiliate actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 40 tools for Tapfiliate are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate in the browser, and the 40 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate
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 Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate tools
Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate 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.
Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Tapfiliate: link your Tapfiliate account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Tapfiliate API through 40 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Tapfiliate key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Tapfiliate to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Tapfiliate in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Tapfiliate 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 Tapfiliate working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Tapfiliate
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.
