# How to connect Taxjar to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 21 tools) > Connect Taxjar to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Taxjar key once and 21 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/taxjar Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Taxjar 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 Taxjar setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Taxjar 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 Taxjar. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Taxjar** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask Hermes Agent in plain English. **Paste this into Hermes to set up ClawLink:** > Set up ClawLink for Hermes and tell me when it's ready. > 1. Install the plugin: `hermes plugins install ClawLink-HQ/hermes-plugin --enable` > 2. Start pairing with `hermes clawlink begin`. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait. > 3. I'll approve it in my browser, then reply "approved". > 4. When I say approved, finish setup: `hermes clawlink finish` > 5. Then run `hermes clawlink test` and tell me whether ClawLink is ready. **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the Hermes Agent plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect taxjar # connect Taxjar (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions taxjar # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run taxjar --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The prompt above walks Hermes through this. By hand, it is four commands and a browser approval: ```bash 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 test ``` Then connect Taxjar in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Taxjar API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Taxjar to calculate sales tax for an order 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: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Taxjar is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 21 Taxjar tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## Taxjar MCP for Hermes Looking for a Taxjar MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Taxjar to Hermes Agent and exposes 21 Taxjar tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The [OpenClaw Taxjar integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/taxjar) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Taxjar integration can do 21 Taxjar tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 18 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 21. ### 18 of 21 Taxjar tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Calculate sales tax for an order** `taxjar_calculate_sales_tax_for_an_order` | Calculate sales tax for an order | | **List customers** `taxjar_list_customers` | Lists all customer IDs from your TaxJar account | | **List nexus regions** `taxjar_list_nexus_regions` | List existing nexus regions for an account | | **List order transactions** `taxjar_list_order_transactions` | List order transaction IDs within a date range | | **List refund transactions** `taxjar_list_refund_transactions` | Lists refund transaction IDs within a specified date range | | **List tax categories** `taxjar_list_tax_categories` | List all product tax categories and their codes | | **Show customer** `taxjar_show_customer` | Show an existing customer | | **Show order transaction** `taxjar_show_order_transaction` | Show an existing order transaction by ID | | **Show refund transaction** `taxjar_show_refund_transaction` | Retrieves detailed information about a specific refund transaction from TaxJar | | **Show tax rates for a location** `taxjar_show_tax_rates_for_a_location` | Show sales tax rates for a location | | **Summarize tax rates for all regions** `taxjar_summarize_tax_rates_for_all_regions` | Retrieve minimum and average sales tax rates by region | | **Validate vat number** `taxjar_validate_vat_number` | Validates EU VAT identification numbers against the VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) | | **Create customer** `taxjar_create_customer` | Create a new customer with exemption information | | **Create order transaction** `taxjar_create_order_transaction` | Creates a new order transaction in TaxJar for sales tax reporting and compliance | | **Create refund transaction** `taxjar_create_refund_transaction` | Create a new refund transaction | | **Update customer** `taxjar_update_customer` | Update an existing customer in TaxJar | | **Update order transaction** `taxjar_update_order_transaction` | Update an existing order transaction | | **Update refund transaction** `taxjar_update_refund_transaction` | Update an existing refund transaction | ## Example prompts **Calculate Sales Tax For An Order** > Use Taxjar to calculate sales tax for an order and walk me through the result in plain English. **List Customers** > List the relevant items in Taxjar, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next. **List Nexus Regions** > List the relevant items in Taxjar, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next. **List Order Transactions** > List the relevant items in Taxjar, 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 Taxjar working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Taxjar API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Taxjar 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 Taxjar. | 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 Taxjar actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 21 tools for Taxjar are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Taxjar 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 Taxjar in the browser, and the 21 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Taxjar key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Taxjar 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 Taxjar 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 Taxjar tools Taxjar 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 Taxjar 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. ### Taxjar 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 Taxjar has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a Hermes Agent Taxjar integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Taxjar: link your Taxjar account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Taxjar API through 21 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Taxjar 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 Taxjar in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Taxjar key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Taxjar to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Taxjar in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Taxjar 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 Taxjar working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Taxjar 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`. ## Related - [Stripe](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/stripe) — Manage payments, customers, and invoices - [Zoho Books tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/zoho-books) — Organize finances, invoices, bills, and accounting - [Ramp tools](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/ramp) — Read cards, transactions, bills, and reimbursements, and file receipts