How to connect Telnyx to Hermes Agent
Connect Telnyx to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Telnyx key once and 30 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
TelnyxAPI KEYMCPTelnyx is a communications platform offering voice, messaging, and data services through a global private network.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Telnyx from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Telnyx 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 Telnyx setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Telnyx 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 Telnyx.
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 Telnyx
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Telnyx?"
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 Telnyx in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Telnyx API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Telnyx, 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 Telnyx is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 30 Telnyx tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Telnyx MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Telnyx MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Telnyx to Hermes Agent and exposes 30 Telnyx tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Telnyx integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Telnyx integration can do
30 Telnyx tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. The 26 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 30.
26 of 30 Telnyx tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get black box test results telnyx_get_black_box_test_results | Retrieve black box test results from Telnyx SETI Observability |
Get user balance telnyx_get_user_balance | Retrieve the current user account balance and credit details |
List audit logs telnyx_list_audit_logs | Retrieve a list of audit log entries for your account |
List connections telnyx_list_connections | Retrieve all connections in your account |
List dynamic emergency endpoints telnyx_list_dynamic_emergency_endpoints | List dynamic emergency endpoints |
List global ip health check types telnyx_list_global_ip_health_check_types | List all available global IP health check types |
List messaging profiles telnyx_list_messaging_profiles | List messaging profiles |
List messaging URL domains telnyx_list_messaging_url_domains | List configured messaging URL domains |
List mobile network operators telnyx_list_mobile_network_operators | List available mobile network operators |
List network interfaces telnyx_list_network_interfaces | List all network interfaces for a specified network |
List networks telnyx_list_networks | List all networks in your account |
List notification channels telnyx_list_notification_channels | List all notification channels |
List notification event conditions telnyx_list_notification_event_conditions | List all notification event conditions |
List notification events telnyx_list_notification_events | List all notification events with their IDs |
List notification profiles telnyx_list_notification_profiles | List all notification profiles |
List phone numbers telnyx_list_phone_numbers | List phone numbers associated with your account |
List sso authentication providers telnyx_list_sso_authentication_providers | Retrieve all configured SSO authentication providers |
Retrieve network telnyx_retrieve_network | Retrieve details of a specific network by ID |
Retrieve notification channel telnyx_retrieve_notification_channel | Retrieve a notification channel by ID |
Retrieve notification profile telnyx_retrieve_notification_profile | Retrieve a notification profile by ID |
Retrieve notification setting telnyx_retrieve_notification_setting | Retrieve a notification setting by ID |
Create network telnyx_create_network | Create a new network |
Create notification channel telnyx_create_notification_channel | Create a notification channel |
Create notification profile telnyx_create_notification_profile | Create a notification profile |
Create notification setting telnyx_create_notification_setting | Add a notification setting |
Update network telnyx_update_network | Update details of an existing network |
Try it: find the Telnyx tool you need
Browse the 26 Telnyx 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 Telnyx, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Telnyx, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Telnyx, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
List the relevant items in Telnyx, 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 Telnyx working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Telnyx API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Telnyx 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 Telnyx. | 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 Telnyx actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 30 tools for Telnyx are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Telnyx 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 Telnyx in the browser, and the 30 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Telnyx 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 Telnyx
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 Telnyx 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 Telnyx tools
Telnyx 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 Telnyx 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.
Telnyx 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 Telnyx 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 Telnyx integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Telnyx: link your Telnyx account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Telnyx API through 30 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Telnyx 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 Telnyx in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Telnyx key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Telnyx to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Telnyx in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Telnyx 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 Telnyx working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Telnyx
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.
