How to connect TikTok Ads to Hermes Agent
Connect TikTok Ads to Hermes with ClawLink in one click — 131 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup.
TikTok AdsOAUTH2MCPManage TikTok ad campaigns, ad groups, ads, audiences, and performance reports. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on TikTok Ads from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent TikTok Ads 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 TikTok Ads setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on TikTok Ads for you, reading and doing real work on your behalf with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into Hermes to install the plugin and pair your account.
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. It prints an approval link, so show me the link and stop, don't wait:
hermes clawlink begin
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.Setup
It takes three steps to connect Hermes to TikTok Ads.
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 TikTok Ads
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with TikTok Ads?"
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 TikTok Ads in the ClawLink dashboard — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Use TikTok Ads to changelog task download 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 TikTok Ads is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 131 TikTok Ads tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
TikTok Ads MCP for Hermes
Looking for a TikTok Ads MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects TikTok Ads to Hermes Agent and exposes 131 TikTok Ads tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw TikTok Ads integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent TikTok Ads integration can do
131 TikTok Ads 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 131.
30 of 131 TikTok Ads tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Changelog task download tiktok_ads_changelog_task_download | Read the status and change-log content returned for an advertiser's change-log task |
Check advertiser term status tiktok_ads_check_advertiser_term_status | Check whether a TikTok advertiser has signed a specified agreement |
Check changelog task tiktok_ads_check_changelog_task | Check whether an advertiser change-log download task is processing, successful, or failed |
Check file names tiktok_ads_check_file_names | Check whether one or more image or video file names are already used in an advertiser account |
Check gmv max occupied custom shop ads tiktok_ads_check_gmv_max_occupied_custom_shop_ads | Check which Shopping Ads occupy one TikTok Shop identity or product asset |
Check gmv max store availability tiktok_ads_check_gmv_max_store_availability | Check a TikTok Shop's availability for Product GMV Max campaigns |
Check mmm data request tiktok_ads_check_mmm_data_request | Check one MMM export job |
Check smart plus campaign copy task tiktok_ads_check_smart_plus_campaign_copy_task | Get the results of an asynchronous Upgraded Smart+ campaign copy task |
Check unionpay verification requirement tiktok_ads_check_unionpay_verification_requirement | Check whether a business license requires UnionPay verification before submitting advertiser |
Get ad benchmark report tiktok_ads_get_ad_benchmark_report | Get one page of ad benchmark dimensions and dynamic numeric metrics, scoped by exactly one |
Get advertiser accounts tiktok_ads_get_advertiser_accounts | Return profile, status, timezone, currency, and other default details for specified authorized |
Get asset binding quota tiktok_ads_get_asset_binding_quota | Get advertiser binding quota usage for a TikTok identity asset |
Get bid protection details tiktok_ads_get_bid_protection_details | Get bid protection history for campaigns or ad groups over a date range |
Get bid protection statuses tiktok_ads_get_bid_protection_statuses | Get bid protection statuses for up to 200 campaigns or ad groups |
Get business center advertiser attributes tiktok_ads_get_business_center_advertiser_attributes | Get currencies and registration regions available when creating ad accounts in a Business Center |
Get business center asset group tiktok_ads_get_business_center_asset_group | Get the assets or members of an Asset Group in a Business Center |
Get business center balance tiktok_ads_get_business_center_balance | Read the balance of a TikTok Business Center or Payment Portfolio |
Get campaign quota info tiktok_ads_get_campaign_quota_info | Get SKAN Dedicated Campaign quota information by ad network |
Get catalog category insights tiktok_ads_get_catalog_category_insights | Get up to 50 top trending product categories and availability metrics for an eligible |
Get catalog insight filters tiktok_ads_get_catalog_insight_filters | Get one page of provider-approved category, brand, or availability filter values for product |
Get catalog product diagnostic task tiktok_ads_get_catalog_product_diagnostic_task | Get an asynchronous catalog product diagnostic task result |
Get creative assets tiktok_ads_get_creative_assets | Return metadata for specified video or image assets in an authorized advertiser's Ads Asset |
Get creative pre review task tiktok_ads_get_creative_pre_review_task | Get the result of a creative pre-review task |
Get custom audience details tiktok_ads_get_custom_audience_details | Get current status and modification history for specified owned or shared custom audiences |
Get custom audience sharing log tiktok_ads_get_custom_audience_sharing_log | Get the advertisers with which a specific TikTok custom audience has been shared, including |
Get gmv max bid recommendation tiktok_ads_get_gmv_max_bid_recommendation | Get TikTok's recommended GMV Max bid for an eligible advertiser and shop |
Get gmv max campaign info tiktok_ads_get_gmv_max_campaign_info | Get information for one GMV Max campaign owned by an authorized advertiser |
Get gmv max campaign sessions tiktok_ads_get_gmv_max_campaign_sessions | Get max delivery or creative boost session details by 1 to 20 exact session IDs |
Get gmv max exclusive authorization tiktok_ads_get_gmv_max_exclusive_authorization | Get an advertiser account's exclusive authorization status for a TikTok Shop |
Get gmv max report tiktok_ads_get_gmv_max_report | Run one paginated Product or LIVE GMV Max campaign report |
Try it: find the TikTok Ads tool you need
Browse the 30 TikTok Ads tools
Click any tool to see exactly what Hermes can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use TikTok Ads to changelog task download and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use TikTok Ads to check advertiser term status and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use TikTok Ads to check changelog task and walk me through the result in plain English.
Use TikTok Ads to check file names and walk me through the result in plain English.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 TikTok Ads working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Connection flow | Register a TikTok Ads app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect TikTok Ads through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for TikTok Ads. | 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 TikTok Ads actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 131 tools for TikTok Ads are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes TikTok Ads 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 TikTok Ads in the browser, and the 131 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
Hermes paired but still can't use TikTok Ads
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 TikTok Ads 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 TikTok Ads tools
TikTok Ads 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 TikTok Ads 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.
TikTok Ads 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.
OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing
Try reconnecting TikTok Ads and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete.
FAQ
Is there a Hermes Agent TikTok Ads integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to TikTok Ads: link your TikTok Ads account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the TikTok Ads API through 131 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect TikTok Ads 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 TikTok Ads in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage.
How long does it take to connect TikTok Ads to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to TikTok Ads in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring TikTok Ads up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 TikTok Ads working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use TikTok Ads
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.
