# How to connect Tisane Labs to Hermes Agent (paste one key, 7 tools) > Connect Tisane Labs to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Tisane Labs key once and 7 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/hermes/tisane Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to Hermes Agent once. 2. **Connect Tisane Labs** — 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 tisane # connect Tisane Labs (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions tisane # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run tisane --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 Tisane Labs in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Tisane Labs API key once. Verify the connection by asking Hermes: > Use Tisane Labs to analyze text 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 Tisane Labs is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 7 Tisane Labs 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). ## Tisane Labs MCP for Hermes Looking for a Tisane Labs MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Tisane Labs to Hermes Agent and exposes 7 Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/tisane) works the same way. ## What the Hermes Agent Tisane Labs integration can do 7 Tisane Labs tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected. ### All 7 Tisane Labs tools for Hermes | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Analyze text** `tisane_analyze_text` | Analyze text for sentiment, abuse, entities, topics, sentence structure, and other requested | | **Calculate text similarity** `tisane_calculate_text_similarity` | Calculate semantic similarity between two same-language or cross-language text fragments | | **Compare person entities** `tisane_compare_person_entities` | Compare two person-name entities, including cross-language names, and report whether Tisane | | **Detect languages** `tisane_detect_languages` | Detect one or more languages in text, optionally segmenting it, and return offsets plus | | **Extract text** `tisane_extract_text` | Remove markup, scripts, styles, and JSON structure from UTF-8 text content and return the | | **List languages** `tisane_list_languages` | List Tisane language records and whether each language model is currently loaded | | **Transform text** `tisane_transform_text` | Translate text to another language, or paraphrase it by using the same source and target | ## Example prompts **Analyze Text** > Use Tisane Labs to analyze text and walk me through the result in plain English. **Calculate Text Similarity** > Use Tisane Labs to calculate text similarity and walk me through the result in plain English. **Compare Person Entities** > Use Tisane Labs to compare person entities and walk me through the result in plain English. **Detect Languages** > Use Tisane Labs to detect languages and walk me through the result in plain English. ## 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 Tisane Labs working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Tisane Labs API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs. | 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 Tisane Labs actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 7 tools for Tisane Labs are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs in the browser, and the 7 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs tools Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs 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. ### Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Tisane Labs: link your Tisane Labs account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Tisane Labs API through 7 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I connect Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Tisane Labs key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Tisane Labs to Hermes Agent? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Tisane Labs in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Tisane Labs 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 Tisane Labs working from chat. ### Hermes paired but still can't use Tisane Labs 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 - [Hermes DataRobot integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/datarobot) — DataRobot is a machine learning platform that automates model building, deployment, and monitoring, enabling organizations to derive predictive insights from large datasets. - [Chatbotkit](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/chatbotkit) — ChatBotKit is a platform that enables developers to build and manage AI-powered chatbots, offering comprehensive APIs and SDKs for seamless integration into applications. - [Hermes Just One API integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/just-one-api) — Just One API provides unified access to public social media, creator, entertainment, and ecommerce data across hundreds of metered endpoints.