How to connect Typecast to Hermes Agent
Connect Typecast to Hermes with ClawLink: paste your Typecast key once and 7 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
TypecastAPI KEYMCPTypecast is an AI voice platform for generating expressive speech, discovering voices, and managing custom voices.. Once connected, Hermes Agent can read and act on Typecast from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
Most guides for giving Hermes Agent Typecast 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 Typecast setup: pair once in the browser and your always-on Hermes agent can act on Typecast 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 Typecast.
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 Typecast
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask Hermes Agent: "What can you do with Typecast?"
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 Typecast in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Typecast API key once.
Verify the connection by asking Hermes:
Pull the relevant data from Typecast, 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 Typecast is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 7 Typecast tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Typecast MCP for Hermes
Looking for a Typecast MCP server for Hermes Agent? ClawLink connects Typecast to Hermes Agent and exposes 7 Typecast tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using OpenClaw instead? The OpenClaw Typecast integration works the same way.
What the Hermes Agent Typecast integration can do
7 Typecast tools are ready for Hermes Agent once the account is connected.
All 7 Typecast tools for Hermes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get subscription typecast_get_subscription | Get the connected Typecast API plan, credit usage, concurrency limit, and custom-voice allowance |
Get voice typecast_get_voice | Get one voice's metadata, supported models, and available emotions by voice ID |
List voices typecast_list_voices | List available built-in and owned custom Typecast voices, optionally filtered by speech model |
Recommend voices typecast_recommend_voices | Find and rank Typecast voices that match a natural-language description |
Compose speech typecast_compose_speech | Generate one audio file from an ordered sequence of speech and pause segments |
Generate speech typecast_generate_speech | Generate a complete WAV or MP3 audio file from text using a Typecast voice |
Generate speech with timestamps typecast_generate_speech_with_timestamps | Generate speech plus word, character, or both alignment timestamp arrays |
Try it: find the Typecast tool you need
Browse the 7 Typecast 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 Typecast, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Typecast, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Typecast, group them by priority, and recommend what Hermes should do next.
Use Typecast to recommend voices 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 Typecast working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Typecast API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Typecast 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 Typecast. | 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 Typecast actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 7 tools for Typecast are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Typecast 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 Typecast in the browser, and the 7 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Typecast 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 Typecast
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 Typecast 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 Typecast tools
Typecast 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 Typecast 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.
Typecast 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 Typecast 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 Typecast integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect Hermes to Typecast: link your Typecast account once in the browser and Hermes Agent can call the Typecast API through 7 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I connect Typecast 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 Typecast in the dashboard and Hermes can use it from the next message — no config files, and the Typecast key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Typecast to Hermes Agent?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Typecast in the dashboard, authenticate, and Hermes Agent can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Typecast 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 Typecast working from chat.
Hermes paired but still can't use Typecast
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.
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