# How to integrate Ably MCP with Hermes ```json { "title": "How to integrate Ably MCP with Hermes", "toolkit": "Ably", "toolkit_slug": "ably", "framework": "Hermes", "framework_slug": "hermes-agent", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/hermes-agent", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/hermes-agent.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-06T07:58:58.101Z" } ``` ## Introduction Hermes is a 24/7 autonomous agent that lives on your computer or server — it remembers what it learns and evolves as your usage grows. This guide explains the easiest and most robust way to connect your Ably account to Hermes. You can do this through either Composio Connect CLI or Composio Connect MCP. For personal use we recommend the CLI, but you won't go wrong with MCP either. ## Also integrate Ably with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/openclaw) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/crew-ai) ## TL;DR ### What is Composio Connect? Composio Connect is a consumer offering that lets anyone plug 1,000+ applications directly into their agent harness — including Hermes. It can: - Search and load tools from relevant toolkits on-demand, reducing context usage. - Chain multiple tools to accomplish complex workflows via a remote workbench, without excessive back-and-forth with the LLM. - Manage app authentication end-to-end with zero manual overhead. ## Connect Ably to Hermes ### Integrating Ably with Hermes ### Using Composio Connect CLI 1. Install the Composio CLI Run the install script directly, or paste https://composio.dev/hermes into your Hermes chat box to have it installed for you. ```bash curl -fsSL https://composio.dev/install | bash ``` ## What is the Ably MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Ably MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Ably account. It provides structured and secure access to your real-time messaging infrastructure, so your agent can manage channels, monitor presence, analyze usage, and handle messaging workflows for your applications. - Channel management and creation: Seamlessly create, initialize, or retrieve real-time messaging channels so your agent can orchestrate chat, data sync, and collaboration features on demand. - Presence tracking and analytics: Ask your agent to query current presence states or review historical presence data across multiple channels, gaining insights into user activity and engagement patterns. - Message history and audit: Retrieve detailed message histories from any channel, enabling your agent to audit communication, recover missed messages, or analyze message flows for debugging and compliance. - Push notification subscription management: Let your agent list, manage, or unsubscribe devices from push notification channels, ensuring targeted and controlled delivery of real-time alerts to clients. - Application statistics and monitoring: Have your agent fetch in-depth usage metrics—like message counts, channel activity, and API request stats—so you can monitor health, optimize performance, and manage resources with confidence. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `ABLY_BATCH_PRESENCE` | Query Batch Presence | This tool enables querying the presence states of multiple channels in a single api request. the api retrieves the member presence details of the specified channels in parallel. | | `ABLY_BATCH_PRESENCE_HISTORY` | Query Batch Presence History | This tool enables querying presence history for multiple channels in a single api request. it uses the get endpoint at https://rest.ably.io/presence to retrieve the member presence history details of the specified channels in parallel. | | `ABLY_CREATE_CHANNEL` | Create Ably Channel | Creates a new channel or retrieves an existing channel in ably. this tool allows you to programmatically create and initialize channels for real-time messaging. since ably creates channels implicitly when first used, this action publishes an empty initialization message to create/activate the channel. | | `ABLY_DELETE_CHANNEL_SUBSCRIPTION` | Delete Channel Subscription | This tool allows you to unsubscribe devices or clients from push notifications for specific channels. the operation is asynchronous, so immediate requests after deletion may briefly still return the subscription. | | `ABLY_GET_CHANNEL_DETAILS` | Get Channel Details | This tool retrieves metadata and details for a specific channel in ably. it returns a channeldetails object containing information about the channel's status, occupancy, and other metadata. the endpoint provides visibility into channel activity, including metrics such as connections, presence, publishers, and subscribers, and requires appropriate permissions. | | `ABLY_GET_CHANNEL_HISTORY` | Get Channel History | This tool retrieves the message history for a specified ably channel. it uses the get /channels/{channelid}/messages endpoint to return a paginated list of messages in chronological order, subject to parameters such as 'channelid', 'limit', 'direction', 'start', and 'end'. the tool is useful for auditing, recovering missed messages, analyzing channel activity, and debugging message flows. authentication is required via basic or token authentication. | | `ABLY_GET_PRESENCE_HISTORY` | Get Channel Presence History | This tool retrieves the history of presence messages for a specified channel in ably. it allows you to query presence events on a channel within a given time period. | | `ABLY_GET_SERVICE_TIME` | Get Ably Service Time | This tool retrieves the current server time from ably's service in milliseconds since the epoch. it is particularly useful for time synchronization and generating valid tokenrequest timestamps to prevent replay attacks. the endpoint supports multiple content types, handles http errors, network issues, and is a fundamental tool for ensuring accurate timing in ably applications. | | `ABLY_GET_STATS` | Get Application Stats | This tool retrieves your application's usage statistics from ably. the stats endpoint returns a paginated list of your application's usage statistics by minute, hour, day, or month. it supports optional parameters such as start, end, direction, limit, and unit to filter and format the returned data. the stats include metrics for: - message counts and data transferred - connection counts - channel usage - api request counts - push notification metrics - token request counts | | `ABLY_LIST_PUSH_CHANNEL_SUBSCRIPTIONS` | List Push Channel Subscriptions | This tool retrieves a list of all push notification channel subscriptions. it allows you to view all active push notification subscriptions for channels in your ably application. allows filtering by channel, deviceid, and clientid, supports pagination with limit parameter, and returns detailed push notification subscription information including channel, deviceid, and clientid. | | `ABLY_PUBLISH_MESSAGE_TO_CHANNEL` | Publish Message to Channel | This tool will allow users to publish a message to a specified ably channel using a post request. it covers the essentials like channel name, message data, optional event name/type, and additional metadata for push notifications. it is an independent and fundamental operation within ably's real-time messaging platform. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Ably MCP server provides comprehensive access to Ably operations through Composio. Once connected, Hermes can perform all major Ably actions on your behalf using natural language commands. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Way Forward With Ably connected, Hermes can now act on your behalf whenever it detects a relevant task or you ask it to. From here, you can extend Hermes further: - Connect more apps: Calendar, Slack, Notion, Linear, and hundreds of others are available through the same Composio Connect setup. Each new integration compounds what Hermes can do for you. - Build workflows across tools: Once multiple apps are connected, Hermes can chain actions together — turn an email into a calendar invite, a Slack message into a Linear ticket, or a meeting note into a follow-up draft. - Let it learn your patterns: The more you use Hermes, the better it gets at anticipating how you'd handle recurring tasks. Give it feedback on drafts and decisions, and it will adapt. If you run into trouble or want to share what you've built, join the [community](https://discord.com/invite/composio) or check out the [Docs](https://docs.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=hermes&utm_content=docs) for deeper configuration options. ## How to build Ably MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/openclaw) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ably/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Supabase](https://composio.dev/toolkits/supabase) - Supabase is an open-source backend platform offering scalable Postgres databases, authentication, storage, and real-time APIs. 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It makes connecting sensors and actuators to the internet seamless for automation and data insights. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Ably MCP? With a standalone Ably MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Ably tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Ably and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Hermes? Yes, you can. Hermes fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Ably tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Ably while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Ably scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Ably data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)