How to integrate Alttext ai MCP with Hermes

Connect Hermes to Alttext ai MCP. Generate alt text for new uploaded image, list images missing alt descriptions, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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AltText.ai is a service that generates alt text for images automatically. It helps boost accessibility and SEO for your visual content.

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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 Alttext ai 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.

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What is Composio Connect?

Composio Connect is a consumer offering that lets anyone plug 1,500+ 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.

Integrating Alttext ai 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
Hermes authenticating with Composio

2. Authenticate

Once the CLI is installed, ask Hermes to authenticate with Composio.

3. Connect to Alttext ai

Ask your agent to connect to Alttext ai, or simply request any Alttext ai-related task. Hermes will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

4. Done. You're all set with a new Alttext ai connection.


Using Composio Connect MCP

1. Get your MCP URL and API Key

Go to dashboard.composio.dev and copy your Connect MCP URL and API key.

Copy MCP URL and API key from Composio dashboard

2. Open the Hermes config file

bash
nano ~/.hermes/config.yaml

3. Add the Composio Connect MCP server

bash
mcp_servers:
  composio:
    url: "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    headers:
      x-consumer-api-key: "YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"
    connect_timeout: 60
    timeout: 180

Save with Ctrl + O, Enter, then exit with Ctrl + X.

4. Restart your Hermes agent

Once restarted, ask your agent to connect to Alttext ai or request any Alttext ai-related task. It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

5. Done!

What is the Alttext ai MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The AltText.ai MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your AltText.ai account. It provides structured and secure access to your image library and account settings, so your agent can generate alt text, process images in bulk, scan pages for images, search your library, and manage image details on your behalf.

  • Alt text generation: Have your agent submit an image to generate descriptive alt text for accessibility and SEO.
  • Bulk image processing: Direct your agent to upload a CSV of image URLs and queue them for alt text generation.
  • Web page image scanning: Let the agent scan a web page or HTML document and queue its images for alt text generation.
  • Image library management: Instruct your agent to list or search images, retrieve their alt text and metadata, update image details, or remove images you no longer need.
  • Account settings and usage: Have your agent check account usage and settings, then update details such as your account name or webhook URL.

Way Forward

With Alttext ai 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 or check out the Docs for deeper configuration options.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Alttext ai action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Bulk Create Images

Tool to bulk upload and process a CSV file of image URLs for alt text generation.

Create Image

Tool to add an image and generate alt text.

Delete Image by Asset ID

Tool to delete an image from your library by its asset ID.

Get Account

Tool to retrieve account settings and usage information.

Get Image by Asset ID

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific image using its asset ID.

Get Images

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of images in your library, including their alt text and metadata.

Scrape Page for Images

Tool to scrape a web page or HTML document and queue all images for alt text generation.

Search Images

Search for images in your AltText.

Update Account

Tool to update account settings (e.

Update Image by Asset ID

Tool to update an image with new data including asset ID, alt text, and metadata.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Alttext ai MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Alttext ai tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Alttext ai and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

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 Alttext ai tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Alttext ai 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.

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 Alttext ai data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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