How to integrate Amara MCP with Hermes

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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 Amara 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 1,000+ 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.

Integrating Amara 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 Amara

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

4. Done. You're all set with a new Amara 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 Amara or request any Amara-related task. It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

5. Done!

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

The Amara MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Amara account. It provides structured and secure access to your subtitle and caption management tools, so your agent can perform actions like creating subtitles, managing languages, fetching video metadata, and handling teams on your behalf.

  • Subtitle creation and editing: Direct your agent to add notes, create new subtitle languages, and fetch subtitle data for any supported video.
  • Language management: Effortlessly list all available subtitle languages for a given video, retrieve supported language options, or fetch details about specific language tracks.
  • Video metadata retrieval: Ask your agent to get detailed information about any video URL, including its Amara ID, title, duration, and thumbnails.
  • Team and user management: Let your agent list all accessible teams, pull details for a specific team, or fetch user data by username or ID for streamlined collaboration.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add Subtitle NoteAdds a note/comment to a specific subtitle language for a video.
Add Video URLTool to add a new URL to a video, allowing association with multiple video providers (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
Create Subtitle LanguageCreates a new subtitle language track for an Amara video.
Create SubtitlesTool to create new subtitles for a video in a specific language.
Create VideoTool to add a new video to Amara.
Delete Video URLTool to remove a video URL from a video.
Fetch Subtitles DataFetch subtitle data for a video in a specific language.
Get ActivityTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific activity by its ID.
Get Subtitle Language DetailsTool to retrieve details for a single subtitle language.
Get Team DetailsTool to get details on a specific team by slug.
Get Team LanguagesTool to get language preferences for a specific team by slug.
Get User ActivityTool to retrieve activity log for a specific user on Amara.
Get User DataRetrieves detailed user profile information from Amara, including username, avatar, biography, languages spoken, and video counts.
Get Video URLTool to get details for a specific video URL.
Get Video URL DetailsTool to get details for a specific video URL.
List ActivityTool to list activity across Amara.
List Available LanguagesTool to get a list of all supported languages.
List Subtitle ActionsTool to list available actions for subtitles based on current workflow state.
List Subtitle LanguagesTool to list all subtitle languages for a video.
List Subtitle NotesList notes for subtitles in a specific language.
List TeamsTool to list all teams.
List Video ActivityTool to list activity for a specific video.
List VideosTool to list all videos.
List Video URLsTool to list all URLs associated with a video.
Make Video URL PrimaryTool to set a video URL as the primary URL.
Perform Subtitle ActionTool to perform an action on subtitles such as publish, unpublish, approve, reject, send-back, or endorse.
Send MessageSends a message to a user or team member in Amara.
Update Subtitle LanguageTool to update a subtitle language for a video.
Update VideoTool to update an existing video's metadata including title, description, team, and project assignment.
View Video DetailsTool to view details of a specific video by ID.

Way Forward

With Amara 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.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Amara MCP?

With a standalone Amara MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Amara tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Amara 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 Amara tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Amara while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Amara 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 Amara data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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