How to integrate Astica ai 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 Astica 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 1,000+ 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 Astica 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 Astica ai

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Astica 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 Astica ai account. It provides structured and secure access to advanced cognitive intelligence APIs, so your agent can perform actions like analyzing audio, transcribing speech, extracting text from images, and automating media understanding tasks on your behalf.

  • Audio transcription automation: Instantly convert audio files or streams to accurate text using the Analyze Audio tool, perfect for meeting notes, podcasts, or voice memos.
  • OCR text extraction from images: Quickly read and extract raw text from images (like photos, scanned documents, or screenshots) with the ASTICA_READ_TEXT tool.
  • Seamless media processing: Let your agent process audio and visual inputs end-to-end, enabling smarter workflows that bridge speech and text content.
  • Hands-off document digitization: Automate the tedious process of turning printed or handwritten materials into searchable, editable text for downstream applications.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Analyze AudioTool to analyze audio input for transcription.
ASTICA_READ_TEXTTool to perform ocr on an image to extract text.

Way Forward

With Astica 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.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Astica ai MCP?

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

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

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Astica 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.

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

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