How to integrate Basin 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 Basin 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 Basin 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 Basin

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Basin MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Basin account. It provides structured and secure access to your forms and projects, so your agent can perform actions like creating forms, managing webhooks, organizing projects, and retrieving domain or form details on your behalf.

  • Instant form creation and management: Ask your agent to set up new forms with custom settings, associate them with projects, or delete forms you no longer need—all without manual coding.
  • Seamless project organization: Let your agent create new Basin projects to group related forms or delete obsolete projects, keeping your workspace tidy and efficient.
  • Automated webhook and integration setup: Have your agent add or remove webhooks for specific forms, so submissions are instantly routed to the right endpoints or external services.
  • Detailed form and account insights: Retrieve rich metadata about any form or get a full list of domains linked to your Basin account, helping you monitor and audit your form infrastructure.
  • Effortless notification management: Empower your agent to configure notification webhooks, ensuring critical submissions reach your team or external tools in real time.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create FormTool to create a new form in Basin.
Create Form WebhookTool to create a new webhook for a specific form.
Create ProjectTool to create a new Basin project.
Delete FormTool to delete a form.
Delete ProjectTool to delete a project.
Delete SubmissionTool to permanently delete a form submission by its ID.
Delete WebhookTool to delete a specific webhook.
Get DomainsTool to retrieve a list of all custom domains associated with the Basin account.
Get Form DetailsRetrieves comprehensive details about a specific Basin form including configuration, notification settings, security options, branding, webhooks, and submission counts.
Get FormsRetrieves a list of all Basin forms with their configuration and metadata.
Get Form WebhookTool to retrieve details of a specific form webhook by its ID.
Get Project DetailsTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific project.
Get ProjectsRetrieves a list of Basin projects from your account.
Get SubmissionsRetrieve form submissions from Basin with optional filtering, sorting, and search capabilities.
Get WebhooksTool to retrieve all webhooks associated with a specific form.
List Form ViewsRetrieves a list of all Basin form views with their configuration and metadata.
Update FormTool to update an existing Basin form by ID.
Update ProjectTool to update details of an existing project.
Update WebhookTool to update settings of an existing webhook for a form.

Way Forward

With Basin 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 Basin MCP?

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

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

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

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