How to integrate Certifier 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 Certifier 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 Certifier 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 Certifier

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Certifier MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Certifier account. It provides structured and secure access to your digital credential management, so your agent can create, issue, send, and organize certificates and credentials on your behalf.

  • Instant credential creation and issuing: Instruct your agent to create, issue, and send new digital certificates or badges to recipients in a single seamless workflow.
  • Automated credential delivery: Have your agent send published credentials directly to recipients via email with just a simple command.
  • Credential activity insights: Let the agent retrieve and summarize interaction events—like views or downloads—for any issued credential.
  • Design and template management: Ask your agent to list available certificate or badge designs, making it easy to select and use templates for new credentials.
  • Group and recipient organization: Enable your agent to fetch and organize groups of recipients, streamlining large-scale credential distribution.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Send a CredentialTool to send a published credential via email.
Create, issue, and send credentialTool to create, issue, and send a credential in a single request.
List Credential InteractionsTool to list credential interactions.
List CredentialsTool to list credentials.
List DesignsTool to list all designs.
List GroupsTool to list all groups.

Way Forward

With Certifier 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 Certifier MCP?

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

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

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

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