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How to integrate Descript MCP with Hermes

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Descript MCP is a media processing and project workflow service for creators and teams. It streamlines media import, automated processing, and job management.

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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 Descript 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 Descript 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 Descript

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Descript MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Descript account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Descript operations on your behalf.

Way Forward

With Descript 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 Descript MCP action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Cancel job

Cancel a queued or running job.

Export timeline

Export a project composition as a timeline file for import into another DAW/NLE (Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Logic, Audition, Reaper).

Export transcript

Export a project composition as a transcript document.

Get drive info

Returns the drive (workspace) connected to the current session, including its ID and name.

Get project

Get a detailed project summary including all media files, compositions, and existing publishes.

Import drive media

Import media files into the drive media library (not into a project).

Import media

Import media into a Descript project via URLs (direct links, Google Drive, Dropbox) or direct file upload.

List folders

List folders in the drive.

List jobs

List recent jobs, optionally filtered by project or type.

List projects

List projects accessible to the authenticated user.

Prompt project agent

Agent Underlord, Descript's built-in AI editor, queries, creates, and edits Descript projects using natural language.

Publish project

Publish a Descript project composition as video or audio, producing a shareable URL.

Report upload status

Report that a specific direct upload failed, was aborted, or was abandoned so the import job stops waiting on just that file (other files keep uploading).

Wait for job

Wait for a job to complete.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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