How to integrate Dovetail 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 Dovetail 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 Dovetail 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 Dovetail

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Dovetail MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Dovetail account. It provides structured and secure access to your research workspace, so your agent can perform actions like creating insights, managing contacts, organizing channels, and retrieving research notes on your behalf.

  • Automated insight creation: Let your agent synthesize findings and store new insights in your Dovetail projects, streamlining your research analysis workflow.
  • Channel and topic management: Easily create, organize, or delete channels and topics to keep your research data structured and accessible.
  • Contact management and retrieval: Automatically add new research contacts or list all contacts in your workspace for better respondent tracking.
  • Research note access: Ask your agent to fetch detailed information about specific notes, giving you instant access to key research materials.
  • Data point recording and classification: Capture and categorize new data points within channels, ensuring every piece of feedback or observation is logged and ready for analysis.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create ChannelCreates a new channel in Dovetail to organize and collect feedback data.
Create ContactTool to create a new contact in Dovetail.
Create DataTool to create a data item in a Dovetail project with text content, title, and/or structured fields.
Create Data PointTool to create a data point within a channel.
Create DocTool to create a doc in a Dovetail project with text content, title and/or custom fields.
Create InsightCreates a new insight in Dovetail to store synthesized research findings, observations, or conclusions.
Create NoteTool to create a note in a Dovetail project with text content, title and/or custom fields.
Create ProjectTool to create a new project in your Dovetail workspace.
Create TopicTool to create a new topic in a Dovetail channel.
Delete ChannelTool to delete an existing channel.
Delete DataTool to delete an existing data item.
Delete DocTool to delete an existing doc.
Delete InsightTool to delete an existing insight.
Delete NoteTool to delete an existing note.
Delete TopicTool to delete an existing topic.
Export DataTool to export data in HTML or Markdown format.
Export DocTool to export a doc in HTML or Markdown format.
Export InsightTool to export an insight in HTML or Markdown format.
Export NoteTool to export a note from Dovetail in HTML or Markdown format.
Get ContactTool to retrieve details of a specific contact.
Get DataTool to retrieve details of a specific data item by ID.
Get DocTool to retrieve details of a specific doc by ID.
Get FileTool to retrieve details of a specific file by its ID.
Get FolderTool to retrieve details of a specific folder.
Get InsightTool to retrieve details of a specific insight by ID.
Get NoteTool to retrieve details of a specific note.
Get ProjectTool to retrieve details of a specific project.
Get Token InfoRetrieves information about the current API token, including its unique identifier and the associated workspace subdomain.
Import Data FileTool to import a public URL of a file as new data in Dovetail.
Import Doc FileTool to import a public file URL as a new doc in Dovetail.
Import Insight from FileTool to import a file from a public URL as a new insight in Dovetail.
Import Note FileTool to import a file from a public URL as a new note in Dovetail.
List ContactsRetrieves a paginated list of contacts from a Dovetail workspace.
List DataTool to list data items in Dovetail.
List DocsTool to list docs in a Dovetail workspace with optional filtering, sorting, and pagination.
List FoldersTool to get a list of folders associated with a workspace.
List HighlightsList highlights from your Dovetail workspace with optional filtering and pagination.
List InsightsTool to get a list of insights associated with a workspace.
List NotesList notes in Dovetail workspace with optional pagination and sorting.
List ProjectsTool to list all projects in Dovetail.
List TagsList all tags in the authenticated Dovetail workspace.
List User DocsTool to get a list of docs associated with a user in Dovetail.
List User InsightsList personal insights for a user in Dovetail.
Magic SearchTool to perform a magic search across workspace data.
Update ChannelTool to update an existing channel's title or context.
Update ContactTool to update an existing contact in Dovetail.
Update DataTool to update a data item in Dovetail.
Update DocTool to update a doc in Dovetail.
Update InsightUpdates an existing insight in Dovetail, allowing you to modify the title and custom fields.
Update NoteTool to update an existing note in Dovetail.
Update TopicTool to update an existing topic.

Way Forward

With Dovetail 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 Dovetail MCP?

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

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

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

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