How to integrate Gift up 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 Gift up 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 Gift up 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 Gift up

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Gift up MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Gift Up! account. It provides structured and secure access to your gift card operations, so your agent can list available gift cards, fetch company or checkout details, generate transaction reports, and manage users or webhook subscriptions on your behalf.

  • Gift card inventory management: Instantly list, filter, and audit all gift cards issued or available in your account, including status and details.
  • Sales item and group retrieval: Let your agent fetch all items for sale and organize them by item groups, making it easy to manage or present products.
  • Company and checkout settings access: Retrieve current company details and checkout configuration to audit or display your store's gift card setup.
  • Transaction reporting and analytics: Generate and filter transaction reports for deep insights into gift card sales, redemptions, and trends.
  • User and webhook management: List all users with account access or subscribe to webhook events, enabling automated notifications and streamlined team management.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add Note to OrderTool to add a note to an existing order.
Create ItemTool to create a new item for sale in the Gift Up checkout.
Create Item GroupTool to create a new item group for organizing items in the Gift Up checkout.
Create OrderTool to create a new order which generates one or more gift cards.
Delete ItemTool to delete an item from the Gift Up checkout.
Delete Item GroupTool to delete an item group by its ID.
Delete WebhookTool to delete a webhook subscription by its ID.
Get Checkout SettingsTool to retrieve the current checkout settings.
Get Company DetailsTool to retrieve company details.
Get Email SettingsTool to retrieve email settings for the Gift Up account.
Get Gift Card by CodeTool to retrieve a gift card by its code.
Get Gift Card SettingsTool to retrieve gift card settings including code format, expiration rules, and display options.
Get Item by IDTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific item by its ID.
Get Order by IDTool to retrieve a specific order by ID.
API Health CheckTool to perform a health check on the Gift Up!
Get Report TransactionTool to retrieve a specific transaction report by its ID.
Get Shipping SettingsTool to retrieve shipping settings for physical gift cards.
Get Stripe ConnectionTool to retrieve current Stripe integration connection settings.
Get WebhookTool to retrieve a specific webhook by its ID.
List Gift Card ArtworkTool to list all gift card artwork available for use on gift cards.
List Gift CardsTool to list gift cards.
List Item GroupsTool to list item groups.
List ItemsLists all items (gift cards, passes, etc.
List LocationsRetrieves all physical locations where gift cards are sold and/or redeemed.
List PromotionsTool to list all promotions that allow discounts to be applied on the Gift Up checkout.
List Report TransactionsTool to list report transactions with optional filters.
List GiftUp UsersTool to list all users.
List WebhooksTool to list all webhooks configured for the account.
Health Check (POST)Tool to perform a health check using POST /ping endpoint.
Reactivate Gift CardTool to reactivate a voided gift card.
Redeem Gift CardTool to redeem a specified amount or units from a gift card.
Redeem Gift Card In FullTool to redeem a gift card in full.
Subscribe to WebhookSubscribe to Gift Up!
Top Up Gift CardTool to add value to an existing gift card.
Undo Gift Card RedemptionTool to undo a previous redemption on a gift card, restoring the redeemed amount to the gift card balance.
Update Email SettingsTool to update email settings using JSON Patch operations.
Update Gift CardTool to update gift card properties using JSON Patch operations.
Update Gift Card SettingsTool to update gift card settings using JSON Patch operations.
Update ItemUpdate an item's properties using JSON Patch operations.
Update Item GroupTool to update an item group's properties using JSON Patch operations.
Update OrderTool to update an order's properties using JSON Patch operations.
Update Stripe ConnectionTool to update Stripe integration connection settings for the Gift Up account.
Upload Gift Card ArtworkTool to upload new gift card artwork.
Void Gift CardTool to void a gift card making it invalid for future redemptions.

Way Forward

With Gift up 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 Gift up MCP?

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

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

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

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