How to integrate Smugmug 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 Smugmug 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 Smugmug 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 Smugmug

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Smugmug MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Smugmug account. It provides structured and secure access to your photo galleries and user profile, so your agent can perform actions like browsing folders, listing albums, retrieving photo details, and exploring your Smugmug structure on your behalf.

  • Retrieve folder and album details: Instantly fetch information about specific folders or albums, including creation dates, node IDs, and highlight albums.
  • Explore your Smugmug hierarchy: Ask your agent to list all child nodes—albums or folders—within any parent node, helping you navigate your photo organization with ease.
  • List albums in any folder: Let your agent pull comprehensive lists of albums within a designated folder, even handling large collections with pagination.
  • Get public user profile info: Retrieve your Smugmug public profile details to share or review your online photography presence.
  • Access node-specific data: Have your agent look up details for any node (album, folder, or page) using its unique identifier, supporting granular photo management and discovery.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get AlbumRetrieves detailed information about a SmugMug album using its album key.
Get Album Highlight ImageRetrieves the highlight/cover image for a SmugMug album.
Get Album ImageGet an image within a specific album context as an AlbumImage relationship object.
Get Album ImagesTool to retrieve all images in a SmugMug album as AlbumImage relationship objects.
Get Folder AlbumsTool to retrieve albums from a specific folder in a SmugMug user's account by nickname and folder path.
Get Folder by User and PathTool to retrieve folder details by user nickname and folder path.
Get Folder DetailsRetrieves details of a specific folder in SmugMug using its Node ID.
Get Folder SubfoldersRetrieves all subfolders within a specified folder in a SmugMug user's account.
Get ImageTool to retrieve details for a specific image (photo or video) by its image key.
Get Image MetadataTool to retrieve additional metadata from an image file including EXIF data, camera settings, GPS location, and other embedded information.
Get Image Size DetailsRetrieve raw media URLs and dimensions for all available sizes of an image.
Get Image SizesRetrieves available image sizes and URLs for a SmugMug image by its unique image key.
Get Node Highlight ImageTool to get the highlight/cover image for a node (folder, album, or page).
Get Node ParentTool to retrieve the parent node of a specified SmugMug node.
Get Node ParentsTool to retrieve a node and all its ancestor nodes (breadcrumb trail).
Get UserTool to get a SmugMug user account by their nickname.
Get User Bio ImageTool to retrieve the bio image for a SmugMug user by their nickname (username).
Get User Featured AlbumsRetrieves the featured albums for a SmugMug user by their nickname.
Get User FeaturesTool to retrieve a list of features available to a SmugMug user based on their subscription plan.
Get User ProfileRetrieves the public profile information for a SmugMug user by their nickname (username).
Get User Root NodeTool to retrieve the root node of a user's folder tree on SmugMug.
List Child NodesLists all child nodes (folders and albums) under a specified parent node in SmugMug.
Search User ContentSearch for images across a user's SmugMug content.
Unlock AlbumTool to unlock a password-protected SmugMug album.
Unlock User SiteTool to unlock a user's password-protected SmugMug site.

Way Forward

With Smugmug 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 Smugmug MCP?

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

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

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

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