How to integrate Workable 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 Workable 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 Workable 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 Workable

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Workable MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Workable account. It provides structured and secure access to your hiring and HR data, so your agent can perform actions like listing jobs, managing candidates, retrieving background check info, and organizing departments on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive candidate management: Instantly retrieve and aggregate candidate data across all jobs, making it easy for your agent to analyze talent pipelines, track applicants, and surface top candidates.
  • Job and account insights: Let your agent list all open roles, access job details, and pull account-wide information to keep your hiring team up-to-date and organized.
  • Automated event and interview scheduling: Fetch all scheduled events, interviews, and meetings so your agent can help coordinate calendars and ensure everyone’s on the same page.
  • Background check integration: Retrieve available background check providers and packages, enabling your agent to streamline compliance and onboarding workflows.
  • Team and department organization: List or delete departments, fetch member rosters, and manage legal entities—helping your agent automate org chart updates and keep your HR records tidy.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create EmployeeTool to create an employee in your Workable account.
Delete DepartmentTool to delete a department.
Delete SubscriptionTool to unsubscribe from an event by deleting a webhook subscription.
Get AccountTool to return the specified account.
Get AccountsRetrieves all Workable accounts (organizations) accessible to the authenticated user.
Get Background Check PackagesTool to retrieve a list of available background check packages from a specified provider.
Get Background Check ProvidersRetrieves a list of background check providers integrated with your Workable account.
Get CandidatesRetrieve a list of candidates across all jobs in the organization.
Get EmployeeTool to retrieve detailed information for a specific employee by ID.
Get EventsRetrieve a collection of scheduled events (calls, interviews, meetings) from the Workable account.
Get JobsRetrieves a paginated list of jobs from your Workable account.
Get Legal EntitiesTool to retrieve a collection of your account legal entities.
Get MembersRetrieve a paginated list of Workable account members with their roles and permissions.
Get recruitersRetrieves external recruiters from your Workable account.
Get RequisitionsTool to retrieve a collection of requisitions in the account.
Get StagesTool to retrieve a collection of your recruitment pipeline stages.
Get SubscriptionsRetrieves all webhook subscriptions configured in your Workable account.
List Custom AttributesTool to retrieve all custom attributes configured in the Workable account.
List DepartmentsTool to retrieve all departments from your Workable account.
List Disqualification ReasonsTool to retrieve a collection of account's disqualification reasons.
List Employee FieldsTool to retrieve a collection of your account's employee field definitions.
List EmployeesTool to retrieve a collection of account employees.
List Permission SetsTool to retrieve a collection of your account permission sets.
List Public JobsTool to return a collection of public jobs for an account.
List Public LocationsTool to retrieve a collection of locations where a Workable account has public job postings.
List Time Off BalancesRetrieves all time off balances for an employee across all time off categories.
List Time Off CategoriesTool to retrieve all time off categories configured for your account.
List Work SchedulesTool to retrieve a collection of work schedules configured in your Workable account.
Update Background Check StatusUpdates the status and results of an existing background check in a candidate's timeline.
Merge DepartmentTool to merge a department into another.
Create DepartmentTool to create a department in your account.
Enable MemberEnable (restore) a deactivated Workable account member to active status.
Invite MemberTool to invite a member to your Workable account.
Update DepartmentTool to update an existing department in your account.
Update MemberUpdates a Workable account member's details including roles, name, headline, email, and collaboration rules.
Update EmployeeTool to update an existing employee in Workable.
Upload Employee DocumentsTool to upload a list of documents for a specific employee.

Way Forward

With Workable 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 Workable MCP?

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

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

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

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