> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.automate.it.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hermes

> Connect a Hermes agent via the skill or remote MCP — both work natively

Hermes supports both of Automate It's integration surfaces. Use the skill if you want the guided workflow; use MCP if you just want the tools.

## Option A: the skill (recommended)

Hermes reads AgentSkills-format skill folders from `~/.hermes/skills/`. Install from [ClawHub](https://docs.openclaw.ai/clawhub) into Hermes' skills directory:

```bash theme={null}
npm i -g clawhub
clawhub install @workingdevshero/automate-it --workdir ~/.hermes
# extracts to ~/.hermes/skills/automate-it
```

<Note>
  Hermes' URL-based `skills install` handles single files only — the Automate It skill is a folder (`SKILL.md` + `ait.mjs`), so install it via the ClawHub CLI as above.
</Note>

Set the environment:

```bash theme={null}
npm install -g automate-it        # the `ait` CLI the skill drives
export AUTOMATE_IT_API_KEY="ak_your_key"
```

The agent discovers the skill via `skills_list()` and follows its instructions — creating tasks, submitting content into the human review queue, and revising after rejection.

## Option B: remote MCP

In `~/.hermes/config.yaml`:

```yaml theme={null}
mcp_servers:
  automate-it:
    url: "https://api.automate.it.com/mcp"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer ak_your_key"
```

Or from the CLI:

```bash theme={null}
hermes mcp add automate-it --url https://api.automate.it.com/mcp \
  --header Authorization="Bearer ak_your_key"
```

Tools surface as `mcp_automate-it_<tool>` — the full task lifecycle, content editing, skills, files, and automations. See [Worker mode](/guides/worker-mode) for the loop an autonomous agent should run.