How to integrate GTmetrix MCP with Hermes

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 GTmetrix 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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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 GTmetrix 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 GTmetrix 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 GTmetrix

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

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

5. Done!

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

The GTmetrix MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your GTmetrix account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform GTmetrix operations on your behalf.

Way Forward

With GTmetrix 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.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every GTmetrix action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Delete Page

Tool to delete a specific page in GTmetrix.

Delete Report

Tool to delete a GTmetrix report.

Get Browsers

Tool to retrieve the list of available browsers for GTmetrix performance tests.

Get Location Details

Tool to retrieve location details from GTmetrix.

Get Locations

Tool to retrieve the list of available GTmetrix test locations.

Get Page Details

Tool to retrieve page details from the user's GTmetrix account.

Get Page Reports

Tool to retrieve the report list associated with a monitored page in GTmetrix.

Get Pages

Tool to retrieve the page list from your GTmetrix account.

Get Report

Tool to retrieve a GTmetrix test report by its identifier.

Get Simulated Device

Tool to retrieve simulated device details.

Get Simulated Devices

Tool to retrieve the list of simulated devices available in GTmetrix.

Get API Account Status

Tool to retrieve the current API account state and remaining credits.

Get Test Details

Tool to retrieve test details for a specific GTMetrix test.

Get Tests

Tool to retrieve the test list from your GTmetrix account with pagination and filtering support.

Retest Report

Tool to initiate a retest of a completed GTmetrix report with same parameters.

Start Test

Tool to start a new GTmetrix test for a specified URL.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone GTmetrix MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of GTmetrix tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from GTmetrix and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

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 GTmetrix tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which GTmetrix 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.

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 GTmetrix data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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