How to integrate Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Paradym MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Paradym account. It provides structured and secure access to your verifiable credential workflows, so your agent can perform actions like issuing credentials, verifying identity claims, managing credential lifecycles, and supporting interoperability across digital identity standards.

  • Automated credential issuance: Instruct your agent to issue new verifiable credentials to users or systems, supporting protocols like SD-JWT VCs and AnonCreds.
  • Seamless credential verification: Enable your agent to verify the authenticity and validity of credentials presented by others, streamlining onboarding and trust checks.
  • Credential lifecycle management: Allow your agent to update, revoke, or renew existing credentials, ensuring full control over your digital identity assets.
  • Interoperability with identity standards: Leverage your agent to work across OpenID4VC, DIDComm, and other standards for maximum compatibility and flexibility.
  • Audit and usage tracking: Task your agent to retrieve detailed logs or status reports on credential activity, helping you maintain compliance and visibility.

Way Forward

With Paradym 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 Paradym action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Activate Certificate

Tool to activate a certificate for use in a project.

Archive AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to archive an AnonCreds credential template in a project.

Archive mDoc Credential Template

Tool to archive an mDoc credential template.

Archive Presentation Template

Tool to archive a presentation template in a project.

Archive SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to archive an SD-JWT VC credential template in a project.

Create AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to create a new AnonCreds credential template.

Create Certificate

Tool to create a new self-signed X.

Create DIDComm Connection Invitation

Tool to create a DIDComm connection invitation.

Create DIDComm Issuance Offer

Tool to create a DIDComm credential issuance offer.

Create OpenID4VC Credential Offer

Tool to create an OpenID4VC credential offer.

Create OpenID4VC Verification Request

Tool to create an OpenID4VC verification request.

Create Presentation Template

Tool to create a new presentation template.

Create Project Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook for a project.

Create SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to create a new SD-JWT VC credential template with selective disclosure capabilities.

Create Trusted Entity

Tool to create a new trusted entity for a project.

Deactivate Certificate

Tool to deactivate a certificate in a project.

Delete DIDComm Connection

Tool to delete a DIDComm connection from a project.

Delete DIDComm Invitation

Tool to delete a DIDComm invitation from a project.

Delete Trusted Entity

Tool to delete a trusted entity from a project.

Delete Project Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook endpoint from a project.

Get AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to retrieve a specific AnonCreds credential template by ID.

Get AnonCreds Credential Template JSON Schema

Tool to retrieve the JSON schema for an AnonCreds credential template.

Get DIDComm Connection

Tool to retrieve a specific DIDComm connection by ID.

Get DIDComm Connections

Tool to retrieve a list of DIDComm connections for a project.

Get DIDComm Invitation

Tool to retrieve a specific DIDComm invitation by ID.

Get DIDComm Issuance Session

Tool to retrieve a specific DIDComm issuance session by ID.

Get DIDs

Tool to retrieve a list of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) for a specific project.

Get mDoc Credential Template

Tool to retrieve a specific mDoc credential template by ID.

Get mDoc Credential Template JSON Schema

Tool to retrieve the JSON schema for an mDoc credential template.

Get OpenID4VC Issuance Session

Tool to retrieve a specific OpenID4VC issuance session by ID.

Get OpenID4VC Verification Session

Tool to retrieve a specific OpenID4VC verification session by ID.

Get Presentation Template

Tool to retrieve a specific presentation template by ID.

Get Presentation Templates

Tool to retrieve a list of presentation templates for a project.

Get Project Members

Tool to retrieve a list of project members.

Get Project Profile

Tool to retrieve the default profile for a project.

Get Projects

Tool to retrieve a list of all projects accessible to the authenticated user.

Get Project Webhooks

Tool to retrieve a list of webhooks configured for a specific project.

Get SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to retrieve a specific SD-JWT VC credential template by ID.

Get SD-JWT VC Credential Template JSON Schema

Tool to retrieve the JSON schema for an SD-JWT VC credential template.

Get Trusted Entities

Tool to retrieve trusted entities for a specific project.

Get Trusted Entity

Tool to retrieve a specific trusted entity by ID.

Issue Direct SD-JWT VC

Tool to directly issue an SD-JWT VC credential without exchange protocol.

List AnonCreds Credential Templates

Tool to retrieve all AnonCreds credential templates for a project.

List Certificates

Tool to retrieve all X.

List Certificate Signing Requests

Tool to retrieve all certificate signing requests for a project.

List DIDComm Invitations

Tool to retrieve all DIDComm invitations for a project.

List DIDComm Issuance Offers

Tool to list all DIDComm issuance offers within a project.

List DIDComm Mediator Connections

Tool to retrieve connections for a DIDComm mediator.

List DIDComm Mediators

Tool to retrieve all DIDComm mediators for a project.

List DIDComm Verification Requests

Tool to list all DIDComm verification sessions for a project.

List Issued Credentials

Tool to list metadata for all issued credentials within a project.

List mDoc Credential Templates

Tool to retrieve all mDoc credential templates for a project.

List OpenID4VC Issuance Sessions

Tool to retrieve all OpenID4VC issuance sessions for a project.

List OpenID4VC Verification Sessions

Tool to retrieve all OpenID4VC verification sessions for a project.

List SD-JWT VC Credential Templates

Tool to retrieve all SD-JWT VC credential templates for a project.

Receive DIDComm Invitation

Tool to receive and process an external DIDComm invitation.

Revoke Certificate

Tool to revoke a certificate in a project.

Send DIDComm Basic Message

Tool to send a basic DIDComm message to a connection.

Send Custom DIDComm Message

Tool to send a custom DIDComm message to a connection.

Unarchive AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to unarchive an archived AnonCreds credential template.

Unarchive mDoc Credential Template

Tool to unarchive an archived mDoc credential template.

Unarchive SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to unarchive an archived SD-JWT VC credential template.

Update DIDComm Connection

Tool to update a DIDComm connection.

Update mDoc Credential Template

Tool to update an existing mDoc credential template.

Update Presentation Template

Tool to update an existing presentation template.

Update Project

Tool to update an existing project's name and verification data access settings.

Update Project Profile

Tool to update the default profile for a project.

Update SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to update an existing SD-JWT VC credential template.

Update Trusted Entity

Tool to update an existing trusted entity in a project.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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