How to integrate Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf 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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Api2Pdf is a REST API for generating PDFs from HTML, URLs, and documents using powerful engines like wkhtmltopdf and Headless Chrome. It streamlines document conversion and automation for developers and businesses.

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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 Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf

Ask your agent to connect to Api2pdf, or simply request any Api2pdf-related task. Hermes will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

4. Done. You're all set with a new Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf or request any Api2pdf-related task. It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

5. Done!

What is the Api2pdf MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Api2pdf MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Api2pdf account. It provides structured and secure access to powerful PDF generation and manipulation features, so your agent can generate PDFs from HTML or URLs, merge or optimize documents, extract or reorder pages, and more—automatically and on your behalf.

  • PDF generation from web content: Instruct your agent to convert HTML or URLs into high-quality PDFs using engines like wkhtmltopdf or Headless Chrome.
  • Merge and optimize PDFs: Have your agent combine multiple PDFs into a single file or optimize existing documents to reduce file size without sacrificing quality.
  • Advanced PDF manipulation: Direct your agent to extract specific pages, reorder existing pages, or add custom headers and footers for consistent branding or page numbering.
  • Barcode and QR code generation: Let your agent instantly create barcode or QR code images from any text value, ready to embed in documents or use elsewhere.
  • Document conversion and preview: Ask your agent to convert PDFs to HTML with LibreOffice or generate thumbnail previews for quick visual reference.

Way Forward

With Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add Header Footer

Convert HTML to PDF with customizable headers and footers using Headless Chrome.

Check API Status

Tool to check the health status of the API2PDF service.

Delete PDF

Delete a previously generated PDF from API2PDF storage by its response ID.

Extract PDF Pages

Tool to extract specific pages from a PDF document.

LibreOffice PDF to HTML

Tool to convert a PDF document to HTML using LibreOffice.

LibreOffice Thumbnail

Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using LibreOffice.

Merge PDFs

Merge multiple PDF documents into a single PDF file.

Optimize PDF

Tool to optimize a PDF document to reduce file size while maintaining quality.

Reorder PDF Pages

Reorder pages of a PDF document by specifying a new page sequence.

Generate Barcode or QR Code

Tool to generate barcodes or QR codes using Zebra Crossing (ZXING).

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Api2pdf MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Api2pdf tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Api2pdf 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 Api2pdf data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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