How to integrate Shortpixel 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 Shortpixel 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 Shortpixel 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 Shortpixel 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 Shortpixel

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

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

5. Done!

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

The Shortpixel MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your ShortPixel account. It provides structured and secure access to your image optimization tools, so your agent can perform actions like monitoring API usage, purging storage, and managing your ShortPixel resources on your behalf.

  • API status monitoring: Instantly check your API key status, including available image optimization credits, so you never run out unexpectedly.
  • Bulk storage purging: Direct your agent to purge all files stored on ShortPixel servers for a domain, making large-scale cleanups quick and hassle-free.
  • Account usage visibility: Let your agent retrieve up-to-date usage metrics before initiating new optimization tasks or campaigns.
  • Automated maintenance workflows: Schedule regular storage purges or status checks, keeping your ShortPixel account organized with minimal manual effort.

Way Forward

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

Add CDN Domain

Tool to add a new domain to the ShortPixel CDN system and associate it with your API key.

Bulk Purge ShortPixel Storage

Tool to purge all files stored on ShortPixel storage servers for a domain.

Check Image Status

Tool to check the optimization status of an image being processed by ShortPixel.

Clean Up Image

Tool to remove images from the processing queue.

Get Adaptive Image via CDN

Tool to optimize images on-the-fly via ShortPixel CDN.

Get API Status

Tool to retrieve the current status of your API key, including available credits.

Get CDN Usage Statistics

Tool to retrieve detailed CDN usage statistics for a domain including traffic, API calls, monthly quota, remaining credits, and historical usage breakdown by date.

Optimize Images by URL

Tool to optimize images by providing their URLs.

Read CDN Domain Status

Tool to check the status of a domain and its CDN quota on ShortPixel.

Revoke CDN Domain

Tool to revoke a domain association from ShortPixel CDN.

Set CDN Domain

Tool to associate an API key with an existing domain.

Upload and Optimize Images

Tool to upload and optimize images that are not accessible online.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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