Connect Hermes Agent to eContract

Connect eContract to Hermes Agent by Nous Research.

Sign in with OAuth

Recommended for personal use: you sign in once and the client keeps the connection alive.

  1. 1Add eContract under mcp_servers in ~/.hermes/config.yaml.
  2. 2Run /reload-mcp or restart Hermes. On first connect Hermes prints a sign-in link and opens your browser: sign in to eContract and approve access.
~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  econtract:
    url: "https://api.econtract.online/mcp"
    auth: oauth

Use an API key

For unattended runs. Create a key, store it in the ECONTRACT_API_KEY environment variable and keep it out of shared files. Create an API key

  1. 1Set the ECONTRACT_API_KEY environment variable to your API key.
  2. 2Use this configuration instead, then run /reload-mcp. Hermes fills in environment variables in the headers when it connects.
~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  econtract:
    url: "https://api.econtract.online/mcp"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer ${ECONTRACT_API_KEY}"

Try it

Once connected, ask your agent in plain language, for example:

  • “Send the attached NDA to [email protected] for signature and give me the signing link.”
  • “Which of my contracts are still waiting for signatures? Remind the signers.”
  • “Check whether the signatures in this PDF are valid and summarise its key terms.”

Agents prepare and send contracts, but they cannot sign or decline for anyone: each signer signs through their own link after confirming a code sent to their email.

These steps follow the official Hermes Agent documentation as of 2026-10. If the menus have changed since, see the documentation below.

Hermes Agent MCP documentation