---
title: Hermes Agent + BlindPay
description: "Connect Hermes Agent to BlindPay with the MCP server and Agent Skills. The Nous Research agent runs stablecoin payouts and quotes via natural language."
navigation:
  order: 8
faq:
  - q: How do I connect Hermes Agent to BlindPay?
    a: "Add the BlindPay MCP server under mcp_servers in ~/.hermes/config.yaml (command npx, args -y @blindpaylabs/blindpay-mcp, plus BLINDPAY_API_KEY and BLINDPAY_INSTANCE_ID env vars), or run hermes mcp add. Hermes can then call BlindPay tools to create quotes, run payouts, and manage customers."
  - q: Can Hermes Agent move money with BlindPay?
    a: "Yes. Hermes is a self-hosted agent with native MCP support. Through the BlindPay MCP server it creates quotes, executes payouts across blockchains and local rails, creates virtual accounts, and configures webhooks: agentic stablecoin payments."
  - q: Do I also need Agent Skills with Hermes?
    a: "Recommended. Agent Skills give Hermes structured knowledge of BlindPay's rails, corridors, fees, and API patterns, so its money-movement flows are correct."
howto:
  name: "Connect Hermes Agent to BlindPay"
  steps:
    - name: "Get your credentials"
      text: "Copy your API key and instance ID from the BlindPay dashboard."
    - name: "Add the MCP server"
      text: "Add a blindpay entry under mcp_servers in ~/.hermes/config.yaml with command npx and args -y @blindpaylabs/blindpay-mcp, plus BLINDPAY_API_KEY and BLINDPAY_INSTANCE_ID env vars."
    - name: "Add Agent Skills"
      text: "Run npx skills add blindpaylabs/blindpay-skills to give Hermes domain knowledge of rails, corridors, and API patterns."
    - name: "Ask the agent"
      text: "Tell Hermes to create a payout quote and execute a payout using the BlindPay MCP tools, with confirmation before executing."
---

[Hermes Agent](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com){target="_blank"} by Nous Research is a self-hosted AI agent with native MCP support. Connect it to BlindPay with the **MCP server** and **Agent Skills** for agentic stablecoin payments.

## Add the MCP server

Add BlindPay under `mcp_servers` in `~/.hermes/config.yaml`:

```yaml [~/.hermes/config.yaml]
mcp_servers:
  blindpay:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@blindpaylabs/blindpay-mcp"]
    env:
      BLINDPAY_API_KEY: "your-api-key"
      BLINDPAY_INSTANCE_ID: "your-instance-id"
```

Then reload MCP from within a Hermes session:

```text [Hermes session]
/reload-mcp
```

## Add Agent Skills

```bash [Terminal]
npx skills add blindpaylabs/blindpay-skills
```

## Use it

::c-steps

### Get your credentials

Copy your API key and instance ID from the [BlindPay dashboard](https://app.blindpay.com/sign-up){target="_blank"}.

### Add the MCP server

Add the `blindpay` block to `~/.hermes/config.yaml`, then run `/reload-mcp`.

### Ask the agent

Tell Hermes:

```text [Hermes prompt]
Use the BlindPay MCP tools to create a payout quote for 1000 USDC to a USD bank
account, show the fees and FX rate, then execute the payout after I confirm.
```

::

::c-alert{icon="circle-info"}
Hermes writes reusable skills as it works and runs continuously. Keep money-movement gated on explicit confirmation, and scope the API key to what the agent should do.
::

## Next steps

- [BlindPay for AI agents](/ai)
- [All AI builder integrations](/docs/integrations)
- [API reference](https://api.blindpay.com/reference)