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How do I use VIDEO AI ME with Hermes?

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Hermes reads MCP servers from ~/.hermes/config.yaml: add a videoaime entry under mcp_servers with url https://videoai.me/api/v1/mcp and a headers block carrying Authorization: Bearer va_live_YOUR_KEY, then restart Hermes. Create the key at videoai.me/developers on a Pro or Premium plan. Hermes then lists every VIDEO AI ME skill as a tool and can make, caption and publish videos.

How do I connect Hermes to VIDEO AI ME?

1.Create an API key
Log in at videoai.me and open /developers (Developers in the sidebar). Create a key, optionally with a budget cap in dollars so an agent can never overspend, and copy the full va_live_... value immediately: it is shown exactly once. API keys require an active Pro ($99/month) or Premium ($199/month) subscription.
2.Add the server to config.yaml
Open ~/.hermes/config.yaml and add the entry below under mcp_servers. The VIDEO AI ME server is remote streamable HTTP, so only the url and the Authorization header are needed; no command, no package.
~/.hermes/config.yaml
```
mcp_servers:
  videoaime:
    url: "https://videoai.me/api/v1/mcp"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer va_live_YOUR_KEY"
```
3.Restart Hermes and ask for a video
Start a new Hermes session so the config is re-read; the videoaime tools are then listed with the rest. Ask for something concrete, for example: "Make a 30 second talking-head ad with my cloned voice and publish it to YouTube Shorts". Hermes quotes the credit cost and confirms the platform list before spending or posting.

What can Hermes do once connected?

Every skill in the VIDEO AI ME registry: maker skills that generate UGC-style ads, product ads, explainers, and talking-head clips, publishing skills that post and schedule finished videos to your connected social accounts, free discovery skills for templates, actors, voices, and brand memory, and check_run for polling long runs. The full catalog with credit costs and typical durations is on the skill center page, and the REST API equivalent of every tool is described at https://videoai.me/api/v1/openapi.json.

What does access cost?

The API and MCP server are included with the Pro ($99/month) and Premium ($199/month) plans; there is no separate API price. Maker skills spend video credits from the plan's monthly allowance at 1 credit = 1 cent, always quoting the estimate first, and each API key can carry its own budget cap in dollars. Plans and allowances are on the pricing page.

Hermes setup questions

Direct answers about connecting Hermes to VIDEO AI ME.

Does Hermes support OAuth for the VIDEO AI ME server instead of a key?

Hermes can run an OAuth 2.1 flow for HTTP servers marked auth: oauth, but the key route is the one VIDEO AI ME documents and supports for every host: create a key at videoai.me/developers, put it in the headers block, and revoke or cap it from the same page whenever you like.

Where does Hermes keep the VIDEO AI ME key and is that safe?

In ~/.hermes/config.yaml, a file in your user profile; keep it out of version control and shared machines. If the key leaks, revoke it at videoai.me/developers and the config copy dies with it. A dollar budget cap on the key limits the damage a leaked key could do meanwhile.

Can Hermes run VIDEO AI ME jobs from a Telegram or Discord chat?

Yes. Hermes exposes the same tools in every interface it serves, so a message in a chat channel can start a render or a publish. Both actions pause for confirmation, the credit quote and the platform list, and Hermes relays those questions to you in the channel.

How long does a video render take when Hermes starts it?

It depends on the skill and model; each skill lists its typical duration band at videoai.me/skills. Hermes receives a run id immediately and polls check_run, which returns the video URL once the render completes, so a long render never blocks the session.

What does the VIDEO AI ME server expose to Hermes?

Every skill in the registry, with its description and credit range embedded, so Hermes can plan without extra docs: maker skills for UGC ads, product ads, explainers, talking heads and image-to-video, publishing and scheduling skills, paid ads skills, free discovery skills, and check_run for status. The full table is at videoai.me/skills.