# apifare for Hermes Agent

One prepaid, capped key for every API your agent needs, under hard caps and a kill switch.

1. Get a token: https://apifare.com/start?origin=page:integrations-hermes (shown once).
2. Add this under mcp_servers in ~/.hermes/config.yaml.

```
mcp_servers:
  apifare:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "apifare-mcp"]
    env:
      APIPAY_TOKEN: "<your-token>"
```

   Replace <your-token> with your token. Start Hermes with hermes chat. It discovers the apifare tools and uses them like any other tool.
3. Try it: "search the web for X", then "fetch a URL", then "what's the weather in London".
4. Caps and the kill switch are checked before dispatch. An empty balance returns HTTP 402 with a top-up link (see /errors.md).

Prices: https://apifare.com/capabilities. Config checked against https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/mcp on 2026-09-12.