How to Connect Dodo Payments to Hermes

Query your Dodo Payments data directly from Hermes using Sequel’s MCP server. Ask questions in plain English, with no SQL, no dashboards, and no context switching.

Short answer

Connect Dodo Payments to Sequel, then add Sequel's MCP server to Hermes using the config on this page. Hermes can then query your live Dodo Payments data in plain English, with no connector code and no CSV exports. Both steps take a few minutes.

Example prompts

Everything you can ask Hermes about your Dodo Payments data.

Ask in plain English — Sequel translates it into a Dodo Payments query, runs it, and Hermes hands back the answer. No SQL, no dashboards, no CSV exports.

What you can ask Hermes
  • What was our total revenue last month, by currency?
  • How many active subscriptions do we have and how many are set to cancel at the next billing date?
  • Show payments that failed this week with their error codes.
  • Which products drove the most revenue this quarter?
  • List refunds in the last 30 days and the reason for each.

How it works

Three steps to get started

1

Connect Dodo Payments to Sequel

In your Sequel dashboard, go to Connections and add Dodo Payments. Sequel handles authentication and schema discovery automatically.

2

Add Sequel to the agent

Copy the Sequel MCP configuration into Hermes's settings file (shown below). Swap in your API key from Settings → API Keys.

3

Ask Hermes about your data

Restart Hermes and start asking questions. "What was our total revenue last month, by currency?" — and get a real answer backed by live Dodo Payments data.

Why Hermes

What Hermes does with your Dodo Payments data

An agent that grows into a data analyst

Hermes runs on your own hardware and gets better the more you use it. Point it at Sequel and it gains a durable new skill: answering data questions across your databases, warehouses, and SaaS tools in plain English.

One server, every source, joined on the fly

Sequel connects to databases, warehouses, product analytics, and ad platforms. Ask Hermes to line up Stripe revenue against Google Ads spend, or GA4 sessions against your Postgres signups, and the join happens at query time with no upstream data model.

Scope the tools, keep the keys safe

Hermes supports per-server tool filtering with include and exclude lists in its YAML config, so you choose exactly which Sequel tools the agent can call. Sequel runs read-only by default, and your database credentials stay encrypted in Sequel, never in the Hermes config.

Configuration

Add Sequel to Hermes

Place this in ~/.hermes/config.yaml and replace sql_your_api_key with a key from Settings → API Keys.

~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  sequel:
    url: "https://api.sequel.sh/mcp"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer sql_your_api_key"

Install

Install Dodo Payments MCP in Hermes

Pick your app and Sequel installs itself: a one-click link where the client supports it, that client’s own few steps where it doesn’t. Every route signs in with your Sequel account over OAuth, so there is no API key to copy and nothing to keep in sync.

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Muse, dots and any other MCP app

Already have an MCP client?

https://api.sequel.sh/mcp

Add it as a remote (streamable HTTP) server and sign in when prompted. Skills come with it; nothing else to install. Manual setup per client

Choose your app

  • Claude

    One click, opens in the app

  • Cursor

    One click, opens in the app

  • VS Code

    One click, opens in the app

  • ChatGPT

    Turn on developer mode, then add Sequel. About two minutes.

  • Claude Code

    Run one command, then sign in with /mcp.

  • Codex

    Run one command, then sign in.

  • Gemini CLI

    Run one command, then sign in with /mcp auth.

  • Grok

    Add Sequel as a connector and sign in.

  • Grok Bot

    Paste this to the bot. It registers Sequel and asks you to sign in.

  • Muse

    Muse writes its own connector. One message is the whole setup.

  • dots

    Add Sequel in ChatGPT; your dot picks it up with no extra step.

  • OpenCode

    Add Sequel as a remote server from the OpenCode CLI.

  • Other MCP app

    Any client that speaks remote MCP can connect with this URL.

Frequently asked questions

How do I connect Dodo Payments to Hermes?

You need two things: (1) connect Dodo Payments to Sequel in your Sequel dashboard under Connections, and (2) add the Sequel MCP config to Hermes using the setup shown above. Once both are done, Hermes can query your Dodo Payments data directly.

What Dodo Payments data can Hermes access?

Hermes can access any data available through your Dodo Payments connection in Sequel. Use Sequel's search tool to discover available metrics and dimensions, then execute queries to pull the data you need.

Is my Dodo Payments data sent to Hermes's servers?

Query results are returned to Hermes as context within your conversation. Only the data you explicitly ask about is retrieved. Sequel never stores your query results permanently — they exist only for the duration of the tool call.

Do I need a Sequel account?

Yes. You need a Sequel account to connect Dodo Payments and generate an API key. Sign up free at sequel.sh — no credit card required. Then create a connection to Dodo Payments and generate an API key from Settings → API Keys.

Can I connect multiple Dodo Payments accounts?

Yes. Sequel supports multiple connections of the same type. If you have multiple Dodo Payments accounts or properties, add each as a separate connection in Sequel. Hermes will be able to query all of them.

How do I add Sequel to Hermes?

Add a `sequel` entry under `mcp_servers` in `~/.hermes/config.yaml` with Sequel's URL and your API key as an Authorization header, then run `/reload-mcp` in Hermes (or restart it). The Sequel CLI can write the config for you with `sequel install hermes`.

Which data sources can Hermes query through Sequel?

Any source you've connected in Sequel: PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse, BigQuery, Snowflake, Google Analytics, Search Console, Google Ads, Meta Ads, HubSpot, Stripe, and more. Hermes can only reach the connections your organization has set up.

Is Sequel a remote MCP server or a local command?

Remote. Sequel is hosted at https://api.sequel.sh/mcp, so in Hermes you configure it as an HTTP server with a `url` and an Authorization header, rather than a local stdio `command`.

Can I limit which Sequel tools Hermes can use?

Yes. Hermes supports per-server `tools` filtering with include and exclude lists in `config.yaml`. You can expose only the read and query tools you want a given agent to have.

How do I connect Dodo Payments to Sequel?

In the Dodo Payments dashboard go to Developer → API Keys, add a key with 'Enable write access' unchecked, and paste it into Sequel. Pick 'test' if the key was created in test mode. That's it; no OAuth and nothing to install.

Can Sequel change anything in my Dodo Payments account?

No. Sequel only calls list and read endpoints, and we recommend a read-only key so the credential itself cannot create refunds, products or subscriptions.

Are amounts in dollars or cents?

Dodo Payments returns every amount in the currency's smallest unit (cents for USD, yen for JPY). Sequel's agent knows this and divides before reporting, and never sums across currencies without saying so.

Does it work with test mode?

Yes. Test mode is a separate environment with its own keys; choose 'test' when connecting and Sequel will query test.dodopayments.com instead of live.

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