How to Fix Bugs with Hermes Agent and clip.qa

A short prompt like “the checkout is broken” leaves out what the person did, what they expected, what appeared instead, and which environment showed the problem. A screenshot captures one state, but often misses the sequence that caused it. An agent can inspect code, yet still spend time guessing which behavior to reproduce.

Searchers ask how to “describe bugs to AI concisely” and how to “report bug to AI assistant clear steps.” The answer is to provide evidence in a useful structure: steps, expected and actual results, a screen recording, and any available console, network, or device context.

Hermes Agent supplies the agent runtime: it can connect to an MCP server, inspect a repository, edit files, and run commands when those tools and permissions are enabled. clip.qa supplies a QA report from a recording, without requiring an SDK in the app being tested.

The workflow is a handoff, not a promise of autonomous correctness. A person records the issue and reviews the report; Hermes investigates and proposes or applies a code change; then you check the result and record the fix attempt. Read what Hermes Agent is for the runtime, tool, and pricing overview.

Hermes documents remote HTTP MCP servers and OAuth configuration. clip.qa’s remote MCP server is https://mcp.clip.qa/mcp and uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE. Add that server to Hermes, authenticate in the browser when prompted, and check that Hermes can discover its report tools.

1. Install and configure Hermes. Follow the current Hermes quickstart for your operating system and model provider. Confirm that terminal and file tools are enabled for the project you intend to work in.

2. Add clip.qa’s remote MCP server. In a terminal, run:

   hermes mcp add clip-qa --url https://mcp.clip.qa/mcp --auth oauth

3. Test the connection. Run hermes mcp test clip-qa. Complete the browser sign-in if Hermes requests OAuth authorization.

4. Start or reload Hermes. Hermes discovers configured MCP tools when its agent starts. Ask it to list or search your clip.qa reports and confirm that it returns report details.

5. Keep access narrow. Give Hermes access to the repository involved in the issue. Use the report-read tools for investigation; request any write action or code edit explicitly.

Hermes’s command and MCP configuration can change between releases. If the command is not accepted by your installed version, use its current hermes mcp add --help syntax or configure the remote url and OAuth auth field using the official MCP configuration guide. Do not paste a long-lived credential into a prompt.

The recording workflow depends on having access to a recording client. clip.qa’s iOS and Android apps and Chrome extension are built, but public and beta distribution are unconfirmed. The public web dashboard and report viewer are available; the product facts do not establish standalone web recording. Video analysis runs in the cloud.

1. Reproduce the issue once. Start from a known state and record the actions that lead to the visible failure.
2. Record the screen. Use an iOS, Android, or Chrome extension client only if you have confirmed access; distribution is not verified. The public web dashboard and report viewer do not establish a separate web-recording option.
3. Add narration or a concise note. State what you expected and what happened. Name the page or feature, and avoid unrelated background.
4. Review the generated report. clip.qa drafts a structured report from the recording. Check the reproduction steps and summary before sending the report to an agent.
5. Find the report in Hermes. Ask Hermes to search for the report by its title or description, then read the matching report. Include the report ID if you have it to avoid ambiguity.

The report can provide video evidence and structured bug details. The Chrome extension can capture browser console and network details; mobile reports can include device telemetry. See how screen recordings become bug reports and the AI bug report format for more on what the report contains.

Ask Hermes to connect the observed behavior to the relevant code before making a change. A good request asks it to restate the bug, identify a likely code path, explain the evidence for its diagnosis, and propose a small fix with a verification command.

Then review the patch and its result. Ask Hermes to run the relevant tests or reproduction steps, inspect failures, and tell you what changed. If the issue remains, record another attempt with the new result rather than treating the first patch as resolved.

clip.qa includes fix-attempt history for tracking an agent’s investigation and outcome. Use it to record what was tried, the result, and whether the bug is still reproducible. Tracker integrations for Jira, Linear, Slack, GitHub Issues, and Notion are coming soon; do not assume Hermes can create tickets in those tools through clip.qa today.

Suppose a tester records a mobile checkout where tapping Pay leaves the loading indicator spinning, but the order never appears. The recording gives Hermes the sequence and visible state; the report can include mobile device telemetry. Do not assume it includes browser console or network-request capture.

In Hermes, ask:

Read the clip.qa report about checkout staying on the loading screen after Pay. First summarize the reproduction steps, expected result, actual result, and relevant evidence. Then inspect the checkout code in this repository. Explain the likely cause before editing. If you make a fix, run the narrowest relevant test and report its command and result. Do not mark the issue fixed unless the test or reproduction confirms it.

Hermes can use the MCP report tools and the repository’s terminal/file tools to carry out the request. The developer checks that the report it selected matches the recording, reviews the code change, and confirms the original behavior no longer occurs. If it still occurs, log the attempt and attach the new observation to the next investigation.

• Capture the trigger and the failure. Include the action that starts the bug and enough time afterward to show its result.
• Separate expected from actual. “Expected the order confirmation; saw the spinner remain” is easier to test than “checkout is broken.”
• Use one report per distinct behavior. If a second issue needs different reproduction steps, create a separate report.
• Ask for diagnosis before a broad rewrite. Have Hermes name the evidence and likely code path before changing unrelated files.
• Make verification concrete. Tell the agent which command or manual action should pass, and review the output yourself.
• Track attempts. Preserve each fix attempt’s change and outcome so a later run does not repeat a failed guess.
• Treat generated analysis as a draft. Correct inaccurate summaries or steps before asking an agent to act on them.

For a reusable written template, see how to write a bug report for an AI assistant. When the workflow fits, sign up free to start creating clip.qa reports.

• Hermes Agent MCP guide — confirms MCP server configuration, local and remote transports, and discovery of tools. Checked 2026-11-05.
• Hermes Agent CLI reference — confirms hermes mcp add, --url, OAuth auth option, test, and login commands. Checked 2026-11-05.
• Hermes Agent quickstart — confirms setup modes and tool configuration. Checked 2026-11-05.
• Hermes Agent native MCP reference — confirms HTTP and stdio MCP transports and startup discovery. Checked 2026-11-05.
• clip.qa product facts — the remote MCP endpoint URL; supported report fields, OAuth behavior, beta status, cloud analysis, and coming-soon integrations are also confirmed by the supplied product truth sheet. Checked 2026-11-05.