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Ai Agents From Scratch vs hermes-agent

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Ai Agents From Scratch

Demystify AI agents by building them yourself. Local LLMs, no black boxes, real understanding of function calling, memory, and ReAct patterns.

Best matched with other agent tools.

4.8K
Stars
+1.3K
Weekly
44/100
Health
hermes-agent

The agent that grows with you

Best matched with other agent tools.

251.1K
Stars
+74.1K
Weekly
95/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

hermes-agent has the larger GitHub footprint with 251.1K stars.

Momentum

hermes-agent is currently growing faster at +74.1K stars this week.

Maintenance

hermes-agent has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

SignalAi Agents From Scratchhermes-agent
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars4.8K251.1K
Weekly growth+1.3K+74.1K
Health scoreWatch44/100Strong95/100
Contributors32.2K
Commits per week0.1876.8
Open issues1124.6K
LanguageJavaScriptPython
LicenseMITMIT
Last commit2026-07-24 15:40 UTC2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
Last releaseN/Av2026.7.20

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