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Claude Scholar vs hermes-agent

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

Claude Scholar

Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development. Supports Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication.

Best matched with other agent tools.

5.7K
Stars
+2.0K
Weekly
48/100
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.

SignalClaude Scholarhermes-agent
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars5.7K251.1K
Weekly growth+2.0K+74.1K
Health scoreWatch48/100Strong95/100
Contributors62.2K
Commits per week0.8876.8
Open issues324.6K
LanguagePythonPython
LicenseMITMIT
Last commit2026-09-23 07:23 UTC2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
Last releasev1.0.0v2026.7.20

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