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Codewhale vs hermes-agent

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

Codewhale

Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome.

Best matched with other agent tools.

41.0K
Stars
+122
Weekly
89/100
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.

SignalCodewhalehermes-agent
Evidence statusBasic listing· 2026-10-04 09:17 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars41.0K251.1K
Weekly growth+122+74.1K
Health scoreStrong89/100Strong95/100
Contributors2352.2K
Commits per week610.7876.8
Open issues19624.6K
LanguageRustPython
LicenseMITMIT
Last commit2026-10-04 05:14 UTC2026-10-04 09:18 UTC
Last releasev0.10.0v2026.7.20

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