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hermes-agent vs ECC

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

hermes-agent

The agent that grows with you

Best matched with other agent tools.

251.1K
Stars
+74.1K
Weekly
95/100
Health
ECC

The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.

Best matched with other agent tools.

272.5K
Stars
+52.6K
Weekly
93/100
Health

Quick Take

Adoption

ECC has the larger GitHub footprint with 272.5K 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.

Signalhermes-agentECC
Evidence statusVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTCVerified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars251.1K272.5K
Weekly growth+74.1K+52.6K
Health scoreStrong95/100Strong93/100
Contributors2.2K295
Commits per week876.862.2
Open issues24.6K105
LanguagePythonJavaScript
LicenseMITMIT
Last commit2026-10-04 09:18 UTC2026-10-02 02:01 UTC
Last releasev2026.7.20v2.0.0

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