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Planning With Files vs hermes-agent
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Planning With Files
Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents and long-running tasks. Crash-proof markdown plans, session recovery after /clear and compaction, per-turn re-injection against context rot, deterministic completion gate. Manus-style. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Kiro, OpenCode and 60+ agents via the Agent Skills standard.
Best matched with other agent tools.
25.6K
Stars
+4.7K
Weekly
80/100
Health
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.
| Signal | Planning With Files | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence status | Needs recheck· 2026-09-07 09:36 UTC | Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC |
| GitHub stars | 25.6K | 251.1K |
| Weekly growth | +4.7K | +74.1K |
| Health score | Strong80/100 | Strong95/100 |
| Contributors | 50 | 2.2K |
| Commits per week | 8.1 | 876.8 |
| Open issues | 5 | 24.6K |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-07-21 21:29 UTC | 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC |
| Last release | v3.8.1 | v2026.7.20 |
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