harper vs hermes-agent

harper and hermes-agent share 8 technologies: Tokio, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, React, tracing, tracing-subscriber, Tailwind CSS, and CodeMirror. harper is written in Rust and hermes-agent in Python.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
harper180,779 lines written944 code files
hermes-agent3,858,936 lines written5,274 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
harper0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Mistral Vibe
hermes-agent2.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
harperLast push November 6, 20264,193 commits17,449 stars
hermes-agentLast push November 4, 202658,269 commits260,334 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
harper112 test files1.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
hermes-agent10,042 test files65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, harper or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; harper has 180,779.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9

Which has more GitHub stars, harper or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; harper has 17,449.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent on GitHub

Which has more tests, harper or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; harper has 112.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9

Which was updated more recently, harper or hermes-agent?
harper: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and hermes-agent's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: Automattic/harper's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, harper or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush; in harper, 0.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in NousResearch/hermes-agent

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