Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CapSoftware/Cap/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/CapSoftware/Cap/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: Cap and hermes-agent share 14 technologies: Tokio, Vite, React, tracing, tracing-subscriber, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, Zod, motion, dompurify, and cmdk. Cap is written in Rust and hermes-agent in Python.

# Cap vs hermes-agent

Cap and hermes-agent share 14 technologies: Tokio, Vite, React, tracing, tracing-subscriber, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, Zod, motion, dompurify, and cmdk. Cap is written in Rust and hermes-agent in Python.

- [CapSoftware/Cap](https://seerepo.com/r/CapSoftware/Cap): Open source Loom alternative. Beautiful, shareable screen recordings.
- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tokio, Vite, React, tracing, tracing-subscriber, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, Zod, motion, dompurify, cmdk
- Only in Cap: axum, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, GitHub, Hono, react-native, Expo, expo-secure-store, Next.js, Redis, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, Sentry, Stripe, MCP, Anthropic, OpenAI, MySQL, Resend, AWS S3, metal, softbuffer, winit, ash, keyring, image, resvg, schemars, log, tracing-appender, global-hotkey, rfd, objc2-quartz-core, tray-icon, jose, valibot, react-native-reanimated, expo-image, react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-svg, expo-glass-effect, react-native-gesture-handler, expo-camera, Shopify, expo-image-picker, expo-document-picker, sonner, Framer, @uidotdev/usehooks, React Hook Form, canvas-confetti, react-tweet, recharts, fortawesome, Drizzle, next-auth, ai, react-markdown, remark-gfm, @hookform/resolvers, @effect/opentelemetry, @react-email/components, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, Vercel
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Electron, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, xterm, dnd-kit, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, CodeMirror, react-dnd-html5-backend, use-stick-to-bottom, @icons-pack/react-simple-icons, streamdown, katex, qrcode, shiki, yaml, js-yaml, remark-math, unified

## Side by side

| | Cap | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,176,626 lines written, 2,208 code files | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files |
| Who writes it | 7.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Devin | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 10,666 commits, 24,340 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars |
| Tests | 687 test files. 32.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,042 test files. 65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, Cap or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written in 5,274 code files; Cap has 1,176,626 in 2,208.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Cap or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; Cap has 24,340.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent on GitHub](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent)

### Which has more tests, Cap or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; Cap has 687.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

### Which was updated more recently, Cap or hermes-agent?

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [CapSoftware/Cap's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Cap or hermes-agent?

Cap: an AI signed 7.9% of its commits, with Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, and Devin; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in CapSoftware/Cap](https://seerepo.com/r/CapSoftware/Cap/ai)

## Sources

- CapSoftware/Cap: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 81ef0e4 (https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/tree/81ef0e4bcd950cd7f9cad098e0bcfff5cc1eee8e)
- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 71736c9 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.