Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Narcooo/inkos/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Narcooo/inkos/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: inkos and hermes-agent share 13 technologies: React, Vite, js-yaml, Zod, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, cmdk, motion, Radix UI, Lucide, streamdown, and shiki. inkos is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

# inkos vs hermes-agent

inkos and hermes-agent share 13 technologies: React, Vite, js-yaml, Zod, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, cmdk, motion, Radix UI, Lucide, streamdown, and shiki. inkos is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

- [Narcooo/inkos](https://seerepo.com/r/Narcooo/inkos): Story Creation AI Agent for novel, scripts, translation, interactive games, and IP content
- [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: React, Vite, js-yaml, Zod, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, cmdk, motion, Radix UI, Lucide, streamdown, shiki
- Only in inkos: Hono, ink, marked, marked-terminal, Pi, unpdf, @sinclair/typebox, Base UI, @streamdown/code, xyflow, ai, @hono/node-server
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, Tauri, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Electron, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, tracing, tracing-subscriber, xterm, dnd-kit, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, CodeMirror, react-dnd-html5-backend, use-stick-to-bottom, @icons-pack/react-simple-icons, dompurify, katex, qrcode, yaml, remark-math, unified

## Side by side

| | inkos | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 110,725 lines written, 465 code files | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files |
| Who writes it | 15.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Codex | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush |
| Activity | Last push October 24, 2026, 1,608 commits, 11,129 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars |
| Tests | 219 test files. 45.4% 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, inkos or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; inkos has 110,725.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; inkos has 11,129.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; inkos has 219.

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

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

hermes-agent: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and inkos's on October 24, 2026.

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

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

inkos: an AI signed 15.6% of its commits, with Claude Code and Codex; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

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

## Sources

- Narcooo/inkos: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 53adac4 (https://github.com/Narcooo/inkos/tree/53adac4e974b54dafda975edc4edd07cad364c18)
- 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.