Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/oxc-project/oxc
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/oxc-project/oxc.md
Description: hermes-agent and oxc share 4 technologies: React, Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. hermes-agent is written in Python and oxc in Rust.

# hermes-agent vs oxc

hermes-agent and oxc share 4 technologies: React, Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. hermes-agent is written in Python and oxc in Rust.

- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you
- [oxc-project/oxc](https://seerepo.com/r/oxc-project/oxc): ⚓ A collection of high-performance JavaScript tools.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Tokio, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, Vite, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Electron, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, Zod, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, xterm, dnd-kit, motion, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, cmdk, CodeMirror, react-dnd-html5-backend, use-stick-to-bottom, @icons-pack/react-simple-icons, streamdown, dompurify, katex, qrcode, shiki, yaml, js-yaml, remark-math, unified
- Only in oxc: Preact, Vue, console, handlebars, schemars, Ajv

## Side by side

| | hermes-agent | oxc |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files | 1,151,882 lines written, 3,112 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush | 1.9% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 21,872 commits, 23,321 stars |
| Tests | 10,042 test files. 65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 5,900 test files. 2.7% 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, hermes-agent or oxc?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; oxc has 1,151,882.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; oxc has 23,321.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; oxc has 5,900.

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

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

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [oxc-project/oxc's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/commits)

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

hermes-agent: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush; in oxc, 1.9%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent/ai)

## Sources

- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 71736c9 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)
- oxc-project/oxc: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3d3a6f4 (https://github.com/oxc-project/oxc/tree/3d3a6f468068a3794a44c0e83e9177bd61ea2c00)

## 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.