Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/permissionlesstech/bitchat
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/permissionlesstech/bitchat.md
Description: hermes-agent and bitchat share 3 technologies: Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. hermes-agent is written in Python and bitchat in Swift.

# hermes-agent vs bitchat

hermes-agent and bitchat share 3 technologies: Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. hermes-agent is written in Python and bitchat in Swift.

- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you
- [permissionlesstech/bitchat](https://seerepo.com/r/permissionlesstech/bitchat): bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tokio, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in hermes-agent: React, 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 bitchat: None

## Side by side

| | hermes-agent | bitchat |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files | 164,838 lines written, 318 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 | 21.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars | Last push November 1, 2026, 975 commits, 37,082 stars |
| Tests | 10,042 test files. 65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 239 test files. 81.1% 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 bitchat?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; bitchat has 164,838.

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 bitchat?

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; bitchat has 37,082.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; bitchat has 239.

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 bitchat?

hermes-agent: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and bitchat's on November 1, 2026.

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

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

bitchat: an AI signed 21.8% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

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

## Sources

- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 71736c9 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)
- permissionlesstech/bitchat: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 04995f6 (https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat/tree/04995f68e470a18d1fc99f86fa326c2a87bab4f2)

## 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.