Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/signalapp/Signal-Desktop
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/signalapp/Signal-Desktop.md
Description: hermes-agent and Signal-Desktop share 8 technologies: React, Vite, Electron, Zod, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, motion, and js-yaml. hermes-agent is written in Python and Signal-Desktop in TypeScript.

# hermes-agent vs Signal-Desktop

hermes-agent and Signal-Desktop share 8 technologies: React, Vite, Electron, Zod, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, motion, and js-yaml. hermes-agent is written in Python and Signal-Desktop in TypeScript.

- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you
- [signalapp/Signal-Desktop](https://seerepo.com/r/signalapp/Signal-Desktop): A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Electron, Zod, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, motion, js-yaml
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, Tauri, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Lucide, tracing, tracing-subscriber, xterm, dnd-kit, @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, remark-math, unified
- Only in Signal-Desktop: lru-cache, micro, classnames, postcss-selector-parser, PurgeCSS, react-aria, react-aria-components, @react-spring/web, fabric, react-popper, @popperjs/core, react-virtualized, TanStack, react-blurhash, enquirer, blueimp-load-image, linkify-it, blurhash, mediabunny, qrcode-generator, heic-convert, mp4box, pixelmatch, pngjs, pino

## Side by side

| | hermes-agent | Signal-Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files | 625,962 lines written, 2,593 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 | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 13,633 commits, 16,654 stars |
| Tests | 10,042 test files. 65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 145 test files. 4.1% 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 Signal-Desktop?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; Signal-Desktop has 625,962.

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 Signal-Desktop?

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; Signal-Desktop has 16,654.

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

### Which has more tests, hermes-agent or Signal-Desktop?

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; Signal-Desktop has 145.

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 Signal-Desktop?

Signal-Desktop: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and hermes-agent's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [signalapp/Signal-Desktop's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/commits)

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

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

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)
- signalapp/Signal-Desktop: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 5d1bbb7 (https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/tree/5d1bbb7ee231b35cb9cc8cc449ffb819c528efc8)

## 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.