Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/swc-project/swc
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/NousResearch/hermes-agent/vs/swc-project/swc.md
Description: hermes-agent and swc share 5 technologies: React, Tokio, tracing, tracing-subscriber, and yaml. hermes-agent is written in Python and swc in Rust.

# hermes-agent vs swc

hermes-agent and swc share 5 technologies: React, Tokio, tracing, tracing-subscriber, and yaml. hermes-agent is written in Python and swc in Rust.

- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you
- [swc-project/swc](https://seerepo.com/r/swc-project/swc): Rust-based platform for the Web

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Tokio, tracing, tracing-subscriber, yaml
- 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, js-yaml, remark-math, unified
- Only in swc: lru, wasmtime, lightningcss, antd, dialoguer, jsonc-parser, prop-types

## Side by side

| | hermes-agent | swc |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files | 3,928,024 lines written, 1,214 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% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Warp |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 12,405 commits, 34,208 stars |
| Tests | 10,042 test files. 65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 48,541 test files. 14.3% 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 swc?

swc, with 3,928,024 lines written; hermes-agent has 3,858,936.

The proof: [swc-project/swc's code at commit dc9d310](https://github.com/swc-project/swc/tree/dc9d310e3c8bb63312a9a5ec6803d585034ecb14)

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

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; swc has 34,208.

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

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

swc, with 48,541 test files; hermes-agent has 10,042.

The proof: [swc-project/swc's code at commit dc9d310](https://github.com/swc-project/swc/tree/dc9d310e3c8bb63312a9a5ec6803d585034ecb14)

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

swc: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and hermes-agent's on November 4, 2026.

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

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

hermes-agent: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush; in swc, 1%.

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)
- swc-project/swc: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit dc9d310 (https://github.com/swc-project/swc/tree/dc9d310e3c8bb63312a9a5ec6803d585034ecb14)

## 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.