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openwork vs hermes-agent

openwork and hermes-agent share 18 technologies: Vite, React Router, React, Electron, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, motion, CodeMirror, @tanstack/react-virtual, xterm, Lucide, dompurify, shiki, katex, Zod, yaml, and cmdk. openwork is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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openwork

The open-source alternative to Claude Cowork (powered by opencode)

TypeScript24.4kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 2fff515What is openwork built with?

In common

Only in openwork

  • MCP
  • Sentry
  • Next.js
  • Redis
  • Stripe
  • Hono
  • PostHog
  • MySQL
  • PlanetScale
  • Resend
  • Vercel
  • sonner
  • lexical
  • Mermaid
  • @heroicons/react
  • ai
  • marked
  • htmlparser2
  • Ajv
  • Drizzle
  • @ai-sdk/provider
  • Better Auth
  • jose
  • sharp
  • fast-xml-parser
  • sanitize-html
  • @standard-schema/spec
  • @hono/node-server
  • opentelemetry
  • recharts
  • Framer
  • react-email
  • nodemailer

Only in hermes-agent

  • FastAPI
  • Tauri
  • Tokio
  • @tauri-apps/api
  • Rich
  • jinja2
  • openpyxl
  • Radix UI
  • tracing
  • tracing-subscriber
  • dnd-kit
  • D3
  • react-dnd-html5-backend
  • use-stick-to-bottom
  • @icons-pack/react-simple-icons
  • streamdown
  • qrcode
  • js-yaml
  • remark-math
  • unified

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
openwork954,486 lines written3,280 code files
hermes-agent3,858,936 lines written5,274 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
openwork3% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Warp
hermes-agent2.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
openworkLast push November 4, 20266,571 commits24,396 stars
hermes-agentLast push November 4, 202658,269 commits260,334 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
openwork822 test files27.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
hermes-agent10,042 test files65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, openwork or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written in 5,274 code files; openwork has 954,486 in 3,280.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9

Which has more GitHub stars, openwork or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; openwork has 24,396.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent on GitHub

Which has more tests, openwork or hermes-agent?
hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; openwork has 822.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9

Which was updated more recently, openwork or hermes-agent?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: different-ai/openwork's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, openwork or hermes-agent?
openwork: an AI signed 3% of its commits, with Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Warp; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in different-ai/openwork

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