Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/hackjutsu/Lepton/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/hackjutsu/Lepton/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: Lepton and hermes-agent share 7 technologies: React, Electron, Vite, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, Tokio, and katex. Lepton is written in JavaScript and hermes-agent in Python.

# Lepton vs hermes-agent

Lepton and hermes-agent share 7 technologies: React, Electron, Vite, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, Tokio, and katex. Lepton is written in JavaScript and hermes-agent in Python.

- [hackjutsu/Lepton](https://seerepo.com/r/hackjutsu/Lepton): 💻     Democratizing Snippet Management (macOS/Win/Linux)
- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Electron, Vite, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, Tokio, katex
- Only in Lepton: rusqlite, SQLite, react-bootstrap, boring-avatars, Chart.js, codemirror, electron-context-menu, react-split-pane, highlight.js, prismjs, Asciidoctor, markdown-it, markdown-it-emoji, markdown-it-task-lists, winston, tauri-plugin-notification, keyring
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, React Router, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, Zod, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, tracing, tracing-subscriber, 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, qrcode, shiki, yaml, js-yaml, remark-math, unified

## Side by side

| | Lepton | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 38,168 lines written, 151 code files | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 840 commits, 10,345 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars |
| Tests | 79 test files. 55.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,042 test files. 65.7% 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, Lepton or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; Lepton has 38,168.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; Lepton has 10,345.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; Lepton has 79.

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

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

Lepton: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and hermes-agent's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [hackjutsu/Lepton's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/commits)

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

hermes-agent: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush; in Lepton, 0.5%.

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

## Sources

- hackjutsu/Lepton: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit cad8cd3 (https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/tree/cad8cd319e0562519ad9abd91a461492099d2051)
- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 71736c9 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

## 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.