Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/makecindy/cindy/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/makecindy/cindy/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: cindy and hermes-agent share 17 technologies: React, Vite, Electron, Tokio, Tauri, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, CodeMirror, xterm, Lucide, unified, js-yaml, qrcode, katex, remark-math, and Zod. cindy is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

# cindy vs hermes-agent

cindy and hermes-agent share 17 technologies: React, Vite, Electron, Tokio, Tauri, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, CodeMirror, xterm, Lucide, unified, js-yaml, qrcode, katex, remark-math, and Zod. cindy is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

- [makecindy/cindy](https://seerepo.com/r/makecindy/cindy): Consider it done. The open-source AI agent that works out of the box · 想到，就能做到。开源、开箱即用的 AI Agent。
- [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, Vite, Electron, Tokio, Tauri, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, CodeMirror, xterm, Lucide, unified, js-yaml, qrcode, katex, remark-math, Zod
- Only in cindy: SQLite, MCP, react-router-dom, electron-store, react-native, Expo, androidx.core:core, @react-native-async-storage/async-storage, expo-secure-store, com.facebook.react:react-android, Firebase, expo-modules-core, Anthropic, fontsource-variable, PostCSS, tiptap, TanStack, Mermaid, sortablejs, @floating-ui/react-dom, @lezer/highlight, canvas-confetti, cm6-graphql, lowlight, Drizzle, jose, jwcrypto, @earendil-works/pi-ai, unist-util-visit, gray-matter, sharp, remark-parse, remark-gfm, highlight.js, react-markdown, @napi-rs/canvas, pdfjs-dist, gifenc, html-to-image, jpeg-encoder, marked, rehype-highlight, rehype-katex, rehype-slug, remark-cjk-friendly, electron-squirrel-startup, zip, react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-reanimated, react-native-webview, react-native-svg, expo-glass-effect, expo-image, @legendapp/list, react-native-screens, react-native-gesture-handler, react-native-uitextview, @react-native-menu/menu, androidx.window:window, expo-blur, expo-paste-input, expo-apple-authentication, expo-image-manipulator, expo-image-picker, expo-document-picker, expo-media-library, expo-updates, com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt, androidx.biometric:biometric, onnxruntime-android, typebox, @terrazzo/parser, docx, entities, pptxgenjs, exceljs, parse5, turndown, @mozilla/readability, turndown-plugin-gfm
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, class-variance-authority, tracing, tracing-subscriber, dnd-kit, motion, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, cmdk, react-dnd-html5-backend, use-stick-to-bottom, @icons-pack/react-simple-icons, streamdown, dompurify, shiki, yaml

## Side by side

| | cindy | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 4,695,566 lines written, 10,179 code files | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files |
| Who writes it | 10.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Amp, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin | 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 14, 2026, 13,187 commits, 10,077 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars |
| Tests | 6,296 test files. 62.4% 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, cindy or hermes-agent?

cindy, with 4,695,566 lines written; hermes-agent has 3,858,936.

The proof: [makecindy/cindy's code at commit 0bd0aa2](https://github.com/makecindy/cindy/tree/0bd0aa2c0dcff18366530e4aca6c749fe2a98138)

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

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; cindy has 10,077.

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

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

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; cindy has 6,296.

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

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

cindy: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and hermes-agent's on November 4, 2026.

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

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

cindy: an AI signed 10.3% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Amp, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

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

## Sources

- makecindy/cindy: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit 0bd0aa2 (https://github.com/makecindy/cindy/tree/0bd0aa2c0dcff18366530e4aca6c749fe2a98138)
- 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.