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NousResearch/hermes-agent

Rank #18·Top 100·All-time stars·◐Cached ranking snapshot·Updated Oct 28, 2026

The agent that grows with you

Compare closest alternativesOpen GitHub
Stars
257.8K
Forks
56.5K
Daily momentum
+341
Weekly momentum
+2.2K
30-day momentum
+8.3K

First read

Strong enough to justify a deeper source review

NousResearch/hermes-agent looks visible enough to matter, active enough to trust for a next pass, and adopted enough to merit checking maintainers, releases, and real integration cost in the source repository.

Visible

257.8K public stars in the current GitStar snapshot.

Long-term anchor

Active

Last commit Oct 28, 2026.

Fresh activity

Adopted

pypi gives the strongest production-style signal.

25.8M/week

Confidence

Both package adoption and momentum are available.

High-confidence read

Snapshot facts

  • 257.8K stars
  • 56.5K forks
  • Last commit Oct 28, 2026
  • pypi 25.8M/week

Compare lens

Graphify-Labs/graphify and DietrichGebert/ponytail are the closest comparison targets GitStar found. A side-by-side comparison usually tells you more than a single raw rank.

Signal trail

Trajectory

Read the recent motion first. This block is for deciding whether the repository still looks alive, compounding, or flattening before you trust stars alone.

Daily momentum
+341
Weekly momentum
+2.2K
Monthly momentum
+8.3K
Last commit
Oct 28, 2026

Package reality

GitStar found pypi:openai. Package traffic can help separate visible repositories from dependencies that are quietly used in real workflows.

Hype vs Reality
Balanced
Package mapping
pypi · openai
Cross-links
Standalone repo read

Validation note

GitStar can summarize public signals for NousResearch/hermes-agent, but the GitHub repository is still the primary place to confirm release cadence, issue activity, and maintainer intent.

PyPI: 25.8M/week
Package signal

Install & Package Signals

📐 How this feeds Hype vs Reality

GitStar uses the strongest linked package signal below when it reads Hype vs Reality for this repository.

Balanced
Recent attention and package usage are moving in the same direction.
PyPI package

openai

25.8M downloads/week
pip install openai
Open pypi
aiai-agentai-agentsanthropicchatgptclaudeclaude-codecodexhermeshermes-agentllmnous-researchopenai
🚀Escape Velocity🐙Polyglot
🛡️ Editorial Context

GitStar surfaces public popularity and package signals. These rankings are not endorsements, security reviews, or investment advice.

Why this rank

This repository stands out because it combines 341 daily momentum and package adoption.

341 daily momentumPackage adoptionFresh updateHigh lifetime stars
Momentum & Adoption Signals
Approximate star trajectory

Reconstructed from current stars and cached daily/weekly/monthly deltas.

Now: 257.8K
249.5K30d ago255.6K7d ago257.4K1d ago257.8KNow
Daily momentum
+341
Weekly momentum
+2.2K
Monthly momentum
+8.3K
Signal mix
Current stars257.8K
30d star gain8.3K
Weekly package downloads25.8M

Bar lengths use a log scale so stars and package downloads stay comparable.

Hype vs Reality
Balanced

Recent attention and package usage are moving in the same direction.

This usually means the project has both mindshare and a measurable production footprint, which makes it a stronger validation candidate.

Status
Balanced
Package footprint
PyPI · 25.8M/week
Method note
Balanced means GitStar sees both meaningful package adoption and enough current star velocity or scale to avoid reading the repo as purely niche. Compare it against other Python repos before treating stars as a moat.
📐 Read the Hype vs Reality heuristic
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Cross-links

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