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wilmai
★ 78
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hermes-agent
★ 256.2k

wilmai vs hermes-agent

wilmai: WilmAI provides access to the Wilma school information system for AI assistants and agents, allowing them to retrieve schedules, homework, exams, and messages. It operates as a local CLI tool and MCP server, ensuring user data privacy by running entirely on the user's machine.; hermes-agent: Hermes Agent is a self-improving AI agent from Nous Research with a built-in learning loop: it creates skills after complex tasks, improves them during use, searches its own past sessions and builds a model of the user over time. It works with any model provider, talks through a terminal UI or Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp and Signal, and runs on local, Docker, SSH or serverless backends.

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TL;DR

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wilmaiWorkflow Automation · ★ 78

AI assistants can answer questions about children's school activities for the week.

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hermes-agentWorkflow Automation · ★ 256.2k

A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Field
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Category
Workflow Automation
Workflow Automation
Stars
★ 78
★ 256.2k
License
MIT
MIT
Install Command
npm i -g @wilm-ai/wilma-cli && wilma login && wilma summary
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
Updated
1d ago
1d ago
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Website
↗ Visit
↗ Visit
GitHub
↗ GitHub
↗ GitHub
Tags
AI Agent Integration, School Management System, CLI Tool
agent-framework, ai, ai-agent
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Features

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01Offers 18 read-only MCP tools for comprehensive Wilma data access, covering schedules, grades, and messages.
02Provides a versatile CLI for both human users and AI agents, offering output in both text and JSON formats.
03Runs entirely on the user's local computer, ensuring high data privacy with no external servers or telemetry.
04Includes agent skills (`wilma` and `wilma-triage`) for automated daily briefings and family calendar updates.
05Supports any school using Wilma, including multiple Wilma accounts and two-step verification processes.
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01Autonomous skill creation after complex tasks, with skills that self-improve during use
02FTS5 session search with LLM summarization and Honcho user modeling for cross-session recall
03Single gateway for Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal and CLI
04Built-in cron scheduler with delivery to any platform
05Seven terminal backends: local, Docker, SSH, Singularity, Modal, Daytona, Vercel Sandbox
06Switch model providers with hermes model, no code changes
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Use Cases

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↳AI assistants can answer questions about children's school activities for the week.
↳Checking for upcoming homework or exams and suggesting relevant study topics.
↳Retrieving new messages and news from school, including downloading attached documents.
↳Automating daily school briefings to be posted in family communication channels.
↳Automatically adding new exam dates and school events to a family calendar.
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↳A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram
↳Unattended daily reports, backups and audits defined in natural language
↳Generating tool-calling trajectories for model training research
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Best For

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FAQ

FAQ

What is the difference between wilmai and hermes-agent?
Both wilmai and hermes-agent are in the Workflow Automation category. wilmai has 78 stars, while hermes-agent has 256.2k stars.
Which is better, wilmai or hermes-agent?
The best choice depends on your use case. Choose wilmai if AI assistants can answer questions about children's school activities for the week., and hermes-agent if A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram.
Is wilmai free or open source?
Yes, wilmai is open source on GitHub (MIT).
Is hermes-agent free or open source?
Yes, hermes-agent is open source on GitHub (MIT).
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