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research-workflow-assistant
★ 27
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hermes-agent
★ 256.2k

research-workflow-assistant vs hermes-agent

research-workflow-assistant: Research Workflow Assistant (RWA) is an open-source, modular AI tool designed to support researchers within VS Code and GitHub Copilot. It streamlines academic workflows by connecting to various databases via MCP servers and using specialized Copilot agents to enforce research best practices and generate reproducible outputs in Quarto.; 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

research-workflow-assistant logo
research-workflow-assistantWorkflow Automation · ★ 27

NGOs and Public Sector Researchers managing evidence reviews

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hermes-agent logo
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
research-workflow-assistant logoresearch-workflow-assistant
hermes-agent logohermes-agent
Category
Workflow Automation
Workflow Automation
Stars
★ 27
★ 256.2k
License
MIT
MIT
Install Command
git clone https://github.com/andre-inter-collab-llc/research-workflow-assistant.git && cd research-workflow-assistant && python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate && pip install -e mcp-servers/_shared -e mcp-servers/pubmed-server -e mcp-servers/openalex-server -e mcp-servers/semantic-scholar-server -e mcp-servers/europe-pmc-server -e mcp-servers/crossref-server -e mcp-servers/zotero-server -e mcp-servers/zotero-local-server -e mcp-servers/prisma-tracker -e mcp-servers/project-tracker -e mcp-servers/chat-exporter -e mcp-servers/bibliography-manager -e mcp-servers/google-workspace-server
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
Updated
1mo ago
1d ago
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Website
↗ Visit
↗ Visit
GitHub
↗ GitHub
↗ GitHub
Tags
AI Research Assistant, GitHub Copilot Agents, Academic Database
agent-framework, ai, ai-agent
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Features

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01Systematic Literature Reviews (PRISMA-compliant)
02Access to Academic Databases
03AI-assisted Academic Writing (ICMJE compliant)
04Reproducible R/Python Data Analysis
05End-to-End Research Workflow Orchestration
hermes-agent logohermes-agent
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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↳NGOs and Public Sector Researchers managing evidence reviews
↳Government Analysts preparing evidence-backed policy briefs
↳Academic Faculty and Postdocs conducting systematic reviews
↳Independent Researchers and Consultants requiring structured workflows
↳Research Organizations needing standardized processes
hermes-agent logohermes-agent
↳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 research-workflow-assistant and hermes-agent?
Both research-workflow-assistant and hermes-agent are in the Workflow Automation category. research-workflow-assistant has 27 stars, while hermes-agent has 256.2k stars.
Which is better, research-workflow-assistant or hermes-agent?
The best choice depends on your use case. Choose research-workflow-assistant if NGOs and Public Sector Researchers managing evidence reviews, and hermes-agent if A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram.
Is research-workflow-assistant free or open source?
Yes, research-workflow-assistant 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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