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showagent
★ 63
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hermes-agent
★ 256.2k

showagent vs hermes-agent

showagent: Showagent is a terminal user interface (TUI) that unifies the management of AI coding sessions from various agents on your machine. It allows users to browse, search, resume, branch, and even convert conversations between different AI coding assistants, centralizing scattered session histories.; 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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showagentWorkflow Automation · ★ 63

Switching between different AI coding agents without losing session context.

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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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hermes-agent logohermes-agent
Category
Workflow Automation
Workflow Automation
Stars
★ 63
★ 256.2k
License
MIT
MIT
Install Command
brew install aytzey/tap/showagent
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
Updated
3d ago
1d ago
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Website
↗ Visit
↗ Visit
GitHub
↗ GitHub
↗ GitHub
Tags
TUI, AI Agent Management, Session Management
agent-framework, ai, ai-agent
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Features

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01Unified management of all AI coding sessions across different agents.
02Seamless conversion of sessions between various AI agents' native formats.
03Ability to resume existing sessions or branch conversations into new directions.
04100% local operation with no telemetry, ensuring privacy and control.
05Provides an MCP server for agents to search and integrate past sessions as context.
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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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↳Switching between different AI coding agents without losing session context.
↳Consolidating and searching historical coding sessions from various AI tools.
↳Providing an active AI agent with context from past sessions for better problem-solving.
↳Branching an existing session to experiment with different AI agents or approaches.
↳Documenting insights and learnings from solved coding problems across agents.
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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 showagent and hermes-agent?
Both showagent and hermes-agent are in the Workflow Automation category. showagent has 63 stars, while hermes-agent has 256.2k stars.
Which is better, showagent or hermes-agent?
The best choice depends on your use case. Choose showagent if Switching between different AI coding agents without losing session context., and hermes-agent if A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram.
Is showagent free or open source?
Yes, showagent 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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