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api
★ 15
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hermes-agent
★ 256.2k

api vs hermes-agent

api: iblai/api is a toolkit enabling AI agents to operate the ibl.ai platform through its REST API, offering skills for agent configuration, data management, and platform administration. It includes a hosted MCP server for real-time agent chat, allowing headless platform control without a UI.; 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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apiWorkflow Automation · ★ 15

Programmatically configure AI agents (LLM, prompts, skills, safety, privacy).

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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
api logoapi
hermes-agent logohermes-agent
Category
Workflow Automation
Workflow Automation
Stars
★ 15
★ 256.2k
License
MIT
MIT
Install Command
npx skills add iblai/api
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 Agent, API Integration, Platform Management
agent-framework, ai, ai-agent
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Features

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01Drive ibl.ai platform REST API directly from AI agents.
02Manage agents, datasets, memory, users, roles, and notifications.
03Authenticate once and target any of your ibl.ai organizations.
04Includes a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for live agent chat.
05Operate the platform headless, from CI, a terminal, or any MCP-capable assistant.
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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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↳Programmatically configure AI agents (LLM, prompts, skills, safety, privacy).
↳Automate administration tasks like user management, role-based access control (RBAC), and integrations.
↳Manage training datasets (RAG) by adding, training, and deleting files/URLs.
↳Connect and interact with deployed AI agents in real-time for streamed responses.
↳Pull analytics and audit logs across agents, content, and users for monitoring.
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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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FAQ

FAQ

What is the difference between api and hermes-agent?
Both api and hermes-agent are in the Workflow Automation category. api has 15 stars, while hermes-agent has 256.2k stars.
Which is better, api or hermes-agent?
The best choice depends on your use case. Choose api if Programmatically configure AI agents (LLM, prompts, skills, safety, privacy)., and hermes-agent if A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram.
Is api free or open source?
Yes, api 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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