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workflowy
★ 72
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hermes-agent
★ 256.2k

workflowy vs hermes-agent

workflowy: This project provides a robust Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and Command Line Interface (CLI) for Workflowy, written in Go. It enables AI assistants to interact with Workflowy data and offers powerful CLI commands for search, bulk operations, usage reports, and offline access.; 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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workflowyWorkflow Automation · ★ 72

Integrating Workflowy data with AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT

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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
★ 72
★ 256.2k
License
MIT
MIT
Install Command
brew install mholzen/workflowy/workflowy-cli
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
Updated
2mo ago
1d ago
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Website
↗ Visit
↗ Visit
GitHub
↗ GitHub
↗ GitHub
Tags
Workflowy, CLI, MCP
agent-framework, ai, ai-agent
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Features

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01Full-text search with regex
02Bulk search and replace with regex
03Offline access via backup files
04Comprehensive usage reports
05Integration with AI assistants via MCP server
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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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↳Integrating Workflowy data with AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT
↳Automating Workflowy tasks and scripting operations from the terminal
↳Generating detailed usage reports (e.g., stale content, node counts)
↳Performing bulk find and replace operations using regex
↳Transforming node content (e.g., splitting by newlines, cleaning text)
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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 workflowy and hermes-agent?
Both workflowy and hermes-agent are in the Workflow Automation category. workflowy has 72 stars, while hermes-agent has 256.2k stars.
Which is better, workflowy or hermes-agent?
The best choice depends on your use case. Choose workflowy if Integrating Workflowy data with AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT, and hermes-agent if A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram.
Is workflowy free or open source?
Yes, workflowy 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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