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hermes-agent
★ 256.2k
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agent
★ 220

hermes-agent vs agent

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.; agent: Taisly Agent Kit is a JSON-first SDK, CLI, Agent Skill and MCP server that lets AI agents publish short-form videos to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X and Facebook through the Taisly service. It targets agents that can already produce content and captions but need a publishing API to put it online.

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TL;DR

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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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agentWorkflow Automation · ★ 220

Let an agent post a generated video campaign to several social platforms in one step

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Field
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agent logoagent
Category
Workflow Automation
Workflow Automation
Stars
★ 256.2k
★ 220
License
MIT
MIT
Install Command
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
npm install -g @taisly/agent
Updated
1d ago
1d ago
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Website
↗ Visit
↗ Visit
GitHub
↗ GitHub
↗ GitHub
Tags
agent-framework, ai, ai-agent
social-media, video-publishing, mcp-server
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Features

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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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01Publishes videos to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, X and Facebook
02Ships as an npm CLI, SDK, Agent Skill and MCP server
03JSON-first output designed for agents and automation workflows
04Works with Codex, Claude Code and Cursor
05README available in 15 languages
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Use Cases

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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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↳Let an agent post a generated video campaign to several social platforms in one step
↳Add a publishing step to a content-creation automation workflow
↳Schedule and publish short videos from a coding agent or terminal
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Best For

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Most Popular
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FAQ

FAQ

What is the difference between hermes-agent and agent?
Both hermes-agent and agent are in the Workflow Automation category. hermes-agent has 256.2k stars, while agent has 220 stars.
Which is better, hermes-agent or agent?
The best choice depends on your use case. Choose hermes-agent if A personal assistant on a cheap VPS that you talk to from Telegram, and agent if Let an agent post a generated video campaign to several social platforms in one step.
Is hermes-agent free or open source?
Yes, hermes-agent is open source on GitHub (MIT).
Is agent free or open source?
Yes, agent is open source on GitHub (MIT).
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