Side-by-Side Comparison
agentdescent vs hermes-agent
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● Birfy/agentdescent (192)
● NousResearch/hermes-agent (254.1K)
☆ 192agentdescent stars
☆ 254.1Khermes-agent stars
+253.9KDifference
hermes-agentStar Leader (1323.5x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
hermes-agent Leads
+253.9K stars (1323.5x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
hermes-agent Leads
55.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
agentdescent
Pushed 13h ago
Licensing
MIT
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | Birfy/agentdescent ↗ | NousResearch/hermes-agent ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Gradient descent, but the parameters are agents — a parallel, asynchronous framework for self-evolving agents (skills, prompts, harnesses). Diffs are the gradients; the aggregator is the optimizer. | The agent that grows with you |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 192 | ☆ 254,117 |
| Forks | 18 | 55,183 |
| Open Issues | 26 | 49,351 |
| Main Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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