# AstrBot vs Hermes Agent

> Side-by-side comparison of two projects in the OpenClaw ecosystem.

Canonical HTML: https://shelldex.com/compare/astrbot-vs-hermes/
JSON: https://shelldex.com/api/compare/astrbot-vs-hermes.json

| Field | AstrBot | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Agentic IM chatbot infrastructure | The agent that grows with you |
| Language | python | python |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 32k | 152k |
| Forks | 2220 | 24066 |
| Open issues | 1117 | 11409 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-05-15T10:43:22Z | 2026-05-15T16:39:27Z |
| 7d growth | 816 | 15959 |
| MCP support | yes | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server, messaging | server, messaging |
| Categories | messaging, multi-platform | memory, self-hosted, multi-platform |
| Health score | 85/100 | 70/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #4 | #2 |

## Key differences

- Hermes Agent has 5x more stars (152k vs 32k), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- Hermes Agent is growing faster with +16k stars this week vs +816 for AstrBot.
- Hermes Agent has a higher fork-to-star ratio (16% vs 7%), suggesting more active contributor participation.
- AstrBot uses the AGPL-3.0 license while Hermes Agent uses MIT.
- AstrBot focuses on messaging while Hermes Agent targets memory, self-hosted.
- AstrBot scores higher on project health (maintenance activity, issue management, release cadence).

## Descriptions

### AstrBot

Multi-platform chatbot infra integrating LLMs, plugins, and AI features across messaging platforms

### Hermes Agent

Persistent personal AI agent by Nous Research with multi-level growing memory, self-authored skills, and multi-platform messaging. Learns your projects and builds reusable knowledge over time.