# Clawra vs Hermes Agent

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

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| Field | Clawra | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | OpenClaw as your companion | The agent that grows with you |
| Language | typescript | python |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 2.3k | 128k |
| Forks | 374 | 19228 |
| Open issues | 15 | 7516 |
| License | — | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-02-10T10:29:19Z | 2026-05-01T17:29:24Z |
| 7d growth | 7 | 11034 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server | server, messaging |
| Categories | companion, persona, self-hosted | memory, self-hosted, multi-platform |
| Health score | 50/100 | 75/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #20 | #2 |

## Key differences

- Hermes Agent has 56x more stars (128k vs 2.3k), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- Hermes Agent is growing faster with +11k stars this week vs +7 for Clawra.
- Clawra is written in TypeScript while Hermes Agent uses Python, which may influence your choice depending on your stack.
- Hermes Agent was updated today, while Clawra's last commit was 80 days ago.
- Hermes Agent has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while Clawra does not.
- Clawra focuses on companion, persona while Hermes Agent targets memory, multi-platform.

## Descriptions

### Clawra

OpenClaw reimagined as a persistent AI companion with personality, memory, and relationship context.

### 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.