# GoGogot vs Hermes Agent

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

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| Field | GoGogot | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Lightweight self-hosted AI agent in Go | The agent that grows with you |
| Language | go | python |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 120 | 128k |
| Forks | 8 | 19228 |
| Open issues | 2 | 7516 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-03-21T17:15:25Z | 2026-05-01T17:29:24Z |
| 7d growth | 1 | 11034 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server | server, messaging |
| Categories | lightweight, self-hosted | memory, self-hosted, multi-platform |
| Health score | 45/100 | 75/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #44 | #2 |

## Key differences

- Hermes Agent has 1066x more stars (128k vs 120), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- Hermes Agent is growing faster with +11k stars this week vs +1 for GoGogot.
- GoGogot is written in Go while Hermes Agent uses Python, which may influence your choice depending on your stack.
- Hermes Agent was updated today, while GoGogot's last commit was 41 days ago.
- Hermes Agent has a higher fork-to-star ratio (15% vs 7%), suggesting more active contributor participation.
- Hermes Agent has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while GoGogot does not.

## Descriptions

### GoGogot

A lightweight self-hosted personal AI agent written in Go. Deploys as a single ~15 MB binary that runs shell commands, edits files, browses the web, manages persistent memory, and schedules tasks. Runs on a $4/month VPS.

### 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.