# Grip AI vs Hermes Agent

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

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| Field | Grip AI | Hermes Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | OpenClaw-style multi-channel agent platform | The agent that grows with you |
| Language | python | python |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 7 | 117k |
| Forks | 2 | 17252 |
| Open issues | 1 | 7039 |
| License | — | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-03-24T06:34:31Z | 2026-04-26T01:48:45Z |
| 7d growth | 1 | 20699 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server, messaging | server, messaging |
| Categories | autonomous, messaging | memory, self-hosted, multi-platform |
| Health score | 25/100 | 75/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #53 | #2 |

## Key differences

- Hermes Agent has 16694x more stars (117k vs 7), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- Hermes Agent is growing faster with +21k stars this week vs +1 for Grip AI.
- Hermes Agent was updated today, while Grip AI's last commit was 32 days ago.
- Hermes Agent has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while Grip AI does not.
- Grip AI focuses on autonomous, messaging while Hermes Agent targets memory, self-hosted, multi-platform.
- Hermes Agent scores higher on project health (maintenance activity, issue management, release cadence).

## Descriptions

### Grip AI

Self-hostable Python platform marketed as a lightweight OpenClaw alternative with multi-channel routing and task orchestration.

### 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.