# Hermes Agent vs Nanobot

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

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| Field | Hermes Agent | Nanobot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | The agent that grows with you | 4,000 lines of pure research |
| Language | python | python |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 152k | 43k |
| Forks | 24066 | 7471 |
| Open issues | 11409 | 894 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-05-15T16:39:27Z | 2026-05-15T16:50:07Z |
| 7d growth | 15959 | 731 |
| MCP support | yes | no |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | server, messaging | server |
| Categories | memory, self-hosted, multi-platform | research, lightweight |
| Health score | 70/100 | 90/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #2 | #3 |

## Key differences

- Hermes Agent has 4x more stars (152k vs 43k), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- Hermes Agent is growing faster with +16k stars this week vs +731 for Nanobot.
- Hermes Agent has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support while Nanobot does not.
- Hermes Agent focuses on memory, self-hosted, multi-platform while Nanobot targets research, lightweight.
- Nanobot scores higher on project health (maintenance activity, issue management, release cadence).

## Descriptions

### 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.

### Nanobot

Ultra-minimal Python implementation designed for research and experimentation. When you need to understand, not just use.