---
title: "rig vs hermes-agent"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/0xplaygrounds-rig-vs-nousresearch-hermes-agent"
tools: ["0xplaygrounds-rig", "nousresearch-hermes-agent"]
---

# rig vs hermes-agent

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [rig](/tools/0xplaygrounds-rig.md) | [hermes-agent](/tools/nousresearch-hermes-agent.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Build modular and scalable LLM Applications in Rust | The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research |
| Stars | 7,856 | 210,911 |
| Forks | 871 | 38,715 |
| Open issues | 80 | 26,611 |
| Language | Rust | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Categories | LLM Frameworks | AI Agents |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=0xplaygrounds-rig`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=0xplaygrounds-rig)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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