---
title: "deer-flow vs hermes-agent"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/bytedance-deer-flow-vs-nousresearch-hermes-agent"
tools: ["bytedance-deer-flow", "nousresearch-hermes-agent"]
---

# deer-flow vs hermes-agent

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [deer-flow](/tools/bytedance-deer-flow.md) | [hermes-agent](/tools/nousresearch-hermes-agent.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | An open-source long-horizon SuperAgent harness | The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research |
| Stars | 76,366 | 210,911 |
| Forks | 10,354 | 38,715 |
| Open issues | 929 | 26,611 |
| Language | Python | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Categories | AI Agents | AI Agents |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=bytedance-deer-flow`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=bytedance-deer-flow)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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