---
title: "OpenMemory vs hermes-agent"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/caviraoss-openmemory-vs-nousresearch-hermes-agent"
tools: ["caviraoss-openmemory", "nousresearch-hermes-agent"]
---

# OpenMemory vs hermes-agent

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [OpenMemory](/tools/caviraoss-openmemory.md) | [hermes-agent](/tools/nousresearch-hermes-agent.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Local persistent memory store for LLM applications | The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research |
| Stars | 4,314 | 210,911 |
| Forks | 488 | 38,715 |
| Open issues | 13 | 26,611 |
| Language | TypeScript | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Categories | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | AI Agents |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

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

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