---
title: "12-factor-agents vs ollama"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/humanlayer-12-factor-agents-vs-ollama-ollama"
tools: ["humanlayer-12-factor-agents", "ollama-ollama"]
---

# 12-factor-agents vs ollama

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [12-factor-agents](/tools/humanlayer-12-factor-agents.md) | [ollama](/tools/ollama-ollama.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Principles for building reliable LLM applications | Get up and running with Kimi-K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models. |
| Stars | 23,992 | 175,664 |
| Forks | 1,834 | 16,872 |
| Open issues | 26 | 3,378 |
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Categories | AI Agents, Developer Tools | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=humanlayer-12-factor-agents`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=humanlayer-12-factor-agents)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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