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

# hermes-agent vs sre

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [hermes-agent](/tools/nousresearch-hermes-agent.md) | [sre](/tools/smythos-sre.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research | Smyth Runtime Environment (SRE) is an open-source runtime and SDK for production AI agents. |
| Stars | 210,911 | 1,286 |
| Forks | 38,715 | 198 |
| Open issues | 26,611 | 33 |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Categories | AI Agents | AI Agents |

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

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

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