--- title: "slurm vs agents" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/schedmd-slurm-vs-wshobson-agents" tools: ["schedmd-slurm", "wshobson-agents"] --- # slurm vs agents *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick slurm when slurm is primarily C; agents is Python; pick agents when agents is primarily Python; slurm is C. [slurm](https://slurm.schedmd.com/) reports 4.1k GitHub stars, 865 forks, and 13 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [agents](https://sethhobson.com) has 38k stars, 4.0k forks, and 1 open issues, last pushed Jul 8, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [slurm's repository](https://github.com/SchedMD/slurm) and [agents's repository](https://github.com/wshobson/agents). | | [slurm](/tools/schedmd-slurm.md) | [agents](/tools/wshobson-agents.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Slurm: A Highly Scalable Workload Manager | Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for various AI agents | | Stars | 4,124 | 37,779 | | Forks | 865 | 4,050 | | Open issues | 13 | 1 | | Language | C | Python | | Adopt for | - | The agents tool is a marketplace for plugins that enhances multiple AI agents, offering integration and management capabilities across several platforms, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Evaluation & Observability | AI Agents, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [slurm](/tools/schedmd-slurm.md) | [agents](/tools/wshobson-agents.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 1d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 13 | 1 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Security scan | No lockfile | No MCP manifest | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/schedmd-slurm/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/wshobson-agents/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: agents - **Adopt for:** The agents tool is a marketplace for plugins that enhances multiple AI agents, offering integration and management capabilities across several platforms, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot ## Choose when ### Choose slurm if… - slurm is primarily C; agents is Python. - License: slurm is Other, agents is MIT. - Tags unique to slurm: c++, slurm, slurm-job-scheduler, slurm-workload-manager. - Also covers Evaluation & Observability. ### Choose agents if… - agents is primarily Python; slurm is C. - License: agents is MIT, slurm is Other. - Tags unique to agents: agent-skills, agentic-ai, automation, prompt-engineering. - Also covers AI Agents. - You are working specifically within the ecosystems of Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini CLI, as it provides tailored plugins for these environments ## When NOT to use slurm - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. ## When NOT to use agents - You are working solely within a niche environment that isn't one of the supported platforms (like Claude Code, Codex CLI, etc.) because it may not offer compatible plugins or extensive support - Your project requirements do not include interoperability between multiple AI agents and you only need to leverage functionalities from a single AI agent with a robust in-built plugin ecosystem ## Common questions ### What is the difference between slurm and agents? slurm: Slurm: A Highly Scalable Workload Manager. agents: Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for various AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose slurm over agents? Choose slurm over agents when slurm is primarily C; agents is Python; License: slurm is Other, agents is MIT; Tags unique to slurm: c++, slurm, slurm-job-scheduler, slurm-workload-manager; Also covers Evaluation & Observability. ### When should I choose agents over slurm? Choose agents over slurm when agents is primarily Python; slurm is C; License: agents is MIT, slurm is Other; Tags unique to agents: agent-skills, agentic-ai, automation, prompt-engineering; Also covers AI Agents; You are working specifically within the ecosystems of Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini CLI, as it provides tailored plugins for these environments. ### When should I avoid slurm? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. ### When should I avoid agents? You are working solely within a niche environment that isn't one of the supported platforms (like Claude Code, Codex CLI, etc.) because it may not offer compatible plugins or extensive support Your project requirements do not include interoperability between multiple AI agents and you only need to leverage functionalities from a single AI agent with a robust in-built plugin ecosystem ### Is slurm or agents more popular on GitHub? agents has more GitHub stars (37,779 vs 4,124). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are slurm and agents open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (slurm: Other, agents: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to slurm or agents? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [slurm alternatives](/tools/schedmd-slurm/alternatives) and [agents alternatives](/tools/wshobson-agents/alternatives) ([slurm markdown twin](/tools/schedmd-slurm/alternatives.md), [agents markdown twin](/tools/wshobson-agents/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/schedmd-slurm-vs-wshobson-agents.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, slurm or agents? slurm: Very active. agents: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for slurm and agents? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [slurm trust report](/tools/schedmd-slurm/trust); [agents trust report](/tools/wshobson-agents/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=schedmd-slurm`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=schedmd-slurm) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_