Comparison
Citadel vs Hermes Agent
Hermes Agent has more GitHub stars (254,386 vs 923). Citadel was updated more recently (last commit 1d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Citadel
The operating layer for Claude Code + OpenAI Codex: persistent project memory, intent routing, safety hooks, cost telemetry, and parallel agent fleets.
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claude plugin install citadel@citadel-local --scope local
Hermes Agent
The agent that grows with you
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git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent| Metric | Citadel | Hermes Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 923 | 254,386 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | +310 |
| Forks | 82 | 55,259 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | JavaScript | Python |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 1d ago |
| Created | Mar 2026 | Jul 2025 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling, Memory & knowledge | AI & LLM tooling |