Comparison
Hermes Agent vs Ponytail Lite
Hermes Agent has more GitHub stars (254,386 vs 208). Hermes Agent was updated more recently (last commit 2d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Hermes Agent
The agent that grows with you
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git clone https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Ponytail Lite
Stop agents from over-engineering. Inspired by Ponytail, but without the plugin madness. Just one AGENTS.md file.
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git clone https://github.com/ilindaniel/ponytail-lite| Metric | Hermes Agent | Ponytail Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 254,386 | 208 |
| Stars, last 7 days | +310 | n/a |
| Forks | 55,259 | 21 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | n/a |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2d ago | 2mo ago |
| Created | Jul 2025 | Jun 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |