Comparison
Hermes Agent vs Research Mode
Hermes Agent has more GitHub stars (254,386 vs 151). Hermes Agent was updated more recently (last commit 1d 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
Research Mode
Anti-hallucination research mode for Claude Code. Toggle on/off to enforce citation requirements and source grounding.
$
/plugin marketplace add assafkip/research-mode| Metric | Hermes Agent | Research Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Plugin | Plugin |
| GitHub stars | 254,386 | 151 |
| Stars, last 7 days | +310 | n/a |
| Forks | 55,259 | 17 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | n/a |
| License | MIT | n/a |
| Last commit | 1d ago | 6mo ago |
| Created | Jul 2025 | Mar 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |