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Bernstein vs Hermes Agent

Both are Grade A and 4.3 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Bernstein leads on supply-chain integrity and transparency; Hermes Agent leads on adoption.

A Bernstein 88.2

The open-source governance layer for AI agents: write the rules declaratively, Bernstein enforces them and produces the verifiable, replayable record. Free, Apache-2.0. https://bernstein.run

sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein · #57 overall · #5 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Bernstein if supply-chain integrity and transparency matter most.

+5.8Safety / Integrity: 100% of recent commits signed, against 1%
+0.5Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 7.0 against 6.3

A Hermes Agent 83.9

The agent that grows with you

nousresearch/hermes-agent · #109 overall · #7 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Hermes Agent if adoption matters most.

+5.7Adoption: 35.7k weekly downloads against 26.8k

Where they differ

21.2

Safety / IntegrityBernstein +5.8

15.4

14.4

TransparencyBernstein +0.5

13.9

19.9

MaintenanceHermes Agent +0.1

20.0

13.4

AdoptionHermes Agent +5.7

19.1

+1.3

Runtime calibrationBernstein +3.8

-2.5

1 dimension identical: Identity 18.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Bernstein and Hermes Agent, two Coding Agents projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.

Full evidence

Signal	Bernsteinsipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein	Hermes Agentnousresearch/hermes-agent
HVTrust score	88.2	83.9
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#57	#109
Rank in Coding Agents	#5	#7
GitHub stars	1.3k	259.9k
Last updated	1d ago	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	7.0 / 10	6.3 / 10
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Downloads	27k/wk	36k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	21.2	15.4
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	14.4	13.9
Maintenance / 20	19.9	20.0
Adoption / 20	13.4	19.1
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Implemented	Implemented
External providers	3 — Amazon Bedrock, E2B, OpenAI	7 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, …
Requires API keys	Yes	No
Plugin surface	plugins	plugins
Provenance drift	Match	Unknown

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How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →