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CodeWhale vs Hermes Agent

Both are Grade A and 0.8 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. CodeWhale leads on supply-chain integrity; Hermes Agent leads on adoption.

A CodeWhale 84.3

Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts.

Hmbown/CodeWhale · #102 overall · #7 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose CodeWhale if supply-chain integrity matters most.

+0.9Safety / Integrity: 33% of recent commits signed, against 8%

A Hermes Agent 85.1

The agent that grows with you

nousresearch/hermes-agent · #92 overall · #6 Coding Agents · coverage B (3/5)

Choose Hermes Agent if adoption matters most.

+3.9Adoption: 212.6k weekly downloads against 5.7k

Where they differ

16.8

Safety / IntegrityCodeWhale +0.9

15.9

13.7

TransparencyHermes Agent +0.2

13.9

16.1

AdoptionHermes Agent +3.9

20.0

-0.3

Runtime calibrationCodeWhale +2.4

-2.7

2 dimensions identical: Identity 18.0 · Maintenance 20.0 · Full evidence table

An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of CodeWhale 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	CodeWhaleHmbown/CodeWhale	Hermes Agentnousresearch/hermes-agent
HVTrust score	84.3	85.1
Evidence grade	A	A
Coverage grade	B	B
Overall rank	#102	#92
Rank in Coding Agents	#7	#6
GitHub stars	41.1k	254.3k
Last updated	today	today
Build provenance	Yes	Yes
OSSF Scorecard	6.1 / 10	6.4 / 10
License	MIT	MIT
Downloads	6k/wk	213k/wk
Trust dimensions (points earned)
Safety / integrity / 25	16.8	15.9
Identity & provenance / 18	18.0	18.0
Transparency / 17	13.7	13.9
Maintenance / 20	20.0	20.0
Adoption / 20	16.1	20.0
Runtime capability surface (full matrix)
MCP server	Declared	Implemented
External providers	—	7 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, …
Requires API keys	No	No
Plugin surface	plugins	plugins
Provenance drift	Unknown	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 →