ECC vs Hermes Agent
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of ECC 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.
ECC leads on trust — 87.1/100 (Grade A) vs 81.1/100 (Grade A), a 6.0-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | ECCaffaan-m/ECC | Hermes Agentnousresearch/hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 87.1 | 81.1 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #23 | #57 |
| Rank in Coding Agents | #4 | #8 |
| GitHub stars | 237.7k | 225.4k |
| Last updated | today | today |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 5.4 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Downloads | 4k/wk | 78k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 18.4 | 17.0 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 13.1 | 14.0 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.8 | 20.0 |
| Adoption / 20 | 17.7 | 19.4 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 4 — Anthropic, OpenAI, Postgres, … | 5 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Firecrawl, … |
| Requires API keys | Yes | No |
| Plugin surface | marketplace | plugins |
| Provenance drift | Match | Warning |
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 v4.2 →