--- title: OpenClaw vs. Hermes Agent: The race to build AI... description: Two open-source persistent AI agent projects — OpenClaw and Hermes Agent — are compared as they tackle the problem of context loss between AI coding assistant... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openclaw-vs-hermes-agent-the-race-to-build-ai-assistants-that-never-forget-cardetze4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenClaw vs. Hermes Agent: The race to build AI assistants that never forget | daily.dev og:description: Two open-source persistent AI agent projects — OpenClaw and Hermes Agent — are compared as they tackle the problem of context loss between AI coding assistant... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openclaw-vs-hermes-agent-the-race-to-build-ai-assistants-that-never-forget-cardetze4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CArDETze4.png og:image:alt: OpenClaw vs. Hermes Agent: The race to build AI assistants that never forget og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenClaw vs. Hermes Agent: The race to build AI assistants that never forget **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 10 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Two open-source persistent AI agent projects — OpenClaw and Hermes Agent — are compared as they tackle the problem of context loss between AI coding assistant sessions. OpenClaw (345K+ GitHub stars) prioritizes ecosystem breadth with 50+ messaging integrations, model-agnostic support, and a large community skill marketplace (ClawHub), but has faced serious supply chain security incidents. Hermes Agent (22K stars, from Nous Research) focuses on deep learning over time via FTS5-backed persistent memory, autonomous skill creation, and a self-training loop using the Atropos RL framework. A comparison table helps developers choose based on their needs. Both projects represent an architectural shift from session-bound AI tools toward always-on, stateful agent runtimes, raising open questions about ownership of accumulated agent knowledge. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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