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hermes-agentvssmart-sec-cam

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hermes-agentsmart-sec-cam
Score89/10043/100
Rank in category#1 of 120 in AI Assistant#29 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars258 015255
Stars, last 30 days+9 592—
Stable releases, 12 months360
Latest releasev0.22.5 · 23 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

hermes-agent scores 89/100 against 43/100 for smart-sec-cam, so it is the safer default.

hermes-agent ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for smart-sec-cam.

If you want the quickest setup, hermes-agent is easier to run; smart-sec-cam needs more configuration.

hermes-agent is growing faster right now (+9 592 stars in 30 days).

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