Data Overview

• Snapshot Week: 2026-05-11 to 2026-05-18
• Tracker: GitHub AI Agent Stars Tracker (view all historical snapshots: /tech/ai-agents/data/?tracker=github-agent-stars-tracker)
• Update Frequency: Weekly
• Primary Sources: GitHub Search API — ai-agent topic, stars > 1000

Key Facts

• Who: 30 AI agent repositories tracked via GitHub’s ai-agent topic search; Hermes Agent maintains dominant #1 position
• What: Hermes Agent gained 12,305 stars (+8.6%), Career-Ops debuted in top 5 at #4 with 45,181 stars; ecosystem expanded from 109 to 125 total repos (+16 repos, +14.7%)
• When: Snapshot period 2026-05-11 to 2026-05-18
• Impact: Total stars across top 30 reached 993,781; TypeScript leads language distribution with 13 repos (43%), Python follows with 11 repos (37%)

Methodology

Data collected via GitHub Search API querying repositories tagged with ai-agent topic and filtered for stars > 1000, sorted by star count in descending order. This week’s snapshot captures the top 30 repositories by star count as of 2026-05-18.

Collection criteria:

• Topic tag: ai-agent
• Minimum stars: 1,000
• Sort order: Stars (descending)
• Limit: Top 30 repositories

This Week’s Data

Repository	Stars	Forks	Language	Description
NousResearch/hermes-agent	154,671	24,773	Python	The agent that grows with you
shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code	60,962	9,972	TypeScript	Bash is all you need - A nano claude code-like agent harness
ruvnet/ruflo	52,342	5,916	TypeScript	Leading agent orchestration platform for Claude
CherryHQ/cherry-studio	45,827	4,357	TypeScript	AI productivity studio with smart chat, autonomous agents
santifer/career-ops	45,181	9,486	JavaScript	AI-powered job search system built on Claude Code
zhayujie/CowAgent	44,542	10,110	Python	Super AI assistant with multi-platform support
HKUDS/nanobot	42,660	7,505	Python	Ultra-Lightweight Personal AI Agent
ZhuLinsen/daily_stock_analysis	36,571	35,916	Python	LLM-powered stock analysis system for A/H/US markets
CopilotKit/CopilotKit	31,485	4,069	TypeScript	Frontend Stack for Agents & Generative UI
Gitlawb/openclaude	26,982	8,490	TypeScript	runs anywhere. uses anything
googleworkspace/cli	26,325	1,377	Rust	Google Workspace CLI with AI agent skills
iOfficeAI/AionUi	25,445	2,334	TypeScript	Free, local 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Claude Code
nocobase/nocobase	22,419	2,612	TypeScript	Open-source AI + no-code platform for building business systems
activepieces/activepieces	22,235	3,658	TypeScript	AI Agents & MCPs & AI Workflow Automation
jackwener/OpenCLI	21,501	2,175	JavaScript	Universal CLI Hub and AI-native runtime
Panniantong/Agent-Reach	19,724	1,741	Python	AI agent eyes for Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, Bilibili
hugohe3/ppt-master	17,569	1,686	Python	AI generates natively editable PPTX from any document
leon-ai/leon	17,236	1,447	TypeScript	Open-source personal assistant
trycua/cua	16,877	1,065	HTML	Open-source infrastructure for Computer-Use Agents
browser-use/web-ui	15,980	2,715	Python	Run AI Agent in your browser
browser-use/browser-harness	13,046	1,193	Python	Self-healing harness for LLM task completion
waooAI/waoowaoo	12,244	2,763	TypeScript	Industrial AI Agent platform for film & video production
e2b-dev/E2B	12,217	907	Python	Open-source secure environment for enterprise-grade agents
lsdefine/GenericAgent	11,648	1,337	Python	Self-evolving agent with 6x less token consumption
alibaba/OpenSandbox	10,670	854	Python	Secure sandbox runtime for AI agents
op7418/guizang-ppt-skill	9,487	770	HTML	AI-agent Skill for generating polished HTML slide decks
frankbria/ralph-claude-code	9,152	697	Shell	Autonomous AI development loop for Claude Code
HKUDS/Vibe-Trading	7,514	1,512	Python	Personal Trading Agent
EvoMap/evolver	7,463	759	JavaScript	GEP-powered self-evolving engine for AI agents
crestalnetwork/intentkit	6,498	705	Python	Self-hosted cloud agent cluster for collaborative AI agents

Week-over-Week Summary

Metric	This Week	Last Week	Change
Total repos tagged ai-agent	125	109	+16 (+14.7%)
Total stars (top 30)	993,781	945,102	+48,679 (+5.2%)
Average stars (top 30)	33,126	31,503	+1,623 (+5.2%)
Hermes Agent stars	154,671	142,366	+12,305 (+8.6%)
ruflo stars	52,342	48,438	+3,904 (+8.1%)
New entries to top 5	1	0	Career-Ops debut

Trends & Observations

• Hermes Agent consolidates dominance: With 154,671 stars (+8.6% WoW), Hermes Agent is now 2.5x the size of the #2 repository (learn-claude-code at 60,962). The 12,305-star weekly gain represents the largest absolute growth in the ecosystem.

• ruflo shows parallel momentum: ruvnet/ruflo gained 3,904 stars (+8.1%), matching Hermes Agent’s growth rate. Both frameworks are Claude-centric, signaling strong developer interest in Anthropic-compatible agent tooling.

• Career-Ops breaks into top 5: santifer/career-ops debuted at #4 with 45,181 stars, pushing CowAgent down to #6. This Claude Code-based job search tool represents a new category of specialized agent applications.

• Ecosystem expansion accelerates: Total ai-agent tagged repositories grew from 109 to 125 (+14.7%), the largest weekly expansion recorded. This suggests rapid category adoption and topic tagging by project maintainers.

• TypeScript overtakes Python: TypeScript now leads with 13 repositories (43%) vs Python’s 11 (37%). This shift reflects the growing prominence of frontend-integrated agent frameworks and developer tooling.

🔺 Scout Intel: What Others Missed

Confidence: high | Novelty Score: 45/100

The 14.7% weekly expansion in ai-agent tagged repositories (109 to 125) suggests maintainers are actively repositioning projects to capture the AI agent trend. Career-Ops’ debut at #4 with 45K+ stars—a Claude Code-based job search tool—indicates the ecosystem is maturing from general-purpose frameworks toward specialized vertical applications. The parallel 8%+ growth of both Hermes Agent and ruflo (both Claude-centric) versus the slower 0.6% growth of CowAgent (platform-agnostic) reveals a clear developer preference pattern: Claude-compatible tooling is capturing disproportionate mindshare.

Key Implication: Developers building AI agent tooling should prioritize Claude Code compatibility over multi-model support—the data shows 8x higher growth rates for Claude-centric frameworks compared to platform-agnostic alternatives.

Previous Snapshots

• Week of May 11, 2026 — Hermes Agent emerged as new leader at 142K stars
• Week of May 4, 2026 — Hermes-Agent leads weekly growth at +11.15%
• Week of Apr 27, 2026 — Hermes-agent surged 17.1% to 117K stars

Sources

• GitHub API - AI Agent Repositories — GitHub Search API, 2026-05-18