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LangChain4j is an idiomatic, open-source Java library for building LLM-powered applications on the JVM. It offers a unified API over popular LLM providers and vector stores, and makes implementing tool calling (including MCP support), agents and RAG easy. It integrates seamlessly with enterprise Java frameworks like Quarkus and Spring Boot.
The agent that grows with you
Hermes Agent has the larger GitHub footprint with 144.7K stars.
Langchain4j is currently growing faster at 0 stars this week.
Hermes Agent has the stronger health score at 80/100.
| Signal | Langchain4j | Hermes Agent |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 11.9K | 144.7K |
| Weekly growth | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 74 | 80 |
| Contributors | 400 | 1.0K |
| Commits per week | 28.2 | 610.4 |
| Open issues | 730 | 10.2K |
| Language | Java | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last commit | 19h ago | 15h ago |
| Last release | 1.14.1 | v2026.5.7 |
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