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i-have-adhd vs herdr
i-have-adhd has 48,794 GitHub stars, 2,838 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped yesterday. herdr has 39,695 stars, 2,992 forks, 337 open issues and last shipped today. i-have-adhd leads on adoption by 23% (48,794 vs 39,695 stars). i-have-adhd is written in Python under MIT; herdr is written in Rust under Apache-2.0. i-have-adhd has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, herdr 8%. herdr was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (developer-tools), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| i-have-adhd | herdr | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 40K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Python | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 3.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick i-have-adhd if
- You weight community size — 49K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick herdr if
- You want the herdr feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and herdr fits your workflow better
About i-have-adhd
i have adhd is a skill for coding agents, distributed as a Claude Code plugin, that stops the assistant from burying the answer inside preamble, recap, and closers.
read the full i-have-adhd overview →
About herdr
herdr is a terminal first runtime for coding agents — a single Rust binary that owns the terminals in which tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Grok run, aimed at developers who keep agents working across local and remote machines and want those sessions to survive a lost SSH connection or a closed client.
read the full herdr overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is i-have-adhd or herdr more popular?
i-have-adhd has 48,794 GitHub stars and herdr has 39,695. i-have-adhd has the larger community by that measure.
Are i-have-adhd and herdr free?
Both are open source. i-have-adhd is licensed under MIT and herdr under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between i-have-adhd and herdr?
i-have-adhd is written in Python and herdr in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, i-have-adhd or herdr?
Choose i-have-adhd if you want the larger community (48,794 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose herdr if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.