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herdr vs khazix-skills
herdr has 50,571 GitHub stars, 4,083 forks, 337 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. khazix-skills has 22,203 stars, 2,328 forks, 49 open issues and last shipped yesterday. herdr leads on adoption by 128% (50,571 vs 22,203 stars). herdr is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; khazix-skills is written in Python under MIT. herdr has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, khazix-skills 10%. khazix-skills was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (ai-agents, claude-code, codex, 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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| herdr | khazix-skills | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 51K | ★ 22K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-07 | 2026-11-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.1K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick herdr if
- You weight community size — 51K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick khazix-skills if
- You want the khazix-skills feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and khazix-skills fits your workflow better
About herdr
herdr herdr.dev · install · quick start · docs English · 简体中文 the runtime your coding agents live on. detach without stopping work — herdr keeps terminals running in a background server when you close the client or lose your SSH connection. after a server or machine restart, herdr restores the saved layout and can resume supported agent sessions; the original processes do not survive. session state → several machines, one window — keep local work and saved ssh machines together, with a combined agent list and independent reconnects. remote machines → never hunt for the stuck one — every pane is marked working…
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About khazix-skills
中文 · English 🧰 Khazix Skills 我自己每天在用的一些 AI Skill，都开源在这里 都是在自己项目里跑通了一段时间，确实省事，才搬出来开源的。没什么花活，就是几个挺实用的东西。 这里的每个 Skill 都是 Agent 能直接加载的结构化指令集，遵循 Agent Skills 开放标准。Claude Code、Codex、Qoder、Kimi Code、iFlow、CodeBuddy、Cursor 等 40+ 支持该标准的 Agent 都能装。 📋 目录 📦 安装方式 在 Claude Code、Codex 等支持 Agent Skills 的工具里，直接说： 把 换成你想装的那个，比如 neat freak 、 hv analysis 、 khazix writer 。Agent 会自己 clone 到对应目录，不用你操心路径。 你的 Agent 不支持 Skill 也没关系：把对应目录的 SKILL.md 全文下载下来，当成项目规则文件（或直接贴进对话）让 Agent 照着执行，效果一致。 ✨ Skills 🧭 leader（领导） "你说让测试变绿，最省力的办法不是修代码，是把测试删了。" 它只解决一件事：帮你定义目标。 把你脑子里那句模模糊糊、自己都还没想清楚的需求，变成一份目标任务书——粘进目标模式（Claude Code 的 /goal 、Codex 的目标模式）就能让…
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Frequently asked questions
Is herdr or khazix-skills more popular?
herdr has 50,571 GitHub stars and khazix-skills has 22,203. herdr has the larger community by that measure.
Are herdr and khazix-skills free?
Both are open source. herdr is licensed under Apache-2.0 and khazix-skills under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between herdr and khazix-skills?
herdr is written in Rust and khazix-skills in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, herdr or khazix-skills?
Choose herdr if you want the larger community (50,571 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose khazix-skills if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.