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A stepped software-building tower and a spiral library tower stand on either side of a large inspection lens.
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AI-generated editorial illustration. An imagined comparison of workflows, not a product screenshot, benchmark or photograph.

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google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
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I chose an original conceptual illustration of contrasting workflows and a shared review point to support this specific comparison. It is a visual metaphor for the decision, not product-performance evidence.
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Original Headless Thrones editorial illustration for "Claude Code vs Hermes Agent: a repository task or a continuing assistant?". Decision context: Claude Code is the direct starting point for a bounded software change. Hermes is worth evaluating when persistent context, reusable skills and a continuing assistant are central to the job. Visual metaphor: two contrasting modular constructions around a brass inspection lens. Adapt the objects to the specific comparison: software construction, research evidence, agent state, document editing, plan capacity or automation as relevant. Show a tradeoff and a shared verification step, not a declared winner. Refined editorial gouache with fine architectural ink, tactile paper, coherent miniature scale. Warm cream #f4f1e8, forest #263d35, sage #9aaa81, ocean teal #103d4a and restrained ochre. Landscape 3:2, clear original composition and breathing room. No text, letters, numbers, logos, watermarks, people, robots, fake product screenshots or benchmark charts. Clearly an imagined AI-generated illustration, not a technical architecture diagram or evidence of real performance.

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Headless Thrones visual summary: Claude Code vs Hermes Agent: a repository task or a continuing assistant?. Compare Claude Code and Hermes Agent by repository work, persistent context, tool execution and the operating system around the agent.
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