EvoMap has accused Nous Research's Hermes Agent of copying its AI architecture, claiming systematic replication without attribution. EvoMap's article outlines over ten architectural similarities, including a three-layer memory system and a closed-loop mechanism for experience extraction. Despite these claims, Hermes Agent, which has 88,000 GitHub stars compared to Evolver's 2,000, was created six months prior to Evolver and uses a different academic framework. Nous Research founder Teknium dismissed the allegations, stating he was unaware of EvoMap or its project, and criticized the comparison as "brainless." The official Nous Research account further defended their originality, emphasizing their pioneering role in modern Agent frameworks. The dispute underscores the challenges smaller projects face in asserting architectural precedence against more influential open-source initiatives.