Nous Research (@NousResearch) reported that on Sep 2 @Teknium asked Hermes Agent to clean ~1.06M lines of Python; 1,393 parallel subagents finished in 19 hours, shrinking the repo to ~698k lines (−34.4%), collapsing 37 god files to 6, at about $19,302 run cost versus nearly $2M estimated eng hours. Details: nousresearch.com/refactoring-hermes-with-1393-agents.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓Hermes Agent spun 1,393 subagents and finished a million-line refactor in 19 hours.
  • ✓LOC fell about 34.4% (~1.06M to ~698k); 37 god files became 6.
  • ✓Run cost about $19,302 versus nearly $2M estimated engineering hours.
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