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A self-writing harness takes the top spot in global token rankings

development2026-05-11

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Hermes Agent took first place in global token rankings by generating its own skills, passing OpenClaw whose users hand-write theirs, while standalone AI solutions to open Erdős problems continued to skyrocket.

Reporting date: 2026-05-11 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to May 11, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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One coding tool overtakes the other a week after a release

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A self-writing harness takes the top spot in global token rankings
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Reporting date: 2026-05-11
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-11-the-harness-eats-the-model
Claim: Hermes Agent took first place in global token rankings by generating its own skills, passing OpenClaw whose users hand-write theirs, while standalone AI solutions to open Erdős problems continued to skyrocket.
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- Welcome to May 11, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-11-2026
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