Which public repos are friendliest to an AI coding agent?
Ranked per model across GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket — because agents aren't interchangeable.
Looking up a dependency? Check any npm / PyPI / Cargo package by name.
Repo not on the board? Score any public GitHub repo live from its current commit.
Kimi CLI — Reads AGENTS.md as its native instruction surface (root or `.kimi-code/AGENTS.md`) per Moonshot's Kimi Code docs, and `/init` generates one — the strictest AGENTS.md-only adherent here, with no CLAUDE.md fallback. Runs shell commands step-by-step under an approval gate rather than a sandbox VM, and dispatches `explore` sub-agents with isolated contexts to map a codebase, so a large tree costs it less than a single-context agent.
| Rank | Repo | Stars | Score | External link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | nautechsystems/nautilus_traderGitHub | 28.4k ★ | open | |
| 34 | nuxt/nuxtGitHub | 60.8k ★ | open | |
| 35 | nodejs/nodeGitHub | 120.7k ★ | open | |
| 36 | denoland/denoGitHub | 108.4k ★ | open | |
| 37 | pytorch/pytorchGitHub | 102.8k ★ | open | |
| 38 | oven-sh/bunGitHub | 95.9k ★ | open | |
| 39 | ghostty-org/ghosttyGitHub | 60.7k ★ | open | |
| 40 | go-gitea/giteaGitHub | 57.8k ★ | open | |
| 41 | forem/foremGitHub | 22.8k ★ | open | |
| 42 | vitessio/vitessGitHub | 21.3k ★ | open | |
| 43 | antiwork/gumroadGitHub | 9.7k ★ | open | |
| 44 | gitlab-org/gitlab-runnerGitLab | 2.6k ★ | open | |
| 45 | prometheus/prometheusGitHub | 66k ★ | open | |
| 46 | chakra-ui/chakra-uiGitHub | 40.6k ★ | open | |
| 47 | google/osv-scannerGitHub | 11k ★ | open | |
| 48 | n8n-io/n8nGitHub | 203.5k ★ | open | |
| 49 | PostHog/posthogGitHub | 39.6k ★ | open | |
| 50 | vercel/turborepoGitHub | 31.1k ★ | open | |
| 51 | gradio-app/gradioGitHub | 43.5k ★ | open | |
| 52 | traefik/traefikGitHub | 64.8k ★ | open | |
| 53 | block/gooseGitHub | 53.9k ★ | open | |
| 54 | mastra-ai/mastraGitHub | 27.7k ★ | open | |
| 55 | microsoft/playwrightGitHub | 95.7k ★ | open | |
| 56 | All-Hands-AI/OpenHandsGitHub | 86.3k ★ | open | |
| 57 | github/spec-kitGitHub | 133.6k ★ | open | |
| 58 | hiyouga/LlamaFactoryGitHub | 74.6k ★ | open | |
| 59 | openclaw/openclawGitHub | 389k ★ | open | |
| 60 | calcom/cal.diyGitHub | 48.2k ★ | open | |
| 61 | scikit-learn/scikit-learnGitHub | 67.2k ★ | open | |
| 62 | getnao/naoGitHub | 1.6k ★ | open | |
| 63 | meilisearch/meilisearchGitHub | 59.2k ★ | open | |
| 64 | gitlab-org/gitlabGitLab | 6.1k ★ | open |
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