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https://github.com/golang/go
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Default branch:
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Last scored:
7h ago
Overall

Strengths

  • CONTRIBUTING guide
  • License file
  • README
  • Test suite

Gaps

  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • .aider.conf.yml
  • CI configuration
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • Dependency manifest

Suggestions to improve for a specific model

  1. 1
    AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
    Add an AGENTS.md covering project goals, layout, setup commands, and conventions. Aim for 800+ chars of real guidance (not boilerplate).
    +12.0 pts
  2. 2
    CI configuration
    Add a CI workflow (e.g. .github/workflows/ci.yml or .gitlab-ci.yml) that runs tests + linter on every PR.
    +9.3 pts
  3. 3
    Dependency manifest
    Commit a proper manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) plus a lockfile.
    +9.3 pts

Per-model scores

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.
33.5
Claude Code
Loads CLAUDE.md at the start of every conversation per Anthropic's memory docs, so AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md and a fast test loop carry the most weight.
32.9
Devin
Operates from a sandboxed Ubuntu VM and runs an 8-step machine setup (deps, secrets, language versions, lint/test commands) per Cognition's repo-setup docs. CI config files alone aren't what the docs ask for — a runnable dev environment is.
32.7
GPT-5 Codex
Reads AGENTS.md before doing any work per OpenAI's Codex docs. Hierarchical (per-directory) AGENTS.md and AGENTS.override.md are first-class.
32.0
Pi
Minimal terminal coding harness. Loads `AGENTS.md` (or `CLAUDE.md`) at startup — global, parent dirs, then cwd — per the Pi coding-agent README. Sandboxing is deferred to user-installed extensions.
31.0
Aider
Auto-lints on every edit by default; runs the configured test command after edits when `--test-cmd` is set (per Aider's lint/test docs). It doesn't natively read AGENTS.md or CONVENTIONS.md — those load only when wired via `.aider.conf.yml`'s `read:` — so the config file, a green linter, and a declared test command are what translate into successful commits.
30.7
OpenHands
Runs in a sandboxed container and executes `.openhands/setup.sh` at session start per OpenHands' repo-customization docs. A root AGENTS.md is now the preferred always-on instruction surface; the older `.openhands/microagents/` path has been renamed to Skills (`.agents/skills/`).
29.6
Gemini CLI
Reads hierarchical `GEMINI.md` (global → workspace → component-level) at every prompt per Gemini CLI's docs. The long-context advantage favors repos that split context per directory rather than docs-heavy in general.
29.5
Cursor
Per Cursor's Rules docs, reads `.cursor/rules/*.mdc` and AGENTS.md as the canonical repo-side input. Type config and a clean README still aid the codebase index but aren't the docs-cited signal.
28.7

Alternatives

Same-language repos scored for GPT-5 Codex. Heuristic v1 (same language + same host).

Signal breakdown

AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 0% pass
No agent instructions file found
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 0% pass
No CI config found
CONTRIBUTING guide· 100% pass
Guide present
CONTRIBUTING.md
Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)· 0% pass
No .cursor/rules/*.mdc or .cursorrules
Dependency manifest· 0% pass
No dependency manifest found
Reproducible dev env· 0% pass
No Makefile / devcontainer / Docker / equivalent found
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 100% pass
License present
LICENSE
Linter / formatter config· 0% pass
No linter/formatter config found
.openhands/setup.sh· 0% pass
No .openhands/setup.sh
Pre-commit / git hooks· 0% pass
No pre-commit / husky / lefthook found
README· 100% pass
README detailed (1453 chars)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
10001+ files — very large
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /test
test
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

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# .github/workflows/agent-friendly.yml
name: Agent-friendly score diff

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  score-diff:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - uses: hsnice16/agent-friendly-action@v0
        with:
          agents-badge-token: ${{ secrets.AGENTS_BADGE_TOKEN }}

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