Agent Friendly Code

nrwl/nx

GitHub
https://github.com/nrwl/nx

The Monorepo Platform that amplifies both developers and AI agents. Nx optimizes your builds, scales your CI, and fixes failed PRs automatically. Ship in half the time.

Stars:
29.4k
Language:
TypeScript
Default branch:
master
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#31 of 401
Top 8% · #7 of 82 TypeScript repos
Checks passed
10 of 16
Full list below
Best set up for
Kimi CLI
Score 91.7
Needs most work for
Aider
Biggest fix: .aider.conf.yml (+14.1 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

Pick an AI agent

Showing fixes for Claude Code

  1. 1
    Manageable size
    If possible, split into smaller modules or carve out a focused entry path. Document where to start in AGENTS.md.
    +5.3 pts
  2. 2
    Test suite
    Add a tests/ (or test/, __tests__/, spec/) directory with runnable tests. Document how to run them in AGENTS.md.
    +3.9 pts

Score for each AI agent

Each agent weighs the checks by its own docs. Under each score are its top three. How each agent is scored →

Kimi CLI
#29 of 401
91.7
  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • Test suite
  • Dependency manifest
GPT-5 Codex
#30 of 401
91.5
  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • README
  • Test suite
Claude Code
#31 of 401
90.8
  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • Test suite
  • Reproducible dev env
Pi
#34 of 401
90.6
  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • Test suite
  • Linter / formatter config
Devin
#30 of 401
90.3
  • Reproducible dev env
  • Dependency manifest
  • Test suite
Cursor
#41 of 401
81.6
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • README
  • Type configuration
Gemini CLI
#34 of 401
81.0
  • GEMINI.md
  • README
  • Test suite
OpenHands
#32 of 401
80.9
  • CI configuration
  • Dependency manifest
  • Reproducible dev env
Aider
#51 of 401
77.2
  • .aider.conf.yml
  • Linter / formatter config
  • Test suite

Does nrwl/nx have agent instructions?

An AGENTS.md (or CLAUDE.md) at the root tells AI coding agents how to build, test and work in the repo. A few agents also read a file of their own.

AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
AGENTS.md (new tab) · 9,129 characters
Agent-specific files
None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh or .aider.conf.yml
Repos that have one
61 of 82 TypeScript repos · 216 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 16 checks · 10 passed

AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 100% pass
Substantive (9,129 characters)
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
13 GitHub Actions workflows
.github/workflows
CONTRIBUTING guide· 100% pass
Guide present
CONTRIBUTING.md
Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)· 0% pass
No .cursor/rules/*.mdc or .cursorrules
Dependency manifest· 100% pass
Manifest present
package.json
Reproducible dev env· 100% pass
3 env artifacts (.devcontainer/devcontainer.json, mvnw)
.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 100% pass
License present
LICENSE
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Config detected
eslint.config.mjs
.openhands/setup.sh· 0% pass
No .openhands/setup.sh
Pre-commit / git hooks· 100% pass
Hook framework configured
.husky
README· 100% pass
README detailed (10,331 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
9948 files — very large
Test suite· 70% pass
Test files detected (astro-docs/e2e/cli-subcommand-formatting.spec.ts)
astro-docs/e2e/cli-subcommand-formatting.spec.ts
Type configuration· 100% pass
Type config present
tsconfig.json

How nrwl/nx compares

vs leaderboard average
17.2 pts above
Average 69.0
vs TypeScript average
13.3 pts above
Average 72.9
Stars among TypeScript repos
#58 of 82

Passes checks most repos miss

  • Reproducible dev env · only 21% of repos pass it
  • Pre-commit / git hooks · only 29% of repos pass it

One fix for the most agents: Manageable size would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 6.2 points.

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