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BurntSushi/ripgrepGitHub

https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
Stars:
63.1k
Default branch:
master
Last scored:
5h ago
Overall

Strengths

  • CI configuration
  • Dependency manifest
  • License file
  • Linter / formatter config
  • README

Gaps

  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • .aider.conf.yml
  • CONTRIBUTING guide
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • Reproducible dev env

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).
    +14.1 pts
  2. 2
    Reproducible dev env
    Add a Makefile or devcontainer or Dockerfile so the agent can set up the project in one command.
    +8.5 pts
  3. 3
    Pre-commit / git hooks
    Set up pre-commit (.pre-commit-config.yaml), husky, or lefthook to run format+lint on every commit.
    +5.6 pts

Per-model scores

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.
64.5
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.
65.1
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.
66.2
GPT-5 Codex
Reads AGENTS.md before doing any work per OpenAI's Codex docs — the strictest AGENTS.md adherent of any agent here. Hierarchical (per-directory) AGENTS.md and AGENTS.override.md are first-class.
68.0
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.
63.6
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). A green linter and a declared test command translate directly into successful commits.
63.5
OpenHands
Runs in a sandboxed container and executes `.openhands/setup.sh` at session start per OpenHands' repo-customization docs. Root AGENTS.md is now the preferred always-on instruction surface (microagents are deprecated in favor of it).
60.4
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.
67.6

Alternatives

Same-language repos scored for Pi. Heuristic v1 (same language + same host); cross-language matches are refined in v0.6.0.

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· 100% pass
2 GitHub Actions workflow(s)
.github/workflows
CONTRIBUTING guide· 0% pass
No CONTRIBUTING file
Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)· 0% pass
No .cursor/rules/*.mdc or .cursorrules
Dependency manifest· 100% pass
Manifest present
Cargo.toml
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
COPYING
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Config detected
rustfmt.toml
.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 (21614 chars)
README.md
Manageable size· 100% pass
210 files
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /tests
tests
Type configuration· 100% pass
Typed language (Rust/Go)

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