AvaloniaUI/Avalonia

At a glance

Rank

#388 of 401

#8 of 8 C# repos

Checks passed

5 of 17

Full list below

Best set up for

Codex

Score 44.3

Needs most work for

Aider

Biggest fix: .aider.conf.yml (+14.1 pts)

What to fix first

Showing fixes for Claude Code

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).
   +13.2 pts
2. 2
   Reproducible dev env

   Add a Makefile or devcontainer or Dockerfile so the agent can set up the project in one command.
   +11.8 pts
3. 3
   Dependency manifest

   Commit a proper manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) plus a lockfile.
   +9.2 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 →

Does AvaloniaUI/Avalonia 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

✗None at the root (no AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENT.md, .claude/CLAUDE.md or .claude/AGENTS.md)

Agent-specific files

None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh, .aider.conf.yml or .agents/skills

Repos that have one

1 of 8 C# repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

# AGENTS.md

Guidance for AI coding agents working in AvaloniaUI/Avalonia. Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. Written mainly in C#.

## Where things are

- Tests live in `tests`.
- CI is defined in `.github/workflows`; read it for the exact install, lint and test steps.
- Follow the conventions in `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Commands

<!-- Fill in the exact commands CI runs. -->
- Install: TODO
- Test: TODO
- Lint: TODO

How AvaloniaUI/Avalonia compares

vs leaderboard average

25.8 pts below

Average 66.8

vs C# average

9.0 pts below

Average 50.0

Stars among C# repos

#5 of 8

One fix for the most agents: Linter / formatter config would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 14.1 points.

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