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chroma-core/chroma

GitHub
https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma

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Language:
Rust
Default branch:
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Overall

At a glance

Rank
#120 of 401
Top 30% · #19 of 45 Rust repos
Checks passed
8 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Claude Code
Score 80.9
Needs most work for
OpenHands
Biggest fix: .openhands/setup.sh (+10.0 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

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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).
    +6.6 pts
  2. 2
    CONTRIBUTING guide
    Add CONTRIBUTING.md describing branch naming, commit style, test commands, and the PR process.
    +5.3 pts
  3. 3
    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 →

Claude Code
#116 of 401
80.9
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
Codex
#125 of 401
78.0
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ~Test suite
Pi
#123 of 401
77.1
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Kimi Code CLI
#132 of 401
76.4
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Devin
#116 of 401
75.4
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ~Test suite
Aider
#104 of 401
72.5
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ~Test suite
Cursor
#117 of 401
71.1
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✓Type configuration
Gemini CLI
#111 of 401
71.0
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ~Test suite
OpenHands
#130 of 401
70.3
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Reproducible dev env

Does chroma-core/chroma 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) · 128 characters · short
Agent-specific files
None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh, .aider.conf.yml or .agents/skills
Repos that have one
24 of 45 Rust repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 8 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 0% pass
No .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 50% pass
File exists (128 characters) — thin
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
23 GitHub Actions workflows
.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
pyproject.toml
Reproducible dev env· 100% pass
2 env artifacts (Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml)
Dockerfile
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 100% pass
License present
LICENSE
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Configured in pyproject.toml
pyproject.toml
.openhands/setup.sh· 0% pass
No .openhands/setup.sh
Pre-commit / git hooks· 100% pass
Hook framework configured
.pre-commit-config.yaml
README· 100% pass
README detailed (3,266 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 50% pass
2117 files — large
Test suite· 70% pass
Test files detected (chromadb/test/api/test_base_http_client.py)
chromadb/test/api/test_base_http_client.py
Type configuration· 100% pass
Configured in pyproject.toml
pyproject.toml

How chroma-core/chroma compares

vs leaderboard average
7.9 pts above
Average 66.8
vs Rust average
4.1 pts above
Average 70.6
Stars among Rust repos
#31 of 45

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • CONTRIBUTING guide · passed by 86% of leaderboard repos, 93% of Rust repos
  • Skills (.agents/skills) · passed by 17% of leaderboard repos, 20% of Rust repos
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) · passed by 4% of leaderboard repos, 2% of Rust repos

Passes checks most repos miss

  • Reproducible dev env · only 22% of repos pass it
  • Pre-commit / git hooks · only 29% of repos pass it

One fix for the most agents: CONTRIBUTING guide would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 7.0 points.

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