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different-ai/openwork

GitHub
https://github.com/different-ai/openwork

The open-source alternative to Claude Cowork (powered by opencode)

Stars:
24.4k
Language:
TypeScript
Default branch:
dev
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#309 of 401
#75 of 82 TypeScript repos
Checks passed
6 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Claude Code
Score 66.2
Needs most work for
Aider
Biggest fix: .aider.conf.yml (+14.1 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

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Showing fixes for Claude Code

  1. 1
    Linter / formatter config
    Configure a linter/formatter (ESLint+Prettier, Biome, Ruff, rustfmt+clippy, golangci-lint) and commit the config.
    +7.9 pts
  2. 2
    Type configuration
    Add a type config (tsconfig.json for JS/TS, mypy.ini or pyrightconfig.json for Python). Rust/Go/JVM/Scala/Swift/C#/OCaml/Haskell/Zig are typed by default.
    +7.9 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.
    +5.3 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
#273 of 401
66.2
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ~Reproducible dev env
Codex
#297 of 401
62.7
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ~Test suite
Kimi Code CLI
#278 of 401
62.7
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Devin
#285 of 401
61.3
  • ~Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ~Test suite
Pi
#294 of 401
59.3
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✗Linter / formatter config
OpenHands
#299 of 401
57.7
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ~Reproducible dev env
Gemini CLI
#326 of 401
53.5
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ~Test suite
Cursor
#332 of 401
52.0
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✗Type configuration
Aider
#340 of 401
49.7
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✗Linter / formatter config
  • ~Test suite

Does different-ai/openwork 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) · 5,292 characters
Agent-specific files
None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh, .aider.conf.yml or .agents/skills
Repos that have one
62 of 82 TypeScript repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 6 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 0% pass
No .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 100% pass
Substantive (5,292 characters)
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
57 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· 70% pass
Has .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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 (12,794 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
6387 files — very large
Test suite· 70% pass
Test files detected (.devcontainer/node-runtime.test.mjs)
.devcontainer/node-runtime.test.mjs
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

How different-ai/openwork compares

vs leaderboard average
8.5 pts below
Average 66.8
vs TypeScript average
12.9 pts below
Average 71.2
Stars among TypeScript repos
#62 of 82

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • Type configuration · passed by 68% of leaderboard repos, 68% of TypeScript repos
  • Linter / formatter config · passed by 65% of leaderboard repos, 57% of TypeScript repos
  • Pre-commit / git hooks · passed by 29% of leaderboard repos, 48% of TypeScript repos

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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