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expressjs/expressGitHub

https://github.com/expressjs/express
Stars:
69.6k
Language:
JavaScript
Default branch:
master
Last scored:
6h ago
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#325 of 371
#16 of 16 JavaScript repos
Checks passed
6 of 16
Full list below
Best set up for
Devin
Score 61.0
Needs most work for
Cursor
Biggest fix: Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) (+12.0 pts)

What it has

  • CI configuration
  • Dependency manifest
  • License file
  • README
  • Manageable size

What it's missing

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

What to fix first

  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
    Linter / formatter config
    Configure a linter/formatter (ESLint+Prettier, Biome, Ruff, rustfmt+clippy, golangci-lint) and commit the config.
    +7.9 pts
  3. 3
    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

Score for each AI agent

Each agent looks for different things in a repo, based on its own docs. Under each score are the three checks it cares about most.

Devin
61.0
GPT-5 Codex
56.3
Claude Code
55.8
OpenHands
55.2
Kimi CLI
53.8
Pi
53.0
Gemini CLI
50.2
Aider
49.3
Cursor
47.0

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All checks

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
5 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
package.json
Reproducible dev env· 60% pass
package.json has 6 scripts
package.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 (10367 chars)
Readme.md
Manageable size· 100% pass
201 files
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /test
test
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

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