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karpathy/nanoGPTGitHub

https://github.com/karpathy/nanoGPT
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Language:
Python
Default branch:
master
Last scored:
14h ago
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#371 of 371
#57 of 57 Python repos
Checks passed
2 of 16
Full list below
Best set up for
GPT-5 Codex
Score 20.7
Needs most work for
Aider
Biggest fix: .aider.conf.yml (+14.1 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

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
    Test suite
    Add a tests/ (or test/, __tests__/, spec/) directory with runnable tests. Document how to run them in AGENTS.md.
    +13.2 pts
  3. 3
    Reproducible dev env
    Add a Makefile or devcontainer or Dockerfile so the agent can set up the project in one command.
    +11.8 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.

GPT-5 Codex
20.7
Cursor
20.0
Devin
20.0
Kimi CLI
19.2
Claude Code
19.1
Pi
19.0
Gemini CLI
18.7
OpenHands
18.0
Aider
16.3

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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· 0% pass
No CI config found
CONTRIBUTING guide· 0% pass
No CONTRIBUTING file
Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)· 0% pass
No .cursor/rules/*.mdc or .cursorrules
Dependency manifest· 0% pass
No dependency manifest found
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
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 (13844 chars)
README.md
Manageable size· 90% pass
24 files — very small
Test suite· 0% pass
No test directory or test files found
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

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