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karpathy/nanochatGitHub

https://github.com/karpathy/nanochat
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58.6k
Language:
Python
Default branch:
master
Last scored:
5h ago
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#363 of 371
#55 of 57 Python repos
Checks passed
5 of 16
Full list below
Best set up for
Devin
Score 44.2
Needs most work for
OpenHands
Biggest fix: CI configuration (+10.4 pts)

What it has

  • Dependency manifest
  • License file
  • README
  • Manageable size
  • Test suite

What it's missing

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

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
    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
    Linter / formatter config
    Configure a linter/formatter (ESLint+Prettier, Biome, Ruff, rustfmt+clippy, golangci-lint) and commit the config.
    +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
44.2
Kimi CLI
42.3
Pi
42.3
Claude Code
42.1
GPT-5 Codex
41.3
Aider
40.8
Cursor
38.6
Gemini CLI
38.6
OpenHands
38.5

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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· 100% pass
Manifest present
pyproject.toml
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 (16189 chars)
README.md
Manageable size· 100% pass
50 files
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /tests
tests
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

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    branches: [master]

permissions:
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jobs:
  score-diff:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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