Agent Friendly Code

microsoft/vscode

GitHub
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

Visual Studio Code

  • editor
  • electron
  • microsoft
  • typescript
  • visual-studio-code
Stars:
194.6k
Language:
TypeScript
Default branch:
main
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#145 of 401
Top 36% · #41 of 82 TypeScript repos
Checks passed
8 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Kimi Code CLI
Score 76.9
Needs most work for
Cursor
Biggest fix: Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) (+11.5 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

Pick an AI agent

Showing fixes for Claude Code

  1. 1
    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
  2. 2
    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
  3. 3
    Manageable size
    If possible, split into smaller modules or carve out a focused entry path. Document where to start in AGENTS.md.
    +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 →

Kimi Code CLI
#128 of 401
76.9
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Pi
#129 of 401
76.3
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Codex
#138 of 401
76.1
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Claude Code
#167 of 401
75.4
  • ~AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ~Reproducible dev env
Devin
#132 of 401
73.8
  • ~Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Test suite
OpenHands
#139 of 401
69.4
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ~Reproducible dev env
Aider
#184 of 401
67.2
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ✓Test suite
Gemini CLI
#165 of 401
66.8
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Cursor
#173 of 401
66.3
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✗Type configuration

Does microsoft/vscode 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) · 270 characters
Agent-specific files
.agents/skills (new tab) (1 skill)No GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh or .aider.conf.yml
Repos that have one
62 of 82 TypeScript repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 8 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 100% pass
1 skill in .agents/skills/
.agents/skills/launch/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 80% pass
File exists (270 characters)
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
14 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.txt
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Config detected
eslint.config.js
.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 (6,725 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
10000+ files — very large
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /test
test
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

How microsoft/vscode compares

vs leaderboard average
5.2 pts above
Average 66.8
vs TypeScript average
0.8 pts above
Average 71.2
Stars among TypeScript repos
#5 of 82

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • Type configuration · passed by 68% of leaderboard repos, 68% of TypeScript repos
  • Pre-commit / git hooks · passed by 29% of leaderboard repos, 48% of TypeScript repos
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) · passed by 4% of leaderboard repos, 13% of TypeScript repos

Passes checks most repos miss

  • Skills (.agents/skills) · only 17% of repos pass it

One fix for the most agents: Type configuration would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 11.5 points.

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