nestjs/nest

At a glance

Rank

#151 of 401

Top 38% · #42 of 82 TypeScript repos

Checks passed

8 of 17

Full list below

Best set up for

Claude Code

Score 74.9

Needs most work for

Cursor

Biggest fix: Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) (+11.5 pts)

What to fix first

Showing fixes for Claude Code

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.
   +4.7 pts
3. 3
   Test suite

   Add a tests/ (or test/, __tests__/, spec/) directory with runnable tests. Document how to run them in AGENTS.md.
   +3.9 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 →

Does nestjs/nest 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

✗None at the root (no AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENT.md, .claude/CLAUDE.md or .claude/AGENTS.md)

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 →

# AGENTS.md

Guidance for AI coding agents working in nestjs/nest. A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀. Written mainly in TypeScript.

## Where things are

- Dependencies are declared in `package.json`.
- Test files are spread through the tree, e.g. `integration/auto-mock/test/bar.service.spec.ts`.
- Lint and format rules are configured in `.prettierrc`.
- Type checking is configured in `tsconfig.json`.
- CI is defined in `.github/workflows`; read it for the exact install, lint and test steps.
- Commit hooks are set up in `.husky`; don't skip them.
- Project tasks are the `scripts` in `package.json`.
- Follow the conventions in `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Commands

<!-- Fill in the exact commands CI runs. -->
- Install: TODO
- Test: TODO
- Lint: TODO

How nestjs/nest compares

vs leaderboard average

4.6 pts above

Average 66.8

vs TypeScript average

0.2 pts above

Average 71.2

Stars among TypeScript repos

#21 of 82

One fix for the most agents: AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 13.3 points.

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