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netty/nettyGitHub

https://github.com/netty/netty
Stars:
35.1k
Language:
Java
Default branch:
4.2
Last scored:
6h ago
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#329 of 371
#25 of 28 Java repos
Checks passed
6 of 16
Full list below
Best set up for
Devin
Score 59.7
Needs most work for
Aider
Biggest fix: .aider.conf.yml (+14.1 pts)

What it has

  • CI configuration
  • CONTRIBUTING guide
  • Dependency manifest
  • License file
  • README

What it's missing

  • AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • .aider.conf.yml
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • GEMINI.md
  • Linter / formatter config

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
    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
59.7
GPT-5 Codex
57.9
OpenHands
55.7
Claude Code
53.7
Kimi CLI
53.4
Gemini CLI
52.7
Cursor
52.4
Pi
50.3
Aider
44.4

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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
16 GitHub Actions workflow(s)
.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
pom.xml
Reproducible dev env· 70% pass
Has mvnw
mvnw
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 (2170 chars)
README.md
Manageable size· 50% pass
2106 files — large
Test suite· 0% pass
No test directory or test files found
Type configuration· 100% pass
Typed language (Java)

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# .github/workflows/agent-friendly.yml
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on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [4.2]

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  score-diff:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - uses: hsnice16/agent-friendly-action@v0
        with:
          agents-badge-token: ${{ secrets.AGENTS_BADGE_TOKEN }}

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