openai/whisper

GitHub
https://github.com/openai/whisper

Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision

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Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#305 of 401
#47 of 56 Python repos
Checks passed
7 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Aider
Score 62.8
Needs most work for
Cursor
Biggest fix: Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) (+11.5 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

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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.
    +11.8 pts
  3. 3
    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

Score for each AI agent

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Aider
#228 of 401
62.8
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ✓Test suite
Claude Code
#309 of 401
61.2
  • ✗AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
Pi
#285 of 401
60.7
  • ✗AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Codex
#315 of 401
60.1
  • ✗AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Devin
#302 of 401
60.0
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Test suite
OpenHands
#292 of 401
58.3
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
Kimi Code CLI
#313 of 401
58.1
  • ✗AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Gemini CLI
#315 of 401
54.9
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Cursor
#318 of 401
53.6
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✗Type configuration

Does openai/whisper 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
29 of 56 Python repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →
Get a starter AGENTS.md

From the files the checks found. Fill in the commands, then commit it at the root.

# AGENTS.md

Guidance for AI coding agents working in openai/whisper. Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision. Written mainly in Python.

## Where things are

- Dependencies are declared in `pyproject.toml`.
- Tests live in `tests`.
- Lint and format rules are configured in `.flake8`.
- CI is defined in `.github/workflows`; read it for the exact install, lint and test steps.
- Commit hooks are set up in `.pre-commit-config.yaml`; don't skip them.

## Commands

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

All 17 checks · 7 passed

No .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
No agent instructions file found
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
2 GitHub Actions workflows
No CONTRIBUTING file
No .cursor/rules/*.mdc or .cursorrules
Manifest present
No Makefile / devcontainer / Docker / equivalent found
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 100% pass
License present
Config detected
No .openhands/setup.sh
Hook framework configured
README· 100% pass
README detailed (8,243 characters)
Manageable size· 90% pass
38 files — very small
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /tests
No type config found

How openai/whisper compares

vs leaderboard average
7.9 pts below
Average 66.8
vs Python average
12.1 pts below
Average 71.0
Stars among Python repos
#8 of 56

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • CONTRIBUTING guide · passed by 86% of leaderboard repos, 88% of Python repos
  • Type configuration · passed by 68% of leaderboard repos, 57% of Python repos
  • Reproducible dev env · passed by 22% of leaderboard repos, 29% of Python repos

Passes checks most repos miss

  • Pre-commit / git hooks · only 29% of repos pass it

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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