Agent Friendly Code

openclaw/openclaw

GitHub
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw

The AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

  • ai
  • assistant
  • crustacean
  • molty
  • openclaw
  • own-your-data
  • personal
Stars:
393.9k
Language:
TypeScript
Default branch:
main
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#56 of 401
Top 14% · #15 of 82 TypeScript repos
Checks passed
11 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Kimi Code CLI
Score 87.7
Needs most work for
Aider
Biggest fix: .aider.conf.yml (+14.1 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

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Showing fixes for Claude Code

  1. 1
    Linter / formatter config
    Configure a linter/formatter (ESLint+Prettier, Biome, Ruff, rustfmt+clippy, golangci-lint) and commit the config.
    +7.9 pts
  2. 2
    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
#41 of 401
87.7
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Codex
#42 of 401
87.3
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Claude Code
#61 of 401
86.8
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
Devin
#34 of 401
84.8
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Test suite
Pi
#61 of 401
84.0
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✗Linter / formatter config
OpenHands
#38 of 401
78.4
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
Gemini CLI
#52 of 401
77.2
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Cursor
#80 of 401
75.6
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✓Type configuration
Aider
#180 of 401
67.3
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✗Linter / formatter config
  • ✓Test suite

Does openclaw/openclaw 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) · 19,727 characters
Agent-specific files
.agents/skills (new tab) (54 skills)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 · 11 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 100% pass
54 skills in .agents/skills/
.agents/skills/agent-transcript/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 100% pass
Substantive (19,727 characters)
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
122 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· 100% pass
2 env artifacts (Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml)
Dockerfile
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· 100% pass
Hook framework configured
.pre-commit-config.yaml
README· 100% pass
README detailed (113,191 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
10000+ files — very large
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /test
test
Type configuration· 100% pass
Type config present
tsconfig.json

How openclaw/openclaw compares

vs leaderboard average
14.2 pts above
Average 66.8
vs TypeScript average
9.8 pts above
Average 71.2
Stars among TypeScript repos
#1 of 82

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • Linter / formatter config · passed by 65% of leaderboard repos, 57% 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
  • Reproducible dev env · only 22% of repos pass it
  • Pre-commit / git hooks · only 29% of repos pass it

One fix for the most agents: Linter / formatter config would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 14.1 points.

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