Agent Friendly Code

redpanda-data/redpanda

GitHub
https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda

Redpanda is a streaming data platform for developers. Kafka API compatible. 10x faster. No ZooKeeper. No JVM!

Stars:
12.7k
Language:
C++
Default branch:
dev
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#325 of 401
#16 of 21 C++ repos
Checks passed
7 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Claude Code
Score 61.8
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

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Showing fixes for Claude Code

  1. 1
    Reproducible dev env
    Add a Makefile or devcontainer or Dockerfile so the agent can set up the project in one command.
    +11.8 pts
  2. 2
    Dependency manifest
    Commit a proper manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) plus a lockfile.
    +9.2 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

Each agent weighs the checks by its own docs. Under each score are its top three. How each agent is scored →

Claude Code
#307 of 401
61.8
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
Pi
#279 of 401
61.3
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Kimi Code CLI
#298 of 401
59.7
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✗Dependency manifest
Codex
#322 of 401
59.5
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Aider
#314 of 401
54.6
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ✓Test suite
Devin
#354 of 401
53.8
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
  • ✗Dependency manifest
  • ✓Test suite
OpenHands
#356 of 401
51.4
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✗Dependency manifest
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
Gemini CLI
#339 of 401
51.1
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Cursor
#340 of 401
50.3
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✗Type configuration

Does redpanda-data/redpanda 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
CLAUDE.md (new tab) · 13,184 characters
Agent-specific files
None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh, .aider.conf.yml or .agents/skills
Repos that have one
10 of 21 C++ repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 7 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 0% pass
No .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 100% pass
Substantive (13,184 characters)
CLAUDE.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
30 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· 0% pass
No dependency manifest found
Reproducible dev env· 0% pass
No Makefile / devcontainer / Docker / equivalent found
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 0% pass
No LICENSE/COPYING file
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Config detected
.ruff.toml
.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 (6,131 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
6187 files — very large
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /tests
tests
Type configuration· 0% pass
No type config found

How redpanda-data/redpanda compares

vs leaderboard average
10.9 pts below
Average 66.8
vs C++ average
3.4 pts below
Average 59.3
Stars among C++ repos
#17 of 21

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • Dependency manifest · passed by 92% of leaderboard repos, 81% of C++ repos
  • License file · passed by 92% of leaderboard repos, 86% of C++ repos
  • Type configuration · passed by 68% of leaderboard repos, 24% of C++ repos

Passes checks most repos miss

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

One fix for the most agents: Reproducible dev env would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 11.9 points.

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