vllm-project/vllm

GitHub
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm

A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs

  • amd
  • blackwell
  • cuda
  • deepseek
  • deepseek-v3
  • gpt
  • gpt-oss
  • inference
  • kimi
  • llama
  • llm
  • llm-serving
  • model-serving
  • moe
  • openai
  • pytorch
  • qwen
  • qwen3
  • tpu
  • transformer
Stars:
96.3k
Language:
Python
Default branch:
main
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#65 of 401
Top 16% · #15 of 56 Python repos
Checks passed
11 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Pi
Score 86.7
Needs most work for
OpenHands
Biggest fix: Reproducible dev env (+10.0 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

Pick an AI agent

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
    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 →

Pi
#42 of 401
86.7
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Kimi Code CLI
#52 of 401
86.4
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Codex
#53 of 401
86.1
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Claude Code
#97 of 401
82.9
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
Cursor
#46 of 401
79.1
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✓Type configuration
Devin
#86 of 401
78.8
  • ✗Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Test suite
Gemini CLI
#53 of 401
77.2
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Aider
#82 of 401
74.4
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ✓Test suite
OpenHands
#82 of 401
74.4
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✗Reproducible dev env

Does vllm-project/vllm 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) · 6,351 characters
Agent-specific files
.agents/skills (new tab) (9 skills)No GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh or .aider.conf.yml
Repos that have one
29 of 56 Python repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 11 passed

Substantive (6,351 characters)
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
14 GitHub Actions workflows
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 (5,769 characters)
Manageable size· 20% pass
8574 files — very large
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /tests
Type configuration· 100% pass
Configured in pyproject.toml

How vllm-project/vllm compares

vs leaderboard average
13.9 pts above
Average 66.8
vs Python average
9.7 pts above
Average 71.0
Stars among Python repos
#11 of 56

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • Reproducible dev env · passed by 22% of leaderboard repos, 29% of Python repos
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) · passed by 4% of leaderboard repos, 7% of Python repos

Passes checks most repos miss

  • Skills (.agents/skills) · only 17% of repos pass it
  • 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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