Agent Friendly Code

yugabyte/yugabyte-db

GitHub
https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db

YugabyteDB - the cloud native distributed SQL database for mission-critical applications.

Stars:
10.6k
Language:
C
Default branch:
master
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#139 of 401
Top 35% · #1 of 10 C repos
Checks passed
8 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Claude Code
Score 80.3
Needs most work for
OpenHands
Biggest fix: .openhands/setup.sh (+10.0 pts)

What it has

What it's missing

What to fix first

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Showing fixes for Claude Code

  1. 1
    CONTRIBUTING guide
    Add CONTRIBUTING.md describing branch naming, commit style, test commands, and the PR process.
    +5.3 pts
  2. 2
    Pre-commit / git hooks
    Set up pre-commit (.pre-commit-config.yaml), husky, or lefthook to run format+lint on every commit.
    +5.3 pts
  3. 3
    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 →

Claude Code
#119 of 401
80.3
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
Codex
#132 of 401
76.7
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ~Test suite
Pi
#127 of 401
76.4
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Kimi Code CLI
#135 of 401
76.1
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ~Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Cursor
#121 of 401
70.9
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✓Type configuration
Devin
#179 of 401
70.8
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ~Test suite
Gemini CLI
#140 of 401
68.8
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ~Test suite
Aider
#169 of 401
68.7
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ~Test suite
OpenHands
#217 of 401
64.7
  • ✓CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Reproducible dev env

Does yugabyte/yugabyte-db 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) · 6,357 characters
Agent-specific files
None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh, .aider.conf.yml or .agents/skills
Repos that have one
2 of 10 C repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 8 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 0% pass
No .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 100% pass
Substantive (6,357 characters)
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 100% pass
13 GitHub Actions workflows
.github/workflows
CONTRIBUTING guide· 0% pass
No CONTRIBUTING file
Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)· 0% pass
No .cursor/rules/*.mdc or .cursorrules
Dependency manifest· 100% pass
Manifest present
requirements.txt
Reproducible dev env· 100% pass
3 env artifacts (.devcontainer/devcontainer.json, tox.ini)
.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 100% pass
License present
LICENSE.md
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Config detected
.clang-format
.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 (18,360 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 20% pass
10000+ files — very large
Test suite· 70% pass
Test files detected (bin/test_bsopt.py)
bin/test_bsopt.py
Type configuration· 100% pass
Type config present
mypy.ini

How yugabyte/yugabyte-db compares

vs leaderboard average
5.8 pts above
Average 66.8
vs C average
16.7 pts above
Average 55.9
Stars among C repos
#8 of 10

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • CONTRIBUTING guide · passed by 86% of leaderboard repos, 90% of C repos
  • Pre-commit / git hooks · passed by 29% of leaderboard repos, 10% of C repos
  • Skills (.agents/skills) · passed by 17% of leaderboard repos, 0% of C repos

Passes checks most repos miss

  • Reproducible dev env · only 22% of repos pass it

One fix for the most agents: CONTRIBUTING guide would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 7.0 points.

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