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gitlab-org/cli

GitLab
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli

A GitLab CLI tool bringing GitLab to your command line

Stars:
1.1k
Language:
Go
Default branch:
main
Last scored:
Overall

At a glance

Rank
#4 of 401
Top 1% · #2 of 40 Go repos
Checks passed
10 of 17
Full list below
Best set up for
Claude Code
Score 98.0
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
    Manageable size
    If possible, split into smaller modules or carve out a focused entry path. Document where to start in AGENTS.md.
    +1.3 pts
  2. 2
    CI configuration
    Add a CI workflow (e.g. .github/workflows/ci.yml or .gitlab-ci.yml) that runs tests + linter on every PR.
    +0.7 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
#1 of 401
98.0
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
Kimi Code CLI
#3 of 401
93.1
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Dependency manifest
Codex
#3 of 401
92.8
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Pi
#3 of 401
92.8
  • ✓AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md
  • ✓Test suite
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
Devin
#8 of 401
89.4
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Test suite
Aider
#1 of 401
84.4
  • ✗.aider.conf.yml
  • ✓Linter / formatter config
  • ✓Test suite
OpenHands
#4 of 401
83.6
  • ~CI configuration
  • ✓Dependency manifest
  • ✓Reproducible dev env
Gemini CLI
#7 of 401
83.0
  • ✗GEMINI.md
  • ✓README
  • ✓Test suite
Cursor
#15 of 401
82.5
  • ✗Cursor rules (.cursor/rules)
  • ✓README
  • ✓Type configuration

Does gitlab-org/cli 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) · 7,596 characters
Agent-specific files
None: no GEMINI.md, .cursor/rules, .openhands/setup.sh, .aider.conf.yml or .agents/skills
Repos that have one
23 of 40 Go repos · 221 of 401 repos on the leaderboard · See examples →

All 17 checks · 10 passed

Skills (.agents/skills)· 0% pass
No .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md· 100% pass
Substantive (7,596 characters)
AGENTS.md
.aider.conf.yml· 0% pass
No .aider.conf.yml at repo root
CI configuration· 90% pass
CI config present
.gitlab-ci.yml
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
go.mod
Reproducible dev env· 100% pass
2 env artifacts (Makefile, Dockerfile)
Makefile
GEMINI.md· 0% pass
No GEMINI.md at repo root
License file· 100% pass
License present
LICENSE
Linter / formatter config· 100% pass
Config detected
.golangci.yml
.openhands/setup.sh· 0% pass
No .openhands/setup.sh
Pre-commit / git hooks· 100% pass
Hook framework configured
lefthook.yml
README· 100% pass
README detailed (13,986 characters)
README.md
Manageable size· 80% pass
1636 files
Test suite· 100% pass
Found /test
test
Type configuration· 100% pass
Typed language (Go)

How gitlab-org/cli compares

vs leaderboard average
22.0 pts above
Average 66.8
vs Go average
17.8 pts above
Average 71.0
Stars among Go repos
#38 of 40

Missing here, and how many repos have it

  • Skills (.agents/skills) · passed by 17% of leaderboard repos, 10% of Go repos
  • Cursor rules (.cursor/rules) · passed by 4% of leaderboard repos, 0% of Go repos

Passes checks most repos miss

  • 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: Manageable size would raise the score for all 9 agents, by up to 1.4 points.

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