Report · marked 25 Aug 2026

HKUDS/LightRAG

Ready for an agent to work in without hand-holding.

Python · 39,173 stars · 1,054 files · branch main

86 /100 A

Instructions 25/27Whether the repo tells an agent how to behave before it starts guessing. Losing marks on instruction quality.Setup 18/20Whether an agent can install the project and get it running without a human. Losing marks on pinned runtime version.Verification loop 22/25Whether an agent can check its own work. This is the category that most decides whether agent output is trustworthy. Losing marks on static type checking.Context economy 13/20Whether the repo fits in a context window, or fights it. Losing marks on file sizes fit in context and repository weight.Navigability 10/10How quickly anything new can orient itself. Full marks.

Higher is better. Accent marks what is costing you most.

Fix these first

File sizes fit in context

A single file that fills the context window forces an agent to work from fragments, and it will confidently edit code it never saw. Splitting the worst offenders pays for itself immediately.

Static type checking

A type checker gives an agent an error message instead of a runtime surprise. It's the second-fastest feedback loop after the compiler.

Pinned runtime version

Add a .nvmrc, .python-version, or equivalent so the agent's toolchain matches yours.

The full marking

Every deduction below names the file or setting it came from.

Instructions 25/27 A+

Whether the repo tells an agent how to behave before it starts guessing.

✓Agent instruction file 12/12

AGENTS.md is present, which is the format the most tools read.

Also found: CLAUDE.md

✗Instruction quality 10/12

Specific enough that an agent can act on it.

Worth fixing: it's 32k characters, which burns context on every single turn.

names the actual commands to run

uses headings, so an agent can skim it

includes copyable code blocks

✓README as an entry point 3/3

README has a clear getting-started section.

Setup 18/20 A

Whether an agent can install the project and get it running without a human.

✓Deterministic install 6/6

uv.lock pins the dependency tree.

Found uv.lock

✓Discoverable commands 6/6

Commands are declared where an agent will look for them.

Makefile

pyproject.toml scripts

scripts/ directory

✓Environment config 4/4

env.example documents what the app needs to run.

✗Pinned runtime version 0/2

No pinned runtime version.

Add a .nvmrc, .python-version, or equivalent so the agent's toolchain matches yours.

✓Reproducible environment 2/2

dockerfile gives a known-good environment.

Verification loop 22/25 A

Whether an agent can check its own work. This is the category that most decides whether agent output is trustworthy.

✓Tests exist 8/8

555 test files against 838 source files.

e.g. lightrag_webui/src/api/lightrag-stream.test.ts, lightrag_webui/src/api/lightrag.test.ts, lightrag_webui/src/features/documentRecoveryWarnings.test.ts

✓Test command is discoverable 7/7

An agent can find and run `pytest`.

✓Continuous integration 4/4

9 GitHub Actions workflows define what "passing" means.

✓Lint and format rules 3/3

pyproject.toml encodes the house style.

✗Static type checking 0/3

No static type checking.

A type checker gives an agent an error message instead of a runtime surprise. It's the second-fastest feedback loop after the compiler.

Context economy 13/20 B

Whether the repo fits in a context window, or fights it.

✓No committed build output 6/6

No generated directories committed.

✓.gitignore hygiene 3/3

.gitignore covers 55 patterns.

✗File sizes fit in context 0/6

22 source files are over 100KB.

A single file that fills the context window forces an agent to work from fragments, and it will confidently edit code it never saw. Splitting the worst offenders pays for itself immediately.

lightrag/api/static/swagger-ui/swagger-ui-bundle.js — 1475KB

lightrag/kg/postgres_impl.py — 438KB

lightrag/pipeline.py — 382KB

✗Repository weight 4/5

About 109.9MB checked out, which is comfortable.

Here is your AGENTS.md

Drafted from what is actually in this repository: the install command from your lockfile, the commands you already declare, your real directory layout. Anything marked TODO needs a person. Save it at the root as AGENTS.md.

AGENTS.md — drafted for HKUDS/LightRAG

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Open the raw markdown or curl -o AGENTS.md agentreadme.com/draft/HKUDS/LightRAG.md

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