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Report · marked 25 Aug 2026

agno-agi/agno

Solid foundations, held back in a few specific places.

Python · 41,914 stars · 5,687 files · branch main

Fix these first

01
Deterministic install
Commit the lockfile your package manager generates. Without it, an agent's install and your install are different builds, and 'works on my machine' becomes unfalsifiable.
02
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.
03
Instruction quality
Worth fixing: it never states a build, test, or run command.

The full marking

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

Instructions 22/27 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, .cursorrules
Instruction quality 8/12
Real instructions, with gaps.
Worth fixing: it never states a build, test, or run command.
6,172 characters, a workable length
uses headings, so an agent can skim it
includes copyable code blocks
README as an entry point 2/3
README exists but never explains how to get the thing running.
Give the README an Install and a Usage heading with real commands under each. Agents pattern-match on those headings.
Setup 6/14 C

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

Deterministic install 0/6
No lockfile. An agent installing dependencies may not get what CI got.
Commit the lockfile your package manager generates. Without it, an agent's install and your install are different builds, and 'works on my machine' becomes unfalsifiable.
Discoverable commands 6/6
Commands are declared where an agent will look for them.
scripts/ directory
Environment config n/a
Not applicable — this reads as a library, with no environment to configure.
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 n/a
Not applicable — a library doesn't need a container to be worked on.
Verification loop 21/25 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
1389 test files against 4761 source files.
e.g. cookbook/05_agent_os/07_security/test_scopes.py, cookbook/05_agent_os/16_agui/openui/frontend/src/agno.test.ts, cookbook/05_agent_os/16_agui/openui/frontend/src/library.test.ts
Test command is discoverable 7/7
An agent can find and run `pytest`.
Continuous integration 4/4
7 GitHub Actions workflows define what "passing" means.
Lint and format rules 0/3
No linter or formatter config. Style is tribal knowledge, so agent output will drift from yours.
A formatter config is the cheapest way to stop reviewing whitespace in agent diffs. It moves style from opinion to a command.
Static type checking 2/3
Type checking is configured, but not in strict mode.
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 11/20 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 68 patterns.
File sizes fit in context 0/6
38 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.
libs/agno/agno/workflow/workflow.py — 571KB
libs/agno/agno/team/_run.py — 464KB
libs/agno/agno/db/postgres/postgres.py — 373KB
Repository weight 2/5
About 313MB checked out. Large enough that cloning and searching are both slow.
Large binaries and vendored trees slow every operation an agent performs. Git LFS or a separate assets repo keeps the working tree navigable.

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 agno-agi/agno
# AGENTS.md

Build, run, and manage agent platforms.

## Setup

```
# TODO: the install command. No lockfile was found, so this could not be inferred.
```

## Commands

```
# TODO: nothing declares a build or test command, so an agent has to guess.
# This is the single most valuable section of this file. Fill it in.
```

## Layout

- `libs/`     2491 source files
- `cookbook/` 2260 source files
- `scripts/`  10 source files

## Conventions

- Tests live alongside the code they cover, following `cookbook/05_agent_os/07_security/test_scopes.py`.
- CI defines what passing means. See `.github/workflows/claude.yml`, and keep it green.
- TODO: add the two or three conventions a newcomer always gets wrong here.

## Gotchas

- `libs/agno/agno/workflow/workflow.py` is 571KB. It will not fit comfortably in context, so read it in parts.
- No lockfile is committed, so an install here may not match what CI produced.

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Drafted by agentreadme.com from what is in this repository. Everything marked TODO
needs a human. Check it in as AGENTS.md at the root.

Open the raw markdown  or  curl -o AGENTS.md agentreadme.com/draft/agno-agi/agno.md

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