Report · marked 25 Aug 2026
hyprwm/Hyprland
Solid foundations, held back in a few specific places.
C++ · 38,162 stars · 1,180 files · branch main
73
/100
B+
Instructions
20/27Whether the repo tells an agent how to behave before it starts guessing. Losing marks on instruction quality and readme as an entry point.Setup
6/14Whether an agent can install the project and get it running without a human. Losing marks on deterministic install and pinned runtime version.Verification loop
17/22Whether an agent can check its own work. This is the category that most decides whether agent output is trustworthy. Losing marks on tests exist and lint and format rules.Context economy
15/20Whether 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
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
Instruction quality
Worth fixing: it never states a build, test, or run command; has no code blocks.
03
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.
The full marking
Every deduction below names the file or setting it came from.
Instructions 20/27 B+
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.
✗Instruction quality
6/12
Real instructions, with gaps.
Worth fixing: it never states a build, test, or run command; has no code blocks.
3,144 characters, a workable length
uses headings, so an agent can skim it
✗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.
Makefile
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 17/22 B+
Whether an agent can check its own work. This is the category that most decides whether agent output is trustworthy.
✗Tests exist
6/8
94 test files against 1013 source files.
e.g. .github/workflows/nix-test.yml, hyprtester/src/tests/clients/.gitignore, hyprtester/src/tests/clients/child-window.cpp
✓Test command is discoverable
7/7
An agent can find and run `make test`.
✓Continuous integration
4/4
12 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
n/a
Not applicable — the C++ compiler type checks every build.
Context economy 15/20 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 49 patterns.
✗File sizes fit in context
2/6
5 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.
src/i18n/Engine.cpp — 192KB
src/render/Renderer.cpp — 142KB
hyprtester/src/tests/main/scroll.cpp — 129KB
✗Repository weight
4/5
About 81.4MB 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 Hyprland is an independent, highly customizable, dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks. ## Setup ``` # TODO: the install command. No lockfile was found, so this could not be inferred. ``` ## Commands ``` make stub make release make debug make nopch make clear make install ``` ## Layout - `src/` 857 source files - `hyprtester/` 65 source files - `tests/` 47 source files - `hyprpm/` 19 source files - `start/` 8 source files - `hyprctl/` 6 source files ## Conventions - Tests live alongside the code they cover, following `.github/workflows/nix-test.yml`. - CI defines what passing means. See `.github/workflows/ci.yaml`, and keep it green. - TODO: add the two or three conventions a newcomer always gets wrong here. ## Gotchas - `src/i18n/Engine.cpp` is 192KB. 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. --- 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/hyprwm/Hyprland.md
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