Report · marked 26 Aug 2026
thedotmack/claude-mem
Solid foundations, held back in a few specific places.
JavaScript · 91,844 stars · 1,036 files · branch main
77
/100
B+
Instructions
24/27Whether the repo tells an agent how to behave before it starts guessing. Losing marks on agent instruction file.Setup
12/20Whether an agent can install the project and get it running without a human. Losing marks on deterministic install and environment config.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 lint and format rules.Context economy
11/20Whether 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
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
Agent instruction file
Rename or symlink to AGENTS.md so tools other than one vendor's can read it. Keeping CLAUDE.md alongside it costs nothing.
The full marking
Every deduction below names the file or setting it came from.
Instructions 24/27 A
Whether the repo tells an agent how to behave before it starts guessing.
✗Agent instruction file
9/12
CLAUDE.md is present, but not the vendor-neutral AGENTS.md.
Rename or symlink to AGENTS.md so tools other than one vendor's can read it. Keeping CLAUDE.md alongside it costs nothing.
Also found: Copilot instructions
✓Instruction quality
12/12
Specific enough that an agent can act on it.
1,044 characters, a workable length
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 12/20 B-
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.
package.json scripts (dev, build, build-and-sync, sync-marketplace, sync-marketplace:force, build:binaries…)
scripts/ directory
✗Environment config
2/4
Env vars are mentioned in the README but there's no example file to copy.
Add a .env.example listing every variable with a safe placeholder value. It's the cheapest possible fix and it unblocks the whole first run.
✓Pinned runtime version
2/2
The language runtime version is pinned.
package.json engines.node >=20.12.0
✓Reproducible environment
2/2
docker-compose.yml 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
262 test files against 654 source files.
e.g. cowork/PRO-ENDPOINT-SPEC.md, cowork/test/run-tests.mjs, openclaw/src/index.test.ts
✓Test command is discoverable
7/7
An agent can find and run `npm run test`.
✓Continuous integration
4/4
8 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
3/3
Strict type checking is on, which catches a whole class of agent mistakes before they run.
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 42 patterns.
✗File sizes fit in context
0/6
7 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.
plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs — 2947KB
plugin/scripts/server-service.cjs — 2094KB
workers/sync-hub/worker-configuration.d.ts — 538KB
✗Repository weight
2/5
About 439MB 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 Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More ## Setup ``` npm install ``` ## Commands ``` npm run dev # run locally npm run build # produce a build npm run test # run the test suite, must pass before any commit npm run typecheck # type check without emitting npm run build-and-sync npm run sync-marketplace npm run sync-marketplace:force npm run build:binaries ``` ## Layout - `src/` 322 source files - `tests/` 245 source files - `scripts/` 28 source files - `workers/` 26 source files - `plugin/` 16 source files - `openclaw/` 7 source files ## Conventions - Tests live alongside the code they cover, following `cowork/PRO-ENDPOINT-SPEC.md`. - TypeScript runs in strict mode. Type errors are the fastest feedback available, so do not weaken it. - CI defines what passing means. See `.github/workflows/ci.yml`, and keep it green. - TODO: add the two or three conventions a newcomer always gets wrong here. ## Gotchas - `plugin/scripts/worker-service.cjs` is 2947KB. 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/thedotmack/claude-mem.md
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