Report · marked 25 Aug 2026

wshobson/agents

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

Python · 39,111 stars · 1,157 files · branch main

88 /100 A

Instructions 27/27Whether the repo tells an agent how to behave before it starts guessing. Full marks.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 21/25Whether 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 and static type checking.Context economy 20/20Whether the repo fits in a context window, or fights it. Full marks.Navigability 10/10How quickly anything new can orient itself. Full marks.

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

Fix these first

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.

Lint and format rules

A formatter config is the cheapest way to stop reviewing whitespace in agent diffs. It moves style from opinion to a command.

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 27/27 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 12/12

Specific enough that an agent can act on it.

5,718 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 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

–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

40 test files against 71 source files.

e.g. plugins/conductor/templates/track-spec.md, plugins/kubernetes-operations/skills/k8s-manifest-generator/references/deployment-spec.md, plugins/kubernetes-operations/skills/k8s-manifest-generator/references/service-spec.md

✓Test command is discoverable 7/7

An agent can find and run `make test`.

✓Continuous integration 4/4

5 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 20/20 A+

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 25 patterns.

✓File sizes fit in context 6/6

No source file is large enough to crowd out a context window.

✓Repository weight 5/5

About 6.0MB 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 wshobson/agents

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Open the raw markdown or curl -o AGENTS.md agentreadme.com/draft/wshobson/agents.md

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