How real projects configure their agents

1,737 repositories keep their own agent configuration in the open: a CLAUDE.md, a rules file, instructions for Copilot, a skill the project runs on itself. These are not mods to install. They are worth reading for what they reveal — what a maintainer thinks an agent gets wrong.

Building agents7,510Claude Code6,601Data and AI3,691Backend and APIs3,489Languages3,402Planning3,208Git and workflow3,142Code review2,734Memory and context2,361Testing2,349DevOps and cloud2,296Research2,292Writing and docs2,291Frontend2,248Security2,004Productivity1,708

All Claude Code32,107 Codex23,261 OpenCode22,036 GitHub Copilot3,542 Gemini CLI1,912 Cursor1,737 Windsurf119 Kiro77

Project Stars Configures Files Always loaded
oleksiitrembach/gigaspec The first MCP-native specification framework for AI coding agents. 0 Claude Code, Cursor 2 129 tok
rwking/wellness_planner Testing MCP servicer + tools + interacting with data 0 Cursor 4
nika-is-nika/prompt_bookmarks A local MCP server for organizing and accessing prompts across AI tools 0 Cursor 1 1,096 tok
cjmontgom/todo-mcp-server Todo MCP server 0 Claude Code, Cursor 51
mayurnarang9099-maker/snow-azure-githubMCP 0 Cursor 1 660 tok
ywf2016/steel-tester Intranet Steel Browser tester — CLI + MCP 0 Claude Code, Cursor 5
CSOAI-ORG/credential-manager-mcp Credential Manager MCP server. Council of AI. 0 Cursor 1 75 tok
SebAustin/mcp-financial-data MCP server (2025-11-25) for SEC EDGAR + FRED + Polygon with OAuth 2.1, citation-grounded 1 0 Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 2 2,393 tok
Gabrielbief/suno-mcp 0 Cursor 1 1,872 tok
HyperHeroX/user-feedback-web Web version of the user-feedback MCP Tool 0 Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenCode 9 4,537 tok
dannymoons/mcp-gmail 0 Cursor 1 1,129 tok
Konnexx-Software-Developers/konnexx-dev-mcp 0 Claude Code, Cursor 5
davidruzicka/mcp4openapi Universal MCP server that can translate MCP tools for any OpenAPI 3.x specification. 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode 16 4,494 tok
UMBRAXON/kya-hub umbraxon.xyz Know Your Agent — Lightning-paid, Ed25519-anchored identity & reputation protocol for auto 0 Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 2 3,353 tok
CBEPX/talos-mcp-server 🤖 AI-powered Talos Linux management via Model Context Protocol (MCP) 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 5 1,126 tok
Asheng008/unifiles-mcp 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 9 1,248 tok
claude-marie/pathways-mcp-server 0 Cursor 1 44 tok
CSOAI-ORG/mitre-attack-mcp meok.ai MITRE ATT&CK matrix lookup + tactic/technique mapper MCP. MIT 0 Cursor 1 184 tok
bitbankinc/bitbank-mcp-server MCPserver for bitbank 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 7 720 tok
shelizi/coding-tools-mcp coding-tools-mcp 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 11 2,014 tok
finimpulse/mcp-server-typescript developers.finimpulse.com Financial data MCP server 0 Cursor 1
nikondrat/cctx-mcp MCP server for AI agents: code structure instead of a wall of text. smart_read, find_symbo 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 13 1,561 tok
sinnhirl/cdt-smart-snapshot Token-efficient snapshot MCP server for Chrome DevTools Protocol: smart_snapshot, snapshot 0 Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 2 618 tok
tw-haiven/haiven-mcp-server Local MCP Server that exposes 2 tools, get-prompt and get-prompt-text 0 Cursor 1 395 tok
QiuYanzhao/mcp_servers mcp_servers 0 Cursor 1
iflow-mcp/uber-eats-mcp-server 0 Cursor 1 17 tok
HJeon139/hjeon139-mcp-outofcontext An MCP Server to stash context for exact long term memory 0 Cursor 1 1,200 tok
Rethunk-AI/clodbridge MCP server bridging Cursor's .cursor/ directory into Claude Code. Define custom rules, ski 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 13 1,841 tok
Jctechbr/PacketMaster MCP server for PCAP analysis via tshark 0 Cursor 2
xiaohe9/helpdesk-mcp-server 0 Cursor 1 121 tok
sebazai/faceit-mcp 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 3 410 tok
kaizen-org/openapi-mcp-server MCP server that exposes any OpenAPI/Swagger API as MCP tools 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 8 2,074 tok
Mih-Nig-Afe/MCP-Dev-Loop-Trello-Cursor-GitHub Human-in-the-loop Trello + Cursor AI dev workflow (MCP server, skills, hooks) 0 Cursor 1
umbecanessa/agent-room-mcp MCP server for Cursor agents to chat in shared rooms before git changes 0 Cursor 1
vhspace/goldenmcp goldenmcp-e9l6.vercel.app MCP server 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor 10
TMHSDigital/local-ai-mcp tmhsdigital.github.io Unified MCP server for managing local model runtimes (Ollama, LM Studio, and more): provid 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 3 1,293 tok
nathanolds22/servicenow-mcp-merged 0 Cursor 1 660 tok
aviciot/mcp-template 0 Claude Code, Cursor 2 1,843 tok
shahrukh-hack/vibe-memory shahrukh-hack.github.io Universal Long-Term Memory & Cross-Agent Handoff Protocol for AI Coding Agents 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 3 203 tok
Sayalab/agy_in_claude_mcp 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode 7 1,420 tok
huginnnx/mcp-jira-tempo 0 Claude Code, Cursor 8
exmuzzy/exmuzzy-mcp 0 Claude Code, Cursor 2 1,540 tok
Mutigen/packforge AI Agent Instruction Hub — orchestrates context-aware instruction packs for Cursor, Claude 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 3 3,123 tok
RanneG/linkup_mcp Custom MCP server for Cursor IDE with web search and RAG 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode 3 6,918 tok
michelfritzschjoin/join-ms-365-mcp-server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Microsoft 365 and Office servic 0 Cursor 1 817 tok
OriShmila/alpha-vantage-mcp-server 0 Cursor 1 4,800 tok
ashwinmram/mcp-server Central MCP server for storing and querying lessons learned and project-specific implement 0 Cursor 1 139 tok
Fernandocgomez/mcp-server 0 Cursor 1 2,167 tok
gurezo/mdn-translation-ja-mcp gurezo.github.io MDN Web Docs translation support MCP server 0 Claude Code, Codex, Cursor 6
OriShmila/gnews-mcp-server 0 Cursor 1 1,572 tok