agnix

Lint agent configurations before they break your workflow

Catch broken agent configs before your AI tools silently ignore them.
342 rules across Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Cursor, Copilot, and more -
validating CLAUDE.md, SKILL.md, hooks, MCP configs, and other agent files.

Auto-fix | GitHub Action | VS Code + JetBrains + Neovim + Zed

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Why agnix?

Your skills don't trigger. Vercel's research found skills invoke at 0% without correct syntax. One wrong field and your skill is invisible.

"Almost right" is the worst outcome. 66% of developers cite it as their biggest AI frustration. Misconfigured agents produce exactly this.

Multi-tool stacks fail silently. Cursor + Claude Code + Copilot each want different formats. A config that works in one tool breaks in another.

Bad patterns get amplified. AI assistants don't ignore wrong configs - they learn from them.

agnix validates all of it - 304 rules sourced from official specs, academic research, and real-world breakage patterns. Auto-fix included.

Want to try it first? Open the playground - paste any agent config, see diagnostics instantly. No install, runs in your browser.

Quick Start

CONSOLE

$ npx agnix .
Validating: .

CLAUDE.md:15:1 warning: Generic instruction 'Be helpful and accurate' [fixable]
  help: Remove generic instructions. Claude already knows this.

.claude/skills/review/SKILL.md:3:1 error: Invalid name 'Review-Code' [fixable]
  help: Use lowercase letters and hyphens only (e.g., 'code-review')

Found 1 error, 1 warning
  2 issues are automatically fixable

hint: Run with --fix, --fix-safe, or --fix-unsafe to apply fixes

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Install

BASH

# npm (recommended, all platforms)
npm install -g agnix

# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew tap agent-sh/agnix && brew install agnix

# Cargo
cargo install agnix-cli

Pre-built binaries | All install options

Editor Extensions

Editor	Install
VS Code	VS Code Marketplace
JetBrains	JetBrains Marketplace
Neovim	`{ "agent-sh/agnix", config = function() require("agnix").setup() end }`
Zed	Search "agnix" in Extensions

Editor setup guide

GitHub Action

YAML

- name: Validate agent configs
  uses: agent-sh/agnix@v0
  with:
    target: 'claude-code'

Usage

BASH

agnix .              # Validate current directory
agnix --fix .        # Apply HIGH and MEDIUM confidence fixes
agnix --fix-safe .   # Apply only HIGH confidence fixes
agnix --fix-unsafe . # Apply all fixes, including LOW confidence
agnix --dry-run --show-fixes .  # Preview fixes with inline diff output
agnix --strict .     # Strict mode (warnings = errors)
agnix --target claude-code .  # Legacy target preset (primarily affects CC-* rules)
agnix --target kiro .         # Legacy target preset (use tools = [...] for tool-only filtering)

Full CLI reference | Full rules reference

Supported Tools

Tool	Rules	Count	Config Files
Agent Skills	AS-, CC-SK-	31	SKILL.md
Claude Code	CC-*	53	CLAUDE.md, hooks, agents, plugins
GitHub Copilot	COP-*	6	.github/copilot-instructions.md, .github/instructions/*.instructions.md
Cursor	CUR-*	16	.cursor/rules/.mdc, .cursorrules, .cursor/hooks.json, .cursor/agents//.md, .cursor/environment.json
Kiro	KIRO-, KR-SK-, KR-AG-, KR-HK-, KR-PW-, KR-MCP-	51	.kiro/steering/*/.md, .kiro/skills/*/SKILL.md, .kiro/agents/.json, .kiro/hooks/.kiro.hook, .kiro/settings/mcp.json, .kiro/powers//POWER.md
MCP	MCP-*	12	*.mcp.json
AGENTS.md	AGM-, XP-	13	AGENTS.md, AGENTS.local.md, AGENTS.override.md
Cline	CLN-*	4	.clinerules, .clinerules/.md, .clinerules/.txt
Gemini CLI	GM-*	9	GEMINI.md, GEMINI.local.md, .gemini/settings.json (hooks), gemini-extension.json (extensions), .geminiignore

Architecture

Rust workspace crates:

agnix-rules - rule metadata generated from knowledge-base/rules.json
agnix-core - shared validation engine library
agnix-cli - command-line interface binary
agnix-lsp - language server binary
agnix-mcp - MCP server binary
agnix-wasm - WebAssembly bindings for browser/runtime integrations

Contributing

Contributions welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the development guide.

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License

MIT OR Apache-2.0

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