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lousy-agents

Active·★ 13·BSD-2-Clause-Patent·Updated 2026-10-22

Lousy Agents provides npm packages for agentic software development, focusing on transforming inconsistent AI outputs into production-grade code. It offers a CLI for scaffolding projects with pre-configured testing, linting, and AI assistant setups, along with companion tools for AI integration and npm script telemetry.

#AI-assisted Coding#Code Scaffolding#Developer Tooling#AI Configuration#Linting#Test Automation#Agent Telemetry#Workflow Automation
$ Install
$ npx @lousy-agents/cli init
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01CLI for project scaffolding with testing, linting, and AI assistant configurations.
02Generate GitHub Copilot setup workflows to provide environment context to AI assistants.
03MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server for deeper AI assistant integration.
04Agent Lessons system for automatic knowledge injection and capture during Claude Code sessions.
05Agent-shell for npm script execution telemetry and policy-based command blocking.
02

Compatibility

Node.js
Runtime
Verified via docs
npm
Package Manager
Verified via docs
GitHub Copilot
AI Assistant
Verified via docs
Claude Code
AI Assistant
Verified via docs
VS Code
IDE
Verified via docs
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ npx @lousy-agents/cli init
04

Use cases

↳Rapidly scaffold new AI-assisted projects (webapps, APIs, CLIs) with best practices.
↳Standardize AI development tooling and configurations across a team or organization.
↳Automate project setup and AI configuration tasks within CI/CD pipelines.
↳Improve the consistency and production-readiness of AI-generated code outputs.
↳Audit and record npm script execution for security, compliance, or debugging purposes.
05

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Bootstrap projects with pre-configured instructions, tests, and linters that guide AI coding agents to produce reliable code

13BSD-2-Clause-Patent
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