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A Dataset of Agentic AI Coding Tool Configurations

arXiv 2605.08435 ↗First posted 8 May 2026cs.SEcited by 3

On the map: LLM agents and tool use → Software engineering coding agents

Abstract (arXiv)

Agentic AI coding tools such as Claude Code and OpenAI Codex execute multi-step coding tasks with limited human oversight. To steer these tools, developers create repository-level configuration artifacts (e.g., Markdown files) for configuration mechanisms such as Context Files, Skills, Rules, and Hooks. There is no curated dataset yet that captures these configurations at scale. This dataset, collected from open-source GitHub repositories, fills that gap. We selected 40,585 actively maintained repositories through metadata filtering, classified them using GPT-5.2 to identify 36,710 as belonging to engineered software projects, and systematically detected configuration artifacts in these repositories. The dataset covers 4,738 repositories across five tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini) and eight configuration mechanisms. We collected 15,591 configuration artifacts, the full content of 18,167 configuration files associated with these configuration artifacts, and 148,519 AI-co-authored commits. The dataset and the construction pipeline are publicly available on Zenodo under CC BY 4.0. An interactive website allows researchers to browse and explore the data. This data supports research on context engineering, AI tool adoption patterns, and human-AI collaboration.

Key facts. Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Software engineering coding agents, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 10 of its 20 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 8 May 2026.

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  1. 2026Agentic Much? Adoption of Coding Agents on GitHub26 Jan
  2. 2025Agent READMEs: An Empirical Study of Context Files for Agentic Coding17 Nov
  3. 2025AgentPack: A Dataset of Code Changes, Co-Authored by Agents and Humans26 Sep
  4. 2025On the Use of Agentic Coding: An Empirical Study of Pull Requests on GitHub18 Sep
  5. 2023Self-collaboration Code Generation via ChatGPT15 Apr

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  1. 2025AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: A Conceptual Taxonomy, Applications and Challengescited by 169
  2. 2021Sampling Projects in GitHub for MSR Studiescited by 21
  3. 2018Categorizing the Content of GitHub README Filescited by 18
  4. 2025Context Engineering for AI Agents in Open-Source Softwarecited by 14
  5. 2025Beyond the Prompt: An Empirical Study of Cursor Rulescited by 7

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  2. 2025Decoding the Configuration of AI Coding Agents: Insights from Claude Code Projects
  3. 2026Scanning the Harness: A Repository Study of Configuration Exposures in AI Coding Agents
  4. 2026Detecting AI Coding Agents in Open Source: A Validated Multi-Method Census of 180 Million Repositories
  5. 2026The Impact of Configuring Agentic AI Coding Tools on Build-vs-Buy Decisions: A Study Protocol
  6. 2025On the Use of Agentic Coding Manifests: An Empirical Study of Claude Code
  7. 2026AgenTag: Attribution of AI Coding Agents from Behavioral Fingerprints
  8. 2025Agentic Refactoring: An Empirical Study of AI Coding Agents