Production-ready Aider configuration for Claude Sonnet with auto-commits disabled, shell command suggestions off, and VS Code integration. Optimized for professional development workflows.
A production-grade Aider configuration file that sets sensible defaults for professional development workflows with Claude Sonnet.
This configuration optimizes Aider for team-based development by:
When a user provides an Aider configuration file or asks to set up Aider for their project:
1. **Identify the configuration approach**: Determine if this is for a new setup or modifying an existing `.aider.conf.yml` file.
2. **Create or update the configuration file**:
- For new setups: Create `.aider.conf.yml` in the git repository root
- For existing configs: Read the current file and modify only the specified settings
- Use the minimal configuration pattern (only include non-default values)
3. **Apply these key settings** (from the source config):
```yaml
sonnet: true
auto-commits: false
suggest-shell-commands: false
detect-urls: false
editor: code
voice-format: wav
voice-language: en
```
4. **Preserve existing settings**: If modifying an existing config, keep all other user-defined values unchanged.
5. **Add API keys reminder**: Include a comment at the top reminding users to set API keys via environment variables or `.env` file (never hardcode keys in the YAML).
6. **Explain the changes**: Briefly describe what each modified setting does and why it's set that way for professional workflows.
7. **Provide usage examples**:
- How to start Aider with this config: `aider`
- How to override config values: `aider --4o` (use GPT-4 instead)
- How to enable auto-commits temporarily: `aider --auto-commits`
```yaml
sonnet: true
auto-commits: false
suggest-shell-commands: false
detect-urls: false
editor: code
voice-format: wav
voice-language: en
```
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