1API Hub Aider Configuration

A production-grade Aider configuration file that sets sensible defaults for professional development workflows with Claude Sonnet.

What This Does

This configuration optimizes Aider for team-based development by:

Instructions

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`

Example Output

```yaml

Aider Configuration

API keys should be set via .env file or environment variables

See: https://aider.chat/docs/config/dotenv.html

Use Claude 3.5 Sonnet for main chat

sonnet: true

Disable auto-commits for manual git control

auto-commits: false

Disable shell command suggestions for security

suggest-shell-commands: false

Disable URL detection for focused sessions

detect-urls: false

Use VS Code for /editor command

editor: code

Voice settings

voice-format: wav

voice-language: en

```

Important Notes