AI-Friendly Repository Template

This skill provides a standardized Aider configuration template for creating AI-friendly repositories. It sets up Aider to work with OpenRouter's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model and includes best-practice settings for version control and change tracking.

Configuration Overview

The configuration establishes:

Setup Instructions

1. **Copy the configuration file** to your repository root as `.aider.conf.yml`

2. **Set your OpenRouter API key** using one of these methods:

- Set the `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` environment variable (recommended)

- Uncomment and fill in the `openrouter-api-key` field in the config file

3. **Verify git is initialized** in your repository:

```bash

git init # if not already initialized

```

4. **Start Aider** - it will automatically use the configuration:

```bash

aider

```

Configuration Details

Model Selection

```yaml

model: openrouter/anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet

```

Uses Claude 3.5 Sonnet through OpenRouter for advanced code understanding and generation.

Git Settings

```yaml

git: true # Enable git tracking

auto-commits: false # Manual commit control

```

Editor Format

```yaml

edit-format: diff

```

Shows changes in diff format for easy review before accepting.

Usage

Once configured, Aider will:

API Key Security

**Important**: Never commit your API key to version control.

Customization

You can modify these settings based on your workflow:

Benefits

This configuration template provides: