AI Voice Assistant with Aider Configuration

A production-ready Aider configuration for building AI voice assistant applications. This setup is optimized for Claude Sonnet 3.5 and includes sensible defaults for voice-driven development workflows.

Configuration Highlights

This configuration file provides a battle-tested setup for voice assistant development with the following key settings:

Instructions

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

2. **Add your API key** by setting the Anthropic API key in the configuration:

```yaml

anthropic-api-key: your-api-key-here

```

Alternatively, store it in a `.env` file in your git root for better security.

3. **Customize key settings** based on your workflow:

- Enable `auto-commits: true` if you want automatic git commits

- Set `suggest-shell-commands: true` if you want shell command suggestions

- Enable `detect-urls: true` if you want URL detection

- Change `voice-language` from `en` to your preferred ISO 639-1 language code

4. **Run Aider** in your project directory:

```bash

aider

```

5. **Key configuration sections to review**:

- **Model Settings**: Default uses Claude Sonnet 3.5, but you can switch to other models

- **Git Settings**: Auto-commits are disabled; enable if desired

- **Voice Settings**: Voice format set to WAV, language set to English

- **Output Settings**: Colors optimized for terminal use

Usage Examples

**Start a voice-driven coding session**:

```bash

aider --file src/assistant.py --voice-format wav

```

**Work with multiple files**:

```bash

aider --file src/main.py --file src/voice.py --read docs/api.md

```

**Enable auto-commits for a session**:

```bash

aider --auto-commits

```

**Use a different model temporarily**:

```bash

aider --4o # Switch to GPT-4o for this session

```

Important Notes

Configuration File Structure

The full configuration includes sections for:

Refer to the complete configuration file for detailed options in each section.