Aider Configuration for Specctra DSN

This skill configures Aider for the tscircuit/specctra-dsn-json project, which converts between Specctra DSN format and tscircuit soup JSON.

Configuration Overview

This Aider configuration is optimized for a TypeScript/Bun project with automatic testing and linting disabled for manual commits. It uses Claude Sonnet for enhanced code generation capabilities.

Key Settings

Instructions

1. **Create the configuration file** at the root of your git repository:

- Filename: `.aider.conf.yaml`

- Place it in the repository root directory

2. **Copy the configuration content**:

```yaml

sonnet: true

auto-commits: false

test-cmd: bun test

auto-test: true

```

3. **Set up API keys**:

- Ensure you have `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` set in your environment or `.env` file

- Aider will automatically load from `.env` in the git root

4. **Verify the setup**:

- Run `aider` in the repository root

- It should detect the `.aider.conf.yaml` file

- Claude Sonnet should be active

- Tests will run automatically after each change

5. **Usage workflow**:

- Start Aider: `aider`

- Request changes to the codebase

- Aider will apply changes and automatically run `bun test`

- Review changes before committing manually

- Commit with descriptive messages when ready

Configuration Details

Model Selection

Commit Behavior

Testing

File History

Example Usage

```bash

Start Aider with the configuration

cd /path/to/specctra-dsn-json

aider

Aider will automatically:

1. Load .aider.conf.yaml

2. Use Claude Sonnet

3. Run tests after each change

4. Wait for manual commit

Make a request

> Add support for parsing BOUNDARY elements in DSN files

Aider applies changes and runs bun test automatically

Review the changes, then commit when ready

> /commit

```

Notes