Aider Configuration from nimh-dsst/osm

This skill configures Aider AI coding assistant with settings optimized for the OpenSciMetrics (OSM) project, which applies NLP and LLM-based metrics to biomedical publications for analyzing transparency, data sharing, rigor, and open science practices.

Configuration Overview

This configuration sets up Aider with:

Instructions

When a user requests this configuration, create or update their `.aider.conf.yml` file with the following settings:

1. **Model Configuration**

- Set main model to `openrouter/anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet`

- Disable prompt caching (`cache-prompts: false`)

- Enable 1 cache keepalive ping (`cache-keepalive-pings: 1`)

2. **History File Organization**

- Store all history files in `.aider.historydir/` directory

- Configure input history: `.aider.historydir/.aider.input.history`

- Configure chat history: `.aider.historydir/.aider.chat.history.md`

- Configure LLM history: `.aider.historydir/.aider.llm.history`

3. **Output Settings**

- Enable dark mode (`dark-mode: true`)

- Keep default pretty output and streaming enabled

4. **Testing and Linting**

- Set lint command: `pre-commit run --files`

- Disable auto-linting (`auto-lint: false`)

- Set test command: `pytest tests`

- Enable auto-testing (`auto-test: true`)

5. **Workflow Settings**

- Add `CONVENTIONS.md` as read-only file

- Enable auto-confirmation (`yes: true`)

- Enable verbose output (`verbose: true`)

6. **Git Settings**

- Keep default git integration enabled

- Keep auto-commits enabled

- Keep author attribution enabled

File Output

Create `.aider.conf.yml` with this content:

```yaml

Main model configuration

model: openrouter/anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet

Cache settings

cache-prompts: false

cache-keepalive-pings: 1

History files

input-history-file: .aider.historydir/.aider.input.history

chat-history-file: .aider.historydir/.aider.chat.history.md

llm-history-file: .aider.historydir/.aider.llm.history

Output settings

dark-mode: true

Testing and linting

lint-cmd: pre-commit run --files

auto-lint: false

test-cmd: pytest tests

auto-test: true

Read-only files

read: CONVENTIONS.md

Workflow settings

yes: true

verbose: true

```

Usage Example

After applying this configuration:

1. Aider will use Claude 3.5 Sonnet via OpenRouter

2. Changes will trigger `pytest tests` automatically

3. Manual linting available via `pre-commit run --files`

4. All history tracked in organized `.aider.historydir/`

5. Confirmations auto-accepted for smooth workflows

6. `CONVENTIONS.md` available as context without modification risk

Notes