Aider Git and Color Configuration

Professional Aider configuration that disables automatic git commits and applies a custom color scheme for better terminal visibility.

Overview

This skill configures Aider with conservative git behavior (manual commits only) and a carefully chosen color palette for terminal output.

Instructions

When the user requests this configuration:

1. Create or update the `.aider.conf.yaml` file in the project root with the following settings:

2. **Git Behavior Configuration:**

- Set `auto-commits: false` to prevent automatic commits

- Set `dirty-commits: false` to disallow commits with uncommitted changes

- Set `attribute-author: false` to not modify git author

- Set `attribute-committer: false` to not modify git committer

- Set `attribute-co-authored-by: false` to not add co-authored-by trailers

3. **Custom Color Scheme:**

- `assistant-output-color: '448c27'` (green) for AI responses

- `tool-error-color: 'aa3731'` (red) for errors

- `tool-output-color: '7a3e9d'` (purple) for tool output

- `tool-warning-color: 'cb9000'` (amber) for warnings

- `user-input-color: '325cc0'` (blue) for user input

4. Write the complete configuration file with proper YAML formatting

5. Inform the user that:

- Aider will now require manual git commits

- The color scheme provides clear visual distinction between output types

- They can customize these settings further if needed

Example Usage

User: "Set up my Aider configuration with manual commits and custom colors"

Agent: Creates `.aider.conf.yaml` with git behavior disabled and applies the professional color scheme.

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