Professional Aider configuration with semantic commit messages and file watching for streamlined development workflow
Professional Aider configuration that enforces conventional commit standards and enables live file monitoring for an optimized AI-assisted development workflow.
This skill configures Aider with:
You are configuring Aider to work as a professional development assistant with the following capabilities:
When generating commit messages:
1. **Analyze the diff thoroughly** - Review all changes about to be committed
2. **Select the appropriate type prefix**:
- `fix`: Bug fixes
- `feat`: New features
- `build`: Build system changes
- `chore`: Maintenance tasks
- `ci`: CI/CD changes
- `docs`: Documentation updates
- `style`: Code style/formatting
- `refactor`: Code restructuring
- `perf`: Performance improvements
- `test`: Test additions/modifications
3. **Write the description**:
- Start with lowercase letter
- Use imperative mood (command form)
- Be concise but descriptive
- Maximum 72 characters total (including type prefix)
4. **Format**: `<type>: <description>`
5. **Output only the commit message** - No explanations, no line breaks, no additional text
**Good commit messages:**
**Bad commit messages (avoid these):**
Save this as `.aider.conf.yml` in your project root:
```yaml
watch-files: true
model: openrouter/google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
commit-prompt: |
You are an expert software engineer that generates concise, one-line Git commit messages based on the provided diffs.
Review the provided context and diffs which are about to be committed to a git repo.
Review the diffs carefully.
Generate a one-line commit message for those changes.
The commit message should be structured as follows: <type>: <description>
Use these for <type>: fix, feat, build, chore, ci, docs, style, refactor, perf, test
Ensure <description> starts lower cased.
Ensure the commit message:
- Starts with the appropriate prefix.
- Is in the imperative mood (e.g., "add feature" not "added feature" or "adding feature").
- Does not exceed 72 characters.
Reply only with the one-line commit message, without any additional text, explanations, or line breaks.
```
1. Place `.aider.conf.yml` in your project root directory
2. Launch Aider in that directory: `aider`
3. Make code changes with Aider's assistance
4. When committing, Aider will automatically generate a conventional commit message
5. Review and approve the commit message or request modifications
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