Aider Language Comparison Configuration

This skill configures Aider for working on a programming language comparison project with support for multiple AI providers and custom GitHub Copilot instructions.

What This Skill Does

Sets up Aider to:

Instructions

When setting up this Aider configuration:

1. **Create the `.aider.conf.yml` file** in the project root with the following structure:

2. **Configure instruction reading:**

- Add a `read` section that includes `.github/copilot-instructions.md`

- This ensures Aider loads project-specific coding guidelines and context

3. **Set up API key environment variables:**

- Define `api-key` entries for each provider

- Gemini: Set `GEMINI_API_KEY` environment variable

- OpenRouter: Set `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` environment variable

- DeepSeek: Set `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY` environment variable

4. **Security note:**

- IMPORTANT: Never commit actual API keys to version control

- Use placeholder values or environment variable references in the config

- Store actual keys in `.env` files or secure credential managers

- Add `.env` to `.gitignore`

5. **Verify the configuration:**

- Ensure `.github/copilot-instructions.md` exists before running Aider

- Confirm API keys are set in your environment

- Test Aider startup to verify configuration loads correctly

Example Configuration

```yaml

read:

- .github/copilot-instructions.md

api-key:

- gemini=${GEMINI_API_KEY}

- openrouter=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}

- deepseek=${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}

```

Usage

After configuration, Aider will:

Constraints