Aider Motia Configuration

This skill configures Aider for working with Motia framework projects, providing proper context and guide references.

What This Does

Sets up Aider to automatically read the AGENTS.md file which contains project overview and references to all detailed implementation guides. Optionally enables specific guide files for API steps, event handling, cron jobs, state management, middleware, real-time streaming, virtual steps, and UI components.

Instructions

When a user wants to configure Aider for a Motia project:

1. **Create or update `.aider.conf.yml`** in the project root with the following content:

```yaml

Aider Configuration for Motia Projects

https://aider.chat/docs/config.html

Read AGENTS.md for project overview and guide references

read:

- AGENTS.md

# Uncomment specific guides as needed for more context:

# - .cursor/rules/motia/api-steps.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/event-steps.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/cron-steps.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/state-management.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/middlewares.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/realtime-streaming.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/virtual-steps.mdc

# - .cursor/rules/motia/ui-steps.mdc

# - .cursor/architecture/architecture.mdc

# - .cursor/architecture/error-handling.mdc

Note: AGENTS.md references all detailed guides in .cursor/rules/

The AI will read those guides when needed based on AGENTS.md instructions

Auto-commit changes (optional, uncomment to enable)

auto-commits: true

Model selection (uncomment your preferred model)

model: gpt-4

model: claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022

Additional context files (optional)

read:

- config.yml

- package.json

```

2. **Verify required files exist**:

- Check that `AGENTS.md` exists in the project root

- Check that `.cursor/rules/motia/` directory exists with guide files

- Check that `.cursor/architecture/` directory exists if architecture guides are needed

3. **Explain the configuration** to the user:

- AGENTS.md is automatically read for project overview

- Specific guides can be uncommented as needed

- Auto-commits can be enabled by uncommenting that line

- Model selection can be customized

- Additional project files can be added to the read list

4. **Ask if they want to customize**:

- Which specific guides should be enabled by default?

- Should auto-commits be enabled?

- Which AI model should be configured?

- Are there additional context files to include?

Example Usage

User: "Set up Aider for my Motia project"

Response:

1. Create `.aider.conf.yml` with the standard Motia configuration

2. Verify AGENTS.md exists

3. Confirm the configuration is ready

4. Ask if they want to enable specific guides or features

Notes