Aider Motia Project Configuration

Configures Aider for Motia projects with an agent-based development workflow. This skill sets up Aider to read project-specific agent documentation and architectural guides, providing structured context for API development, event handling, state management, and UI implementation.

What This Skill Does

This skill creates an Aider configuration file (`.aider.conf.yaml`) for Motia projects that:

Instructions

When a user requests Aider configuration for a Motia project:

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

- Add YAML header comment referencing Aider docs: `https://aider.chat/docs/config.html`

- Configure `read` section with `AGENTS.md` as the primary context file

- Add commented-out optional guide references for:

- `.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`

2. **Add explanatory note** stating that AGENTS.md references all detailed guides and the AI will read them when needed

3. **Include optional configuration sections** (commented out by default):

- `auto-commits: true` for automatic commit behavior

- Model selection examples: `gpt-4`, `claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022`

- Additional context files section with examples: `config.yml`, `package.json`

4. **Validate the configuration**:

- Ensure YAML syntax is correct

- Verify all file paths match the project structure

- Confirm the configuration follows Aider's documented format

5. **Inform the user** that they can:

- Uncomment specific guides as needed for focused context

- Enable auto-commits if desired

- Select their preferred AI model

- Add additional context files relevant to their project

Example Usage

**User:** "Set up Aider configuration for my Motia project"

**Agent:**

1. Creates `.aider.conf.yaml` with the Motia-specific structure

2. Includes AGENTS.md as the primary read file

3. Comments out optional guide references for selective loading

4. Adds commented configuration options for auto-commits and model selection

5. Confirms the configuration is ready and explains how to customize it

Important Notes