DevPod Aider Configuration

Configures Aider AI pair programming assistant for the DevPod project with optimized settings for Groq models and automatic convention loading.

What This Skill Does

This skill sets up Aider with:

Automatic reading of CONVENTIONS.md on startup

Groq-powered models (kimi-k2-instruct primary, gpt-oss-20b weak model)

URL detection for context-aware coding

Diff display for code review

Manual commit control (no auto-commits)

Prompt caching for faster responses

30-second timeout

Vim mode disabled

When this skill is applied, Aider will use the following configuration:

1. **Auto-read files**: `CONVENTIONS.md` loaded automatically on startup

2. **Vim mode**: Disabled (`vim: false`)

3. **URL detection**: Enabled to detect and use URLs from code/chat

4. **Primary model**: `groq/moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905`

5. **Weak model**: `groq/openai/gpt-oss-20b` (for simpler tasks)

6. **Timeout**: 30 seconds per request

7. **Prompt caching**: Enabled for performance

8. **Diff display**: Show diffs for all changes

9. **Auto-commits**: Disabled (manual commit control)

Apply this configuration when:

Working on the DevPod codebase

You need project conventions automatically loaded

You want to use Groq's cost-effective models

You prefer manual control over git commits

You want to see detailed diffs before committing

Requires valid Groq API credentials

CONVENTIONS.md must exist in the project root

The kimi-k2-instruct model is suitable for complex coding tasks

The gpt-oss-20b weak model handles simpler operations efficiently

URL detection helps Aider understand context from documentation links and API references