Redact-It Development Guidelines
This skill configures Aider to reference comprehensive development guidelines for the Redact-It project. All development standards, commands, and patterns are maintained in a single source of truth: `AGENTS.md`.
What This Skill Does
When you use this skill with Aider, it automatically reads the `AGENTS.md` file in your repository, which contains:
**Development commands** (build, test, format)**Architecture and design patterns****Code style guidelines****CI/CD information****Implementation notes**Usage
1. Ensure you have an `AGENTS.md` file in your repository root
2. Add this `.aider.conf.yml` file to your repository:
```yaml
Aider Configuration
For comprehensive development guidelines, please refer to AGENTS.md
AGENTS.md contains:
- Development commands (build, test, format)
- Architecture and design patterns
- Code style guidelines
- CI/CD information
- Implementation notes
#
This repository maintains a single source of truth in AGENTS.md
that is shared across all AI coding assistants.
read: AGENTS.md
```
3. When you start Aider, it will automatically load the guidelines from `AGENTS.md`
Benefits
**Single source of truth**: All AI assistants reference the same documentation**Consistency**: Ensures Aider follows your project's established patterns**Low maintenance**: Update guidelines in one place (`AGENTS.md`)**Cross-tool compatibility**: Works with other AI coding tools that support AGENTS.mdImplementation Pattern
This approach is ideal for projects that:
Use multiple AI coding assistantsWant to maintain consistent development practicesNeed a central reference for architecture and style decisionsValue documentation as codeExample AGENTS.md Structure
Your `AGENTS.md` file might include sections like:
```markdown
Development Commands
`npm run build` - Build the project`npm test` - Run tests`npm run format` - Format codeArchitecture Patterns
Use TypeScript strict modeFollow functional programming patternsImplement error boundariesCode Style
Use Prettier for formattingFollow Airbnb ESLint configWrite descriptive commit messages```
Notes
The `.aider.conf.yml` file should be committed to your repositoryUpdate `AGENTS.md` when development practices changeThis pattern works well with the AGENTS.md convention used by other AI tools