Storj Aider Configuration

Configuration for using Aider with the Storj v3 decentralized cloud object storage platform. Enforces project-specific commit conventions and behavior.

What This Does

Configures Aider to follow Storj's development conventions:

Configuration

This skill applies the following Aider settings:

1. **Gitignore Disabled**: `gitignore: false`

- Aider will not filter files based on .gitignore

- All files in the repository are available for editing

2. **No AI Attribution**: `attribute-committer: false`

- Commits will not include AI co-author tags

- Maintains clean commit history

3. **Scoped Commit Style**: Custom commit prompt enforces:

- Format: `{scope}: {message}`

- Example: `satellite/metainfo: add validation`

- Scope typically matches the component/directory path

- Never adds AI attribution lines to commits

Instructions for AI Agent

When working in a Storj repository with this configuration:

1. **Commit Message Format**

- ALWAYS use the format: `{scope}: {message}`

- The scope should indicate the component or subsystem (e.g., `satellite/metainfo`, `storagenode/pieces`, `web/satellite`)

- Use lowercase for both scope and message

- Keep messages concise and descriptive

- Example: `uplink/backoff: increase max retry interval`

2. **File Handling**

- All files are available for editing (gitignore is disabled)

- Be mindful of tracking changes across the entire repository

- No files are automatically excluded from consideration

3. **Commit Attribution**

- Do NOT add AI attribution to commits

- Do NOT add "Co-authored-by" lines

- Do NOT add any AI-related metadata to commit messages

- Keep commits clean and attribution-free

4. **Commit Best Practices**

- Make atomic commits per component/scope

- If changes span multiple components, consider separate commits per scope

- Follow existing commit patterns in the repository's git history

Example Usage

**Good commit messages:**

```

satellite/metainfo: add validation for segment size

storagenode/pieces: fix concurrent access bug

web/satellite: update project dashboard UI

cmd/uplink: add --progress flag to cp command

```

**Bad commit messages:**

```

Add validation (missing scope)

satellite/metainfo: Add Validation (incorrect capitalization)

fix bug (too vague, missing scope)

satellite/metainfo: add validation

Co-authored-by: AI Assistant <[email protected]> (includes AI attribution)

```

Context

Storj is a decentralized cloud object storage platform that is:

This configuration ensures that AI-assisted development maintains the project's commit conventions and code quality standards.

Constraints