TCR Jail Aider Configuration

This skill configures Aider to enforce a strict Test-Commit-Revert (TCR) workflow. Direct git commits are disabled, requiring the use of a TCR script for all changes. Critical system files are protected as read-only.

Instructions

When applying this configuration to an Aider-enabled repository:

1. **Disable Direct Git Commits**

- Set `auto-commits: false` to prevent automatic commits

- Set `dirty-commits: false` to disallow commits with uncommitted changes

- This forces all commits through the TCR script

2. **Configure Custom Commit Prompt**

- Replace Aider's default commit behavior with a warning message

- Direct users to use `./scripts/tcr.sh "your message"` instead

- Make it clear that direct git commits are forbidden

3. **Protect Critical Files (Read-Only)**

- `.git/**` - Git repository internals

- `scripts/tcr.sh` - The TCR script itself

- `scripts/revert-to-safe.sh` - Safety revert mechanism

- `scripts/verify-jail.sh` - Jail verification tool

- `scripts/setup-tcr-jail.sh` - TCR jail setup script

- `.claude/**` - Claude configuration

- `.opencode/**` - OpenCode configuration

- `.aider*` - Aider configuration files

- `.cursorrules` - Cursor rules

- `.cursorignore` - Cursor ignore patterns

4. **Create .aider.conf.yml**

```yaml

# Aider configuration - TCR JAIL ACTIVE

# Git settings - force TCR compliance

auto-commits: false

dirty-commits: false

# Aider must use TCR script

commit-prompt: |

STOP! You must use ./scripts/tcr.sh to commit.

Direct git commits are forbidden.

Run: ./scripts/tcr.sh "your message"

# Files Aider cannot edit

read-only:

- .git/**

- scripts/tcr.sh

- scripts/revert-to-safe.sh

- scripts/verify-jail.sh

- scripts/setup-tcr-jail.sh

- .claude/**

- .opencode/**

- .aider*

- .cursorrules

- .cursorignore

```

Expected Behavior

After applying this configuration:

Use Cases

Important Notes