Aider (CONVENTIONS.md)

Aider reads CONVENTIONS.md when launched with --read CONVENTIONS.md (or auto-loaded if configured in .aider.conf.yml). Plain markdown describing the project’s coding conventions.

File path
CONVENTIONS.md
Length cap (recommended)
~400 lines
Frontmatter
No
File globs
No

Format quirks

  • Loaded explicitly with --read CONVENTIONS.md
  • Add `read: CONVENTIONS.md` to .aider.conf.yml to load automatically
  • Aider sends it as a system message on every request
Generate a CONVENTIONS.mdConvert an existing rules file

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Official docs: https://aider.chat/docs/usage/conventions.html