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-# AiderChat configuration file
+##########################################################
+# Aider Configuration for Home Lab Project
+# Place in your home dir, or at the root of your git repo.
+##########################################################
 
-# General settings
-project_name: Home Lab
-language: guile
-description: >
-  This is the configuration for AiderChat, tailored for managing and orchestrating
-  the Home Lab project. The project uses Guile for scripting and NixOS for system
-  configuration.
+#############
+# Main model:
 
-# File inclusion/exclusion
-include:
-  - "**/*.scm"  # Include all Guile Scheme files
-  - "**/*.nix"  # Include all NixOS configuration files
-  - "**/*.yml"  # Include YAML configuration files
-  - "**/*.md"   # Include Markdown documentation files
-exclude:
-  - "**/node_modules/**"  # Exclude Node.js dependencies
-  - "**/.git/**"          # Exclude Git metadata
-  - "**/tmp/**"           # Exclude temporary files
+## Specify the model to use for the main chat (using Ollama with qwen2.5-coder)
+model: ollama/qwen2.5-coder:7b
 
-# Chat settings
-chat:
-  model: ollama
-  endpoint: http://grey-area:11434  # Ollama service running on grey-area
-  temperature: 0.7
-  max_tokens: 2048
-  system_prompt: >
-    You are an assistant helping with the Home Lab project. Focus on Guile scripting,
-    NixOS configuration, and infrastructure orchestration.
+########################
+# API Keys and settings:
 
-# Workflow settings
-workflow:
-  auto_save: true
-  auto_commit: false
-  branch_name: aiderchat-updates
-  commit_message_template: >
-    [AiderChat] {description}
+## Set environment variables for Ollama
+set-env:
+  - OLLAMA_API_BASE=http://grey-area:11434
 
-# Logging
-logging:
-  level: info
-  file: aiderchat.log
+#################
+# Model settings:
 
-# Extensions
-extensions:
-  - name: nixos-helper
-    description: >
-      Provides additional support for NixOS configuration and orchestration tasks.
-  - name: guile-helper
-    description: >
-      Adds syntax highlighting and linting for Guile Scheme files.
+## Specify a file with aider model settings for unknown models
+model-settings-file: .aider.model.settings.yml
+
+## Model aliases for convenience
+alias:
+  - "code:ollama/qwen2.5-coder:7b"
+  - "chat:ollama/llama3.1:8b"
+  - "reason:ollama/deepseek-r1:latest"
+  - "task:ollama/taskmaster-qwen:latest"
+  - "research:ollama/research-deepseek:latest"
+  - "fast:ollama/qwen3:4b"
+
+## Specify what edit format the LLM should use
+edit-format: diff
+
+## Specify the model to use for commit messages and chat history summarization
+weak-model: ollama/qwen3:4b
+
+## Verify the SSL cert when connecting to models
+verify-ssl: false
+
+## Timeout in seconds for API calls (increased for slower CPU inference)
+timeout: 300
+
+## Disable model warnings for faster startup
+show-model-warnings: false
+
+###################
+# Repomap settings:
+
+## Suggested number of tokens to use for repo map (reduced for performance)
+map-tokens: 1024
+
+## Control how often the repo map is refreshed
+map-refresh: manual
+
+######################
+# File handling:
+
+## Auto-load convention files for this project
+read:
+  - CONVENTIONS.md
+
+################
+# History Files:
+
+## Specify the chat input history file
+input-history-file: .aider.input.history
+
+## Specify the chat history file
+chat-history-file: .aider.chat.history.md
+
+#################
+# Cache settings:
+
+## Enable caching of prompts for better performance
+cache-prompts: true
+
+## Keep cache warm to reduce latency
+cache-keepalive-pings: 2
+
+###################
+# Performance settings:
+
+## Disable model checking for faster startup
+check-model-accepts-settings: false
+
+## Reduce chat history to save tokens
+max-chat-history-tokens: 4096
+
+###################
+# UI/UX settings:
+
+## Use dark mode
+dark-mode: true
+
+## Show model warnings
+show-model-warnings: false