[jprokay13]

I recently set up a conventions.md file for Aider along with configuring sonnet 3.7 with reasoning.

It really was another leap forward for me with AI. Using it for exploratory analysis of solutions is the best rubber duck I’ve ever had

[dinfinity]

I've started with a 'taskfile.md' (but the filename is irrelevant).

It contains:

- AI assistant instructions (with things like: "for a new task, ALWAYS first present and discuss different approaches before starting implementation", "update this file with relevant information while working", "unless prompted otherwise, work on the first task in the current tasks section of this file")

- basic info about the project: general, technical (general architecture, dev setup, etc.)

- locations of generally important stuff in the repo

- general context of the current task

- task specific locations of important stuff in the repo

- relevant (non-sensitive) task specific data/variables

- list of the current active/relevant tasks.

I tweak the file a bit for a new task and then just add only the taskfile.md as context, add a '.' as text in the Cursor agent chat window and it's off. Works like a charm.

Next step will be to add MCP servers and just point it at an issue in the relevant issue tracker in the task file.

[hbarka]

Can you share what properties you set?