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I Built dotai — One Config for All Your AI Coding Tools
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I Built dotai — One Config for All Your AI Coding Tools

via Dev.to PythonLakshmi Sravya Vedantham1mo ago

The Problem If you use AI coding tools, you probably have this mess in your project root: .cursorrules # Cursor rules CLAUDE.md # Claude Code instructions .github/copilot-instructions.md # GitHub Copilot .windsurfrules # Windsurf rules .clinerules # Cline rules .aider.conf.yml # Aider config Every file says basically the same thing — "This is a Python project using FastAPI, use pytest for testing, follow PEP 8" — but in 6 different formats. When your rules change, you update one file and forget the others. Your tools drift out of sync. This shouldn't be a problem. The Solution: dotai dotai is a CLI that lets you define your AI coding rules once in .ai/config.yml and sync them to every tool you use. pip install dotai 3-Line Quick Start dotai init # Auto-detects your project → creates .ai/config.yml dotai sync # Generates CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, copilot-instructions.md, etc. dotai status # Shows which configs exist and their sync status That's it. One config, six tools, zero drift. How

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