Feature Request: Enhanced Documentation Support for 3rd party repos in Aider

[lockmeister]

Enhance Aider's functionality to better handle and interpret documentation within repositories, specifically by:

1. Extending /help for Documentation Indexing:

   • Enable the /help command to index and query the /docs directory of repositories, facilitating efficient access to project documentation. I.e /help is not just for aider, it can also be used to understand 3rd party repos.

2. Improving Repo-Map Construction for Markdown-Only Repositories:

   • Enhance the repository mapping feature to accurately parse and represent the structure of markdown files, providing a comprehensive overview of documentation alongside code.

Benefits:

• Streamlined access to project documentation directly within the terminal.
• Improved understanding of codebases through integrated documentation mapping.

Implementation Considerations:

• Utilize tools like Tree-sitter to parse markdown files, extracting elements such as headings, lists, and code blocks to construct a detailed repo map.
• Ensure that the enhanced repo map integrates seamlessly with existing code structures, providing a unified view of the repository.

By implementing these enhancements, Aider can become a more versatile tool, enabling both code understanding and code editing.

Aider version: 0.70.0
Python version: 3.12.3
Platform: Linux-6.8.0-51-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39
Python implementation: CPython
Virtual environment: Yes
OS: Linux 6.8.0-51-generic (64bit)
Git version: git version 2.43.0

Aider v0.70.0
Model: deepseek/deepseek-coder with diff edit format, prompt cache, infinite output
Git repo: .git with 3 files
Repo-map: using 1024 tokens, auto refresh