refactor: move --load command execution before message processing

aider/main.py

@@ -748,6 +748,9 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
         io.tool_output(f"Cur working dir: {Path.cwd()}")
         io.tool_output(f"Git working dir: {git_root}")
 
+    if args.load:
+        commands.cmd_load(args.load)
+
     if args.message:
         io.add_to_input_history(args.message)
         io.tool_output()
@@ -770,9 +773,6 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
             return 1
         return
 
-    if args.load:
-        commands.cmd_load(args.load)
-
     if args.exit:
         return
 

aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml

@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@
 ## Specify a file containing the message to send the LLM, process reply, then exit (disables chat mode)
 #message-file: xxx
 
+## Load and execute /commands from a file on launch
+#load: xxx
+
 ## Specify the encoding for input and output (default: utf-8)
 #encoding: utf-8
 

aider/website/assets/sample.env

@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@
 ## Specify a file containing the message to send the LLM, process reply, then exit (disables chat mode)
 #AIDER_MESSAGE_FILE=
 
+## Load and execute /commands from a file on launch
+#AIDER_LOAD=
+
 ## Specify the encoding for input and output (default: utf-8)
 #AIDER_ENCODING=utf-8
 

aider/website/docs/config/aider_conf.md

@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Specify a file containing the message to send the LLM, process reply, then exit (disables chat mode)
 #message-file: xxx
 
+## Load and execute /commands from a file on launch
+#load: xxx
+
 ## Specify the encoding for input and output (default: utf-8)
 #encoding: utf-8
 

aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md

@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Specify a file containing the message to send the LLM, process reply, then exit (disables chat mode)
 #AIDER_MESSAGE_FILE=
 
+## Load and execute /commands from a file on launch
+#AIDER_LOAD=
+
 ## Specify the encoding for input and output (default: utf-8)
 #AIDER_ENCODING=utf-8
 

aider/website/docs/config/options.md

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ usage: aider [-h] [--openai-api-key] [--anthropic-api-key] [--model]
              [--check-update | --no-check-update]
              [--install-main-branch] [--upgrade] [--apply]
              [--yes-always] [-v] [--show-repo-map] [--show-prompts]
-             [--exit] [--message] [--message-file] [--encoding] [-c]
-             [--gui]
+             [--exit] [--message] [--message-file] [--load]
+             [--encoding] [-c] [--gui]
              [--suggest-shell-commands | --no-suggest-shell-commands]
              [--fancy-input | --no-fancy-input] [--voice-format]
              [--voice-language]
@@ -595,6 +595,10 @@ Aliases:
   - `--message-file MESSAGE_FILE`
   - `-f MESSAGE_FILE`
 
+### `--load LOAD_FILE`
+Load and execute /commands from a file on launch  
+Environment variable: `AIDER_LOAD`  
+
 ### `--encoding VALUE`
 Specify the encoding for input and output (default: utf-8)  
 Default: utf-8