s => s
.Size(0)
.Aggregations(a => a
    .DateHistogram("projects_started_per_month", dh => dh
        .Field(p => p.StartedOn)
        .Interval(DateInterval.Month)
        .Aggregations(aa => aa
            .Sum("commits", sm => sm
                .Field(p => p.NumberOfCommits)
            )
        )
    )
    .MaxBucket("max_commits_per_month", aaa => aaa
        .BucketsPath("projects_started_per_month>commits")
    )
)

new SearchRequest<Project>()
{
    Size = 0,
    Aggregations = new DateHistogramAggregation("projects_started_per_month")
    {
        Field = "startedOn",
        Interval = DateInterval.Month,
        Aggregations = new SumAggregation("commits", "numberOfCommits")
    }
    && new MaxBucketAggregation("max_commits_per_month", "projects_started_per_month>commits")
}

{
  "size": 0,
  "aggs": {
    "projects_started_per_month": {
      "date_histogram": {
        "field": "startedOn",
        "interval": "month"
      },
      "aggs": {
        "commits": {
          "sum": {
            "field": "numberOfCommits"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "max_commits_per_month": {
      "max_bucket": {
        "buckets_path": "projects_started_per_month>commits"
      }
    }
  }
}

response.ShouldBeValid();
var projectsPerMonth = response.Aggs.DateHistogram("projects_started_per_month");
projectsPerMonth.Should().NotBeNull();
projectsPerMonth.Buckets.Should().NotBeNull();
projectsPerMonth.Buckets.Count.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
var maxCommits = response.Aggs.MaxBucket("max_commits_per_month");
maxCommits.Should().NotBeNull();
maxCommits.Value.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
maxCommits.Keys.Should().NotBeNull();
maxCommits.Keys.Count.Should().BeGreaterOrEqualTo(1);

foreach (var key in maxCommits.Keys)
    key.Should().NotBeNull();