Professional Aider configuration optimized for AWS Bedrock with Claude Sonnet 4, featuring custom theming, git workflow settings, and performance tuning for efficient AI-assisted coding sessions.
A production-ready Aider configuration file optimized for AWS Bedrock with Claude Sonnet 4, custom terminal theming, and streamlined git workflows.
This configuration sets up Aider with:
When a user requests an Aider configuration for AWS Bedrock or asks to set up Aider with custom settings:
1. **Create the configuration file** at `~/.aider.conf.yml` (or `.aider.conf.yml` in project root for project-specific settings)
2. **Copy the complete configuration**:
```yaml
# https://aider.chat/docs/config/aider_conf.html
# Default Model
model: "bedrock/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0"
# AWS Settings
set-env:
- AWS_REGION=us-east-1
- AWS_PROFILE=default
# Recommended
# Use $AIDER_MODEL to select aliases on different computers
alias:
- "kip:bedrock/us.anthropic.claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219-v1:0"
# Behavior
cache-prompts: false
check-update: false
multiline: false
notifications: true
show-release-notes: false
stream: true
suggest-shell-commands: false
watch-files: true
yes-always: true
# Git
# Disabled because of: https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/3049
gitignore: false
auto-commits: false
dirty-commits: false
# Theme
code-theme: monokai
user-input-color: "#d7af5f"
tool-output-color: "#d0d0d0"
tool-error-color: "#ff8080"
tool-warning-color: "#afd700"
assistant-output-color: "#d0d0d0"
completion-menu-color: "#d0d0d0"
completion-menu-bg-color: "#303030"
completion-menu-current-color: "#585858"
```
3. **Verify AWS credentials** are configured:
- Ensure AWS CLI is installed and configured with `aws configure`
- Verify Bedrock model access in us-east-1 region
- Test with: `aider --model bedrock/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 --version`
4. **Model switching** (optional):
- Use the default Sonnet 4: `aider`
- Switch to Kip (Sonnet 3.7): `AIDER_MODEL=kip aider`
5. **Customization guidance**:
- **Region**: Change `AWS_REGION` if using a different AWS region
- **Profile**: Update `AWS_PROFILE` for multi-account setups
- **Git behavior**: Enable `auto-commits: true` if you prefer automatic commits (note known issue #3049)
- **Theme**: Modify color values to match terminal color scheme
- **Yes-always**: Set to `false` if you prefer confirmation prompts
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