Aider CI Configuration for Google Gemini

Production-ready Aider configuration optimized for Google Gemini 2.5 Flash model with CI/CD integration and automated code suggestions.

What This Does

Configures Aider to use Google Gemini's high-performance models with optimal settings for continuous integration environments. Leverages Gemini's massive 1M+ token context window and disables interactive features for automated workflows.

Configuration

This skill provides an `.aider.conf.yml` file that sets up Aider with:

1. **Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview** as the default model

2. **Whole file editing** for comprehensive changes

3. **1M token context window** utilizing Gemini's large context capability

4. **CI/CD optimizations** with streaming disabled and automated confirmations

5. **Prompt caching** enabled for performance

6. **Diff display** for transparency in changes

Instructions

1. Copy the configuration file to your project root as `.aider.conf.yml`

2. Ensure you have set up Google Gemini API credentials (typically via `GEMINI_API_KEY` environment variable)

3. Install Aider if not already installed: `pip install aider-chat`

4. Run Aider in your project directory - it will automatically use this configuration

5. For CI/CD pipelines, ensure the `GEMINI_API_KEY` is available as a secret

Key Settings Explained

Example Usage

```bash

Run Aider with this configuration

aider

Or specify additional files to edit

aider src/main.py src/utils.py

In CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions example)

env:

GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}

run: |

pip install aider-chat

aider --message "Implement feature X according to spec.md"

```

Important Notes

Configuration File

```yaml

.aider.conf.yml

Aider configuration optimized for Google Gemini models

model: gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20

edit-format: whole

max-chat-history-tokens: 1000000

cache-prompts: true

stream: false

pretty: false

show-diffs: true

auto-commits: false

yes-always: true

```