Aider Configuration

Configure Aider's default settings for AI-powered pair programming, including model selection, API endpoints, and editor preferences.

What This Skill Does

This skill helps you set up and customize your `.aider.conf.yaml` file to configure:

Instructions

When the user requests Aider configuration:

1. **Read existing configuration** (if present):

- Check for `.aider.conf.yaml` in the current directory

- Note any existing settings to preserve user preferences

2. **Determine provider requirements**:

- Ask which provider they want to use (OpenRouter, Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)

- For OpenRouter: Use format `openrouter/provider/model-name`

- For Ollama: Use format `ollama/model-name` and set `api_base: http://host.docker.internal:11434/v1`

- For other providers: Use their specific model naming conventions

3. **Set editor preference**:

- Default to `nano` for simplicity

- Offer alternatives: `vim`, `emacs`, `code`, `subl` if user prefers

4. **Create or update `.aider.conf.yaml`**:

- Use clean YAML format with comments

- Include example configurations for common providers

- Comment out unused provider examples

5. **Validate configuration**:

- Ensure YAML syntax is correct

- Verify model format matches provider requirements

- Check that api_base is set if using local/custom endpoints

Example Configurations

OpenRouter (Cloud)

```yaml

model: openrouter/anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet

editor: nano

```

Ollama (Local)

```yaml

model: ollama/llama3

api_base: http://host.docker.internal:11434/v1

editor: nano

```

OpenAI

```yaml

model: gpt-4-turbo

editor: nano

```

Anthropic Direct

```yaml

model: claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022

editor: nano

```

Important Notes

Constraints