Aider Configuration

This skill configures Aider with optimized settings for AI-assisted coding using Claude 3.7 Sonnet Thought via the GitHub Copilot API.

Configuration

The skill sets up Aider with the following configuration:

Model Settings

**Primary model**: Claude 3.7 Sonnet Thought (via GitHub Copilot API)

**Weak model**: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (for faster operations)

**API base**: GitHub Copilot API endpoint

**Model warnings**: Disabled for cleaner output

Edit Format

**Edit format**: diff (for both primary and editor modes)

**Map tokens**: 2048 (optimized context window for file mapping)

UI/UX

**Dark mode**: Enabled

**Code theme**: github-dark

**Vim mode**: Enabled for Vim keybindings

**Editor**: nvim (Neovim)

Commit Behavior

**Auto commits**: Disabled (manual control over commits)

**Dirty commits**: Disabled (only commit clean working state)

**Attribute author**: Enabled (properly attribute AI-assisted commits)

**Yes always**: Enabled (skip confirmation prompts)

Instructions

When configuring Aider for a user:

1. Create or update the `.aider.conf.yml` file in the user's home directory or project root with the following content:

```yaml

model: openai/claude-3.7-sonnet-thought

openai-api-base: https://api.githubcopilot.com

edit-format: diff

weak-model: openai/claude-3.5-sonnet

editor-edit-format: diff

show-model-warnings: false

map-tokens: 2048

dark-mode: true

code-theme: github-dark

auto-commits: false

dirty-commits: false

attribute-author: true

vim: true

yes-always: true

editor: nvim

```

2. Ensure the user has:

- GitHub Copilot access (required for the API endpoint)

- Neovim installed (if using the editor setting)

- Aider installed (`pip install aider-chat`)

3. Verify the configuration by running `aider --version` and checking that settings are loaded correctly.

Usage Examples

After configuration, Aider will:

Use Claude 3.7 Sonnet Thought for primary editing tasks

Fall back to Claude 3.5 Sonnet for faster, simpler operations

Present changes in clean diff format

Work with Vim keybindings if enabled

Skip confirmation prompts for faster workflow

Maintain manual control over Git commits

Important Notes

This configuration requires active GitHub Copilot subscription

The `yes-always` flag skips confirmations - use with caution in production

Auto-commits are disabled for better control over version history

The diff edit format is ideal for reviewing changes before applying

Map tokens are set to 2048 for optimal balance between context and performance

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Aider Configuration

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