Aider Configuration

Professional configuration for Aider AI pair programmer with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, automatic git integration, and optimized context management.

Features

Instructions

Generate an `.aider.conf.yml` file with the following configuration:

```yaml

Aider Configuration

API keys should be set via environment variables:

- ANTHROPIC_API_KEY for Claude models

- OPENAI_API_KEY for GPT models

- GEMINI_API_KEY for Google Gemini models

#

Add to ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

set -Ux ANTHROPIC_API_KEY "your-key-here"

#

Or create ~/.aider.conf.yml.local for machine-specific overrides

(not tracked in git)

Model Selection

model: claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 # Best for coding

Git integration

auto-commits: true # Auto-commit changes with descriptive messages

dirty-commits: true # Allow commits even with uncommitted changes

attribute-author: true # Add AI attribution to commits

attribute-commit-message-author: true

attribute-commit-message-committer: false

Editor integration

editor-model: claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 # Model for edit operations

editor-edit-format: diff # How to show edits: diff, whole, or udiff

Chat behavior

no-pretty: false # Use pretty formatted output

dark-mode: true # Use dark mode colors

show-diffs: true # Show diffs of proposed changes

Code context

map-tokens: 2048 # Tokens to use for repository map

max-chat-history-tokens: 4096 # Max tokens for chat history

NOTE: API keys should NEVER be stored here

Use environment variables instead for security

```

Environment Setup

Remind users to set their API keys securely:

**For Fish shell:**

```fish

set -Ux ANTHROPIC_API_KEY "your-key-here"

set -Ux OPENAI_API_KEY "your-key-here"

set -Ux GEMINI_API_KEY "your-key-here"

```

**For Bash/Zsh:**

```bash

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-key-here"

export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key-here"

export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-key-here"

```

Configuration Options Explained

Machine-Specific Overrides

Users can create `.aider.conf.yml.local` (gitignored) for machine-specific settings without tracking them in version control.

Security Notes