Aider Configuration with Dark Mode & Auto-Lint

Professional Aider configuration optimized for developers who prefer manual commit control, dark mode terminals, and VI-style editing.

Configuration Details

This skill configures Aider with the following settings:

Instructions

When the user requests this Aider configuration:

1. Create or update the `.aider.conf.yaml` file in the project root

2. Apply the following configuration:

```yaml

https://aider.chat/docs/config/aider_conf.html

Enable/disable adding .aider* to .gitignore (default: True)

gitignore: false

Enable/disable auto commit of LLM changes (default: True)

auto-commits: false

Enable/disable automatic linting after changes (default: True)

auto-lint: true

Use VI editing mode in the terminal (default: False)

vim: true

Specify which editor to use for the /editor command

editor: nvim

##################

Output settings:

Use colors suitable for a dark terminal background (default: False)

dark-mode: true

Set the markdown code theme (default: default, other options include monokai, solarized-dark, solarized-light, or a Pygments builtin style, see https://pygments.org/styles for available themes)

code-theme: github-dark

Specify the model to use for the main chat

model: openai/claude-3.7-sonnet-thought

```

3. Inform the user about key configuration choices:

- Auto-commits are **disabled** - they'll need to manually commit changes

- Gitignore updates are **disabled** - .aider files won't be auto-added to .gitignore

- Auto-lint is **enabled** - code will be automatically linted after each change

- VI mode is **enabled** - terminal uses VI key bindings

- Neovim is set as the editor for `/editor` command

4. Suggest optional customizations:

- Alternative models: `gemini/gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25` or `openai/claude-3.7-sonnet`

- Alternative code themes: `monokai`, `solarized-dark`, `solarized-light`, or any Pygments built-in style

- Editor options: `vim`, `code`, `emacs`, etc.

Usage Examples

**Apply this configuration:**

```bash

Configuration will be read automatically by Aider

aider

```

**Customize the model:**

```yaml

Switch to Gemini

model: gemini/gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25

Or use standard Claude Sonnet

model: openai/claude-3.7-sonnet

```

**Change code theme:**

```yaml

Try monokai theme

code-theme: monokai

```

Important Notes

Reference

Full Aider configuration documentation: https://aider.chat/docs/config/aider_conf.html