Aider OpenRouter Model Aliases

This skill configures quick aliases for popular OpenRouter AI models in Aider, enabling fast model switching with short commands.

What This Does

Sets up convenient shortcuts for accessing various AI models through OpenRouter in Aider, including:

Instructions

When the user wants to configure these model aliases in their Aider setup:

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

2. Add the following alias configuration to the file:

```yaml

alias:

- "ds:openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus:exacto"

- "snt:openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"

- "gpt:openrouter/openai/gpt-5.1"

- "km:openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2-0905:exacto"

- "kmt:openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking"

- "mm:openrouter/minimax/minimax-m2"

- "g:openrouter/google/gemini-3-pro-preview"

```

3. Inform the user they can now use these aliases in Aider with the `/model` command:

- `/model ds` - Switch to DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

- `/model snt` - Switch to Claude Sonnet 4.5

- `/model gpt` - Switch to GPT-5.1

- `/model km` - Switch to Kimi K2

- `/model kmt` - Switch to Kimi K2 Thinking

- `/model mm` - Switch to MiniMax M2

- `/model g` - Switch to Gemini 3 Pro Preview

4. Remind the user they need an OpenRouter API key configured in their environment (`OPENROUTER_API_KEY`) for these models to work

Usage Examples

After configuration, users can quickly switch models:

Notes