Aider with GitHub Copilot & Nord Theme

This skill configures Aider to use GitHub Copilot's API with Claude 3.7 Sonnet for main tasks and GPT-4o-mini for lighter operations. Features architect mode, vim bindings, file watching, and a beautiful Nord-themed color scheme optimized for terminal workflows on macOS.

What This Configuration Does

Instructions

When a user requests this Aider configuration:

1. **Create the configuration file** at `.aider.conf.yml` in the user's home directory or project root:

```yaml

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

model: openai/claude-3.7-sonnet-thought

weak-model: openai/gpt-4o-mini

architect: true

pretty: true

vim: true

user-input-color: "#A3BE8C"

tool-output-color: "#8FBCBB"

tool-error-color: "#BF616A"

tool-warning-color: "#D08770"

assistant-output-color: "#B48EAD"

code-theme: nord

show-diffs: true

watch-files: true

```

2. **Verify prerequisites**:

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

- User has GitHub Copilot subscription with API access

- User has set up authentication for GitHub Copilot API

3. **Test the configuration**:

- Run `aider --version` to confirm installation

- Launch `aider` in a git repository to verify color scheme and settings

- Check that vim mode is active (ESC for normal mode, i for insert)

4. **Explain key features to the user**:

- **Architect mode**: Aider will plan changes before implementing them

- **Vim bindings**: Use ESC/i for mode switching in the Aider prompt

- **File watching**: Add special comments in code to trigger AI suggestions

- **Show diffs**: Git diffs appear when committing, making changes transparent

- **Nord theme**: Consistent color scheme matching popular Nord terminal themes

Usage Examples

**Basic usage with this config:**

```bash

aider main.py utils.py

```

**Watch mode for inline AI comments:**

```bash

In your code, add comments like:

AI: refactor this function to be more efficient

```

**Review changes before commit:**

```bash

Diffs will automatically show when Aider suggests commits

```

Constraints

Customization Notes

The configuration includes commented-out options for:

Users can uncomment and modify these sections in `.aider.conf.yml` as needed.