AWS Bedrock Aider with Custom Theme

A production-ready Aider configuration that uses AWS Bedrock for Claude Sonnet 4 access, with git auto-commits disabled, file watching enabled, and a carefully tuned monokai-inspired color scheme.

Configuration Overview

This skill configures Aider with AWS Bedrock authentication, sensible workflow defaults, and visual customization for an optimal AI pair programming experience.

Setup Instructions

1. **Create `.aider.conf.yml` in your project root** with the following configuration:

```yaml

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

Default Model

model: claude-3-7-sonnet-20250219

AWS Settings

set-env:

- AWS_REGION=us-east-1

- AWS_PROFILE=default

Recommended

Use $AIDER_MODEL to select aliases on different computers

alias:

- "kip:bedrock/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0"

Behavior

cache-prompts: false

check-update: false

multiline: false

notifications: true

show-release-notes: false

stream: true

suggest-shell-commands: false

watch-files: true

yes-always: true

Git

Disabled because of: https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/3049

gitignore: false

auto-commits: false

dirty-commits: false

subtree-only: true

Theme

code-theme: monokai

user-input-color: "#d7af5f"

tool-output-color: "#d0d0d0"

tool-error-color: "#ff8080"

tool-warning-color: "#afd700"

assistant-output-color: "#d0d0d0"

completion-menu-color: "#d0d0d0"

completion-menu-bg-color: "#303030"

completion-menu-current-color: "#585858"

```

2. **Ensure AWS credentials are configured** for the `default` profile in `~/.aws/credentials` or via environment variables.

3. **Launch Aider** from your project directory:

```bash

aider

```

Key Features

AWS Bedrock Integration

Workflow Optimization

Visual Customization

- User input: Gold (`#d7af5f`)

- Errors: Soft red (`#ff8080`)

- Warnings: Lime green (`#afd700`)

- Output: Light gray (`#d0d0d0`)

- Completion menu: Dark gray background (`#303030`)

Usage Notes

Customization

To adjust AWS region or profile, modify the `set-env` section:

```yaml

set-env:

- AWS_REGION=your-region

- AWS_PROFILE=your-profile

```

To change the model alias, update the `alias` section:

```yaml

alias:

- "your-alias:bedrock/your.model.id"

```

Requirements