Dark theme configuration for Aider with Nord color palette - cool blues, muted tones, and high contrast for comfortable coding sessions
A carefully crafted dark theme for Aider that applies the popular Nord color palette, providing a soothing visual experience with cool blues and muted tones optimized for long coding sessions.
This skill configures Aider's color scheme using Nord-inspired colors across all interface elements - from user input to AI responses, error messages to completion menus. The theme creates a cohesive, low-contrast environment that reduces eye strain while maintaining clear visual hierarchy.
1. **Locate your Aider configuration file**
- Default location: `~/.aider.conf.yml`
- Alternative: `.aider.conf.yml` in your project root (for per-project themes)
2. **Apply the Nord color configuration**
- Copy the color values below into your `.aider.conf.yml` file
- If the file doesn't exist, create it in your home directory
3. **Color assignments**:
- `user-input-color: "#ced4e6"` - Soft blue-gray for your input text
- `tool-error-color: "#ea8f80"` - Muted coral red for errors
- `tool-warning-color: "#c7a84d"` - Warm gold for warnings
- `assistant-output-color: "#52bcce"` - Bright cyan for AI responses
- `completion-menu-color: "#aeb8d4"` - Pale blue for menu text
- `completion-menu-bg-color: "#1c2232"` - Deep navy for menu background
- `completion-menu-current-color: "#f4dbe2"` - Soft pink for selected item text
- `completion-menu-current-bg-color: "#272d41"` - Charcoal blue for selected item background
- `code-theme: "nord-darker"` - Nord-darker syntax theme for code blocks
4. **Restart Aider** to apply the new theme
5. **Verify** the colors appear correctly in your terminal - some terminals may require true color support
```yaml
user-input-color: "#ced4e6"
tool-error-color: "#ea8f80"
tool-warning-color: "#c7a84d"
assistant-output-color: "#52bcce"
completion-menu-color: "#aeb8d4"
completion-menu-bg-color: "#1c2232"
completion-menu-current-color: "#f4dbe2"
completion-menu-current-bg-color: "#272d41"
code-theme: "nord-darker"
```
Adapted from the thou-vow/nix-config repository, demonstrating production Aider configuration in a NixOS environment.
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