CLI setup guide
Aider CLI custom API setup
Point Aider at CallAI via OPENAI_API_BASE for Claude 3.7 and DeepSeek R1 multi-file refactors.
📋 Aider CLI config cheatsheetProduction-ready
OPENAI_API_BASE
https://api.callaiapi.com/v1
OPENAI_API_KEY
sk-live-your-callai-key
Recommended models for Aider CLI
Step-by-step setup
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Launch Aider with env vars
Export OpenAI-compatible vars then start Aider.
export OPENAI_API_BASE="https://api.callaiapi.com/v1" export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-live-your-callai-key" aider --model openai/claude-3-7-sonnet
Troubleshooting
❌ Symptom:Model name not recognized
💡 Fix: Prefix with openai/, e.g. --model openai/claude-3-7-sonnet.
API still unreachable after setup?
Use the HTTP status checker to test connectivity and diagnose 403 / 401 errors.