Aider

grith exec --profile aider -- aider

The aider profile fits the Aider editing assistant. Aider is git-heavy — it makes many small commits as the conversation progresses — so the profile leans into routine git operations.

What it routinely allows

• Paths — ${PROJECT_DIR}/**, ${HOME}/.aider/**, ${HOME}/.cache/aider/**, /tmp/aider-**.
• Commands — git status, git diff, git add, git commit, git restore, git log, git show, git config get, plus the language toolchains (python, node, cargo, go).
• Destinations — provider APIs as configured (api.anthropic.com, api.openai.com, api.openrouter.ai, *.deepinfra.com, etc.). Aider can be pointed at any provider — the profile is generous with provider hosts.
• Exec roots — standard system + version manager paths.

Capability set

• read_project, write_project — for the active repo.
• read_home, write_home — for the aider cache + config.
• shell — for git, build tools, tests.
• network — for the configured provider.

Notably, exec is not in the default set — Aider doesn't typically spawn arbitrary subprocesses. Add capabilities += ["exec"] if your usage pattern needs it.

Tuning

If you use Aider with a self-hosted model (e.g. local llama.cpp server):

[profiles.my-aider]
extends = "aider"
routine_destinations = ["localhost:8080", "127.0.0.1:8080"]

If you also run a non-default git remote:

routine_destinations += ["git.internal.acme.com"]

See also

• Built-in profiles
• How profiles work