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Settings Overview

AiderDesk provides a centralized location to manage all your configurations. You can access it by clicking the gear icon in the top-right corner of the application.

The settings are organized into the following tabs:

General​

This tab contains settings related to the user interface and general application behavior.

  • Appearance: Configure the application's language, zoom level, and theme (Dark/Light).
  • Start Up: Choose what AiderDesk should do on launch: start with an empty session or load the last used session.
  • Notifications: Enable or disable system notifications.
  • Prompt Behavior: Customize autocompletion, command confirmation, and key bindings for the prompt field. See Prompt Behavior for more details.

Providers​

Manage the API keys and connection settings for all supported Large Language Model (LLM) providers, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and more. This is where you connect AiderDesk to your AI models.

Aider​

Configure the underlying aider-chat engine.

  • Options: Pass command-line arguments directly to Aider.
  • Environment Variables: Set environment variables for the Aider process.
  • Context: Control automatic inclusion of rule files. For more details, see Aider Configuration.

Agent​

Configure the powerful Agent Mode.

  • Agent Profiles: Create and manage different profiles for the agent, each with its own model, tools, and behaviors.
  • MCP Servers: Add and manage external tools via MCP servers.
  • Tool Approvals: Set permissions for each tool on a per-profile basis. See Agent Mode and MCP Servers for more information.

About​

View version information for AiderDesk and the integrated Aider library.

  • Check for Updates: Manually trigger an update check.
  • Automatic Updates: Enable or disable automatic downloading of AiderDesk updates.
  • Logs: Open the directory containing application logs for troubleshooting. See Automatic Updates for more details.