Aider - Floodgate Documentation

Aider pairs seamlessly with Floodgate via its OpenAI-compatible API endpoint.

1. Install Aider

python -m pip install aider-install
aider-install

2. Configure the endpoint and API key

export OPENAI_API_BASE="https://api.floodgate.dev/v1"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

$env:OPENAI_API_BASE = "https://api.floodgate.dev/v1"
$env:OPENAI_API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

3. Start Aider

Change to your git repository and prefix the Floodgate model ID with openai/:

cd /path/to/your/project
aider --model openai/gpt-6-sol

Other Frontier Models

Switch models depending on task requirements:

# Anthropic's flagship model
aider --model openai/claude-opus-5-5

# Ultra-fast, cost-efficient reasoning
aider --model openai/deepseek-v4.1-flash
aider --model openai/gpt-6-luna

# Deep mathematical & algorithmic reasoning
aider --model openai/grok-4.7

Aider may display a notice for model IDs not pre-configured in its internal database. This notice is informational; as long as the base URL, key, and model ID are specified correctly, Floodgate handles execution and streaming normally.