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Aider Cli Model Selection Structure

ModelSelection schema from Aider CLI

Type: object Properties: 1 Required: 1
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ModelSelection is a JSON Structure definition published by Aider, describing 1 property, of which 1 is required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

model

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aider/refs/heads/main/json-structure/aider-cli-model-selection-structure.json",
  "name": "ModelSelection",
  "description": "ModelSelection schema from Aider CLI",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "LiteLLM-style model identifier or one of aider's built-in aliases.",
      "example": "anthropic/claude-opus-4"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "model"
  ]
}