branch: elpa/aidermacs
commit 15a01a9b42700f1b1fe4d748ce6e7ce672ecdb25
Author: Mingde (Matthew) Zeng <[email protected]>
Commit: Mingde (Matthew) Zeng <[email protected]>
Improve API_KEY documentation
Closes #61
---
README.md | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a147624345..e1b5c64fbe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ Here's what the community is saying about Aidermacs:
(use-package aidermacs
:bind (("C-c a" . aidermacs-transient-menu))
:config
- ; Enable minor mode for Aider files
- (aidermacs-setup-minor-mode)
+ ; Set API_KEY in .bashrc, that will automatically picked up by aider or in
elisp
+ (setenv "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" "sk-...")
+ ; defun my-get-openrouter-api-key yourself elsewhere for security reasons
+ (setenv "OPENROUTER_API_KEY" (my-get-openrouter-api-key))
:custom
; See the Configuration section below
(aidermacs-use-architect-mode t)
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ Aidermacs offers intelligent model selection for solo
(non-Architect) mode, auto
- Automatically fetches available models from supported providers (OpenAI,
Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, OpenRouter)
- Caches model lists for quick access
- Supports both popular pre-configured models and dynamically discovered ones
-- Handles API keys and authentication automatically
+- Handles API keys and authentication automatically from your .bashrc
- Provides model compatibility checking
The dynamic model selection is only for the solo (non-Architect) mode.
