/settings
Prints the currently effective Aider settings.
/settings shows an overview of the session's currently active configuration: among other things the main, weak, and editor model, edit format, active chat mode, and other effective options from flags, config file, and environment variables.
✅ WHEN TO USE IT?
Check which model/edit format is actually active right now
/settings after several /model and /chat-mode switches, to confirm the current state
Narrow down the cause of unexpected behavior
/settings to check whether a config file or env variable overrode an option
⛔ WHEN NOT TO?
You want to change settings, not just view them
/settings is purely informational and changes nothing.
Better: Use the relevant commands like /model, /weak-model, or /chat-mode for the actual change
The question is only about token usage, not general configuration
/settings shows configuration values, not a token count of the current context.
Better: Use /tokens for a report on the current context's token usage
SOURCES
- Aider Docs — In-chat Commands ↗ aider.chat