Aider is not using the .aider.model.settings.yml file and seems to take the user's configuration as the default.
$ cat .aider.model.settings.yml
- name: ollama_chat/phi3.5:3.8b-mini-instruct-q4_K_M
extra_params:
num_ctx: 65536
$ aider
Aider v0.86.1
Model: codestral/codestral-latest with whole edit format, infinite output
$ aider --model-settings-file .aider.model.settings.yml
Aider v0.86.1
Model: codestral/codestral-latest with whole edit format, infinite output
$ aider --model ollama/phi3.5:3.8b-mini-instruct-q4_K_M
Aider v0.86.1
Model: ollama/phi3.5:3.8b-mini-instruct-q4_K_M with whole edit format