generated: '2026-07-11' method: derived source: openapi/aider-cli-openapi.yml summary: types: - apiKey api_key_in: - header schemes: - name: LLMProviderKey type: apiKey in: header parameter: X-Provider-API-Key description: Placeholder for documentation purposes. Aider does not authenticate with an "aider API"; it reads the relevant upstream provider key (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, etc.) from the local environment and passes it to the chosen LLM provider directly. sources: - openapi/aider-cli-openapi.yml