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Aider

AI pair programming in your terminal

Ai Coding AssistantCliOpen Source

Overview

Aider is a command-line AI pair programming tool that lets you edit code in your local git repo with LLMs. It works with GPT-4o, Claude, and other models to make changes across multiple files, automatically creating well-described git commits for each change.

Use Cases

  • •Refactoring code across multiple files from the terminal
  • •Adding new features with automatic git commit history
  • •Fixing bugs by describing the problem in natural language
  • •Exploring unfamiliar codebases through conversational AI

Features

  • •Multi-file editing with automatic git commits
  • •Works with GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, and local models
  • •Repository map for whole-codebase awareness
  • •Voice coding support
  • •Linting and testing integration
  • •In-chat /commands for workflow control

Integrations

GitAny terminal or shellOpenAI APIAnthropic API

Getting Started

  1. 1Install with pip: pip install aider-chat
  2. 2Set your API key: export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key
  3. 3Run aider in your git repo: cd your-repo && aider

Practical Notes

  • •Requires a paid API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, or another provider
  • •Works best with GPT-4o or Claude 3.5 Sonnet for complex edits
  • •Each edit is automatically committed with a descriptive message

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