Getting Started
- Install Aider via pip:
python -m pip install aider-chat. - Set your API key for your preferred model provider (e.g.,
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key). - Navigate to a git repository and run
aiderto start an interactive pair programming session. - Add files to the chat context with
/add filenameand describe the changes you want in natural language.
Key Features
- Direct git integration automatically creates meaningful commits for each set of AI-generated changes.
- Repository map builds an understanding of your entire codebase structure for contextually relevant edits.
- Multi-model support works with Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, DeepSeek, local models, and dozens of other providers.
- Architect mode uses a strong model for planning and a fast model for execution, optimizing cost and quality.
- Voice coding supports voice input for hands-free pair programming sessions via speech-to-text.
- Benchmarked and tested consistently ranks among the top AI coding tools on the SWE-bench software engineering benchmark.
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