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Aider — terminal AI pair programming with repository maps, Git commits, and lint/test workflows

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Stars
49,038
Primary language
Python
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
May 22, 2026

Overview

Aider edits code inside existing Git repositories through an LLM-driven terminal conversation. It builds a repository map for larger codebases, automatically commits edits, and can run lint/tests and repair failures. The latest GitHub Release checked is v0.86.0.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Use a repository map to give LLMs structural context

Aider summarizes important symbols and relationships across the repository so large projects can be edited without blindly loading every file into context.

Sources: [2]

Combine editing, Git commits, and lint/test feedback

Changes can be committed automatically for normal Git review/rollback, and lint/test failures can be fed back into the coding loop.

Sources: [2]

For Git-centric developers who want AI editing without abandoning terminal workflows

It fits existing-code work where changes should remain visible and reversible through familiar Git tooling.

Sources: [2]

Manage code-context privacy and review automatic changes

Cloud LLMs receive the prompts and selected code context required for inference. Automatic commits improve traceability but do not replace human diff review and tests. Aider is Apache-2.0.

Sources: [2][3][4]

Official sources

  1. [1]Aider-AI/aider repository(2026-09-18)
  2. [2]Aider README(2026-09-18)
  3. [3]Aider LICENSE.txt(2026-09-18)
  4. [4]Aider v0.86.0 release(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note

Aider is more than a chat CLI: it maps the repository, edits real files, records changes through Git, and can invoke lint/tests. Cloud LLM usage means selected code context may be sent to the configured provider.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd aider
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • chatgpt
  • cli
  • command-line
  • gpt-4
  • openai
  • gpt-3
  • gpt-35-turbo
  • claude-3
  • gpt-4o
  • anthropic
  • gemini
  • llama
Stars
49,038
Forks
4,972
Watchers
268
Open issues
1,378
Primary language
Python
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
May 22, 2026
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