Aider - AI Pair Programmer in Terminal
About Aider
Top-tier command line AI tool. Lets you pair program with LLMs (Claude 3.5, GPT-4o) directly in your git repo. Edits multiple files effectively.
Key Capabilities
Runs in terminal
Edits local files directly
Git aware (commits changes)
Supports many LLMs via API
Voice coding support
Benchmark leader (SWE-bench)
Standout Features
Terminal Native
Lives where you work, edits files directly
Auto-Commits
Automatically commits AI changes with descriptive messages
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