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Aider

AI pair programming in the terminal, integrated with Git.

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Command-line tool that edits your repository's code by chatting with AI models, committing the changes in Git.

When to use

When you want an open source terminal coding agent that works with several models.

When to avoid

If you prefer a graphical interface in the editor or don't want to send code to AI services.

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