Aider — The AI Toolchain

Aider v0.86.0

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:42:19 GMT

Aider v0.86.0 adds GPT-5, Grok-4, Kimi-K2, and Gemini Flash Lite support with improved /clear and /undo UX. • Supports all GPT-5 models. • Supports Grok-4 via `xai/grok-4` and `openrouter/x-ai/grok-4` model names. • Supports `gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17` model. • Supports `openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2` model. • The `/clear` command now prints "All chat history cleared." as confirmation. • The `/undo` command now shows only the first line of each commit message for easier reading. • Running `/model` with no arguments now displays model announcements.

Aider v0.85.0

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 23:47:09 GMT

Aider v0.85.0 adds Gemini 2.5 & o3-pro support, commit language control, and gitignore-file editing. • Adds support for `gemini-2.5-pro`, `gemini-2.5-flash`, and `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05` with thinking tokens; `flash` and `gemini` aliases updated accordingly. • Adds support for OpenAI o3-pro and o1-pro via the Responses API across multiple providers. • Enables disabling thinking tokens by setting them to `0`, with improved help text and examples. • New `--add-gitignore-files` flag allows adding .gitignore-listed files to Aider's editing scope. • New `--commit-language` option lets users specify the language for generated commit messages. • Co-authored-by attribution is now enabled by default in commit messages. • New `--analytics-posthog-host` and `--analytics-posthog-project-api-key` flags enable custom PostHog analytics configuration. • Adds MATLAB language support for repository maps. • Adds Clojure language support for repository maps. • Increases max tokens for Deepseek models to 65,536. • Skips expensive file tracking operations when `--skip-sanity-check-repo` is set, improving performance.

Aider v0.84.0

Fri, 30 May 2025 23:28:11 GMT

Aider v0.84.0 adds Claude Sonnet 4/Opus 4 support, shell tab completion, and auto-refresh for GitHub Copilot tokens. • Supports new Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 models (`claude-sonnet-4-20250514`, `claude-opus-4-20250514`); default `sonnet` and `opus` aliases updated. • Supports `vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20` model. • Updates default OpenRouter onboarding models to `deepseek/deepseek-r1:free` (free tier) and `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4` (paid tier). • Automatically refreshes GitHub Copilot tokens when used as OpenAI API keys. • Adds shell tab completion for file path arguments and `--edit-format`/`--editor-edit-format` options. • The `/settings` command now displays detailed metadata for active main, editor, and weak models. • Introduces a local cache for OpenRouter model metadata, increasing reliability and performance.

Aider v0.83.0

Fri, 09 May 2025 22:46:05 GMT

Aider v0.83.0 adds shell completions, Playwright scraping, co-author commits, OCaml repo-map, and new model support. • Adds support for `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06` and `qwen3-235b` models. • Adds repo-map support for OCaml and OCaml interface files. • Introduces `--attribute-co-authored-by` flag to add a co-author trailer to commit messages, with `--attribute-author`/`--attribute-committer` overrides for fine-grained control. • Adds `--disable-playwright` flag to prevent Playwright installation prompts and usage. • Adds `--shell-completions` argument to generate shell completion scripts (bash, zsh, etc.). • Enables `aider scrape` CLI tool to use Playwright for web scraping when available. • Automatically fetches model parameters (context window, pricing) for OpenRouter models from their website. • Enables `thinking_tokens` and `reasoning_effort` parameters for OpenRouter models. • Enables `reasoning_effort` for Gemini 2.5 Flash models. • Tracks total tokens sent and received, now included in benchmark statistics. • Displays token count progress and file/identifier name during repo map updates. • The `aider-args` utility now defaults to printing a sample YAML configuration when run with no arguments. • Improves `/ask` mode to instruct the LLM to elide unchanging code in responses. • Commit message prompt now specifies the user's language. Breaking changes: • Dropped support for Python 3.9; upgrading will break setups running on Python 3.9.

Aider v0.82.0

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:29:05 GMT

Aider v0.82.0 adds GPT-4.1/grok-3/Gemini 2.5 Pro support, new patch and editor edit formats, and Fireworks AI deepseek-v3. • Supports GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano models. • Improved architect mode support for Gemini 2.5 Pro. • Adds support for `xai/grok-3-beta`, `xai/grok-3-mini-beta`, `grok-3-fast-beta`, `grok-3-mini-fast-beta`, and OpenRouter variants including `openrouter/openrouter/optimus-alpha`. • New `patch` edit format for OpenAI's GPT-4.1 model. • New `editor-diff`, `editor-whole`, and `editor-diff-fenced` edit formats. • Adds short aliases: `grok3` for `xai/grok-3-beta` and `optimus` for `openrouter/openrouter/optimus-alpha`. • Allows adding files by full path even when a file with the same basename is already in the chat. • Adds support for Fireworks AI model `deepseek-v3-0324`.

Aider v0.81.0

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:06:20 GMT

Aider v0.81.0 adds Quasar Alpha model support and OpenRouter OAuth authentication flow. • Adds support for `openrouter/openrouter/quasar-alpha` model (currently free on OpenRouter), accessible via `aider --model quasar`. • Offers OpenRouter OAuth authentication automatically when an OpenRouter model is specified but no API key is present. • Adds model metadata for `openrouter/google/gemini-2.0-flash-exp:free`. • Configures `gemini/gemini-2.0-flash` and `openrouter/google/gemini-2.0-flash-exp:free` as weak models for Gemini 2.5 Pro models.

Aider v0.80.0

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 01:21:50 GMT

Aider v0.80.0 adds OpenRouter OAuth, Ctrl-X Ctrl-E editor keybinding, Scala repomap support, and smarter model defaults. • Adds OpenRouter OAuth flow: prompts to authenticate via OAuth when no model or API keys are provided, and auto-selects a default OpenRouter model based on free/paid tier status when `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` is set. • Prioritizes `gemini/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25` when `GEMINI_API_KEY` is set, and `vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25` when `VERTEXAI_PROJECT` is set, as the default model. • Adds `Ctrl-X Ctrl-E` keybinding to open the current input buffer in an external editor. • Adds repomap support for the Scala language. • Boosts repomap ranking for files whose path components match identifiers mentioned in chat, improving context relevance. • Validates user-configured color settings on startup, warning and disabling invalid ones. • Warns at startup when `--stream` and `--cache-prompts` are used together, since cost estimates may be inaccurate in that combination. • Changes web scraping timeout from a hard error to a warning, allowing scraping to continue with partial content. • Left-aligns markdown headings in terminal output for improved readability. • Updates edit format to the new model's default when switching models with `/model`, if the user was using the previous model's default format. • Adds the `openrouter/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free` model.

Aider v0.79.0

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:16:38 GMT

Aider v0.79.0 adds Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek V3 support plus a new /context command for automatic file scoping. • Adds support for SOTA Gemini 2.5 Pro model. • Adds support for DeepSeek V3 0324 model. • New `/context` command automatically identifies which files need to be edited for a given request. • Adds `/edit` as an alias for the `/editor` command. • New "overeager" mode for Claude 3.7 Sonnet models to constrain it to the requested scope.

Aider v0.78.0

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:59:35 GMT

Aider v0.78.0 adds thinking-token support for OpenRouter Sonnet 3.7, new model-switching commands, AWS profile auth for Bedrock, and git hook control. • Adds thinking-token support for OpenRouter Sonnet 3.7 models. • New `/editor-model` and `/weak-model` commands let you switch model roles interactively mid-session. • New `--git-commit-verify` flag (default: false) controls whether git commit hooks are bypassed on Aider commits. • New `--check-model-accepts-settings` flag (default: true) validates `--reasoning-effort` and `--thinking-tokens` against model capabilities, ignoring unsupported settings — or force them through by setting the flag to false. • Adds AWS_PROFILE support for Bedrock models, enabling named AWS profile auth instead of explicit credentials. • Adds support for the `openrouter/google/gemma-3-27b-it` model. • Improves code block rendering in markdown output with better padding via NoInsetMarkdown.

Aider v0.77.0

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:46:58 GMT

Aider v0.77.0 adds 150 new tree-sitter languages, in-session reasoning controls, and an auto-accept architect flag. • Adds support for 130 new languages with linter support and 20 new languages with repo-map support via tree-sitter-language-pack. • New `/think-tokens` command sets thinking token budget mid-session using human-readable formats (e.g., 8k, 10.5k, 0.5M); displays current setting when called with no arguments. • New `/reasoning-effort` command controls model reasoning level interactively; displays current setting when called with no arguments. • New `--auto-accept-architect` flag (default: true) skips confirmation prompts when accepting changes from the architect coder format. • Adds `ignore_permission_denied` option to the file watcher to silently skip restricted files instead of erroring. • Adds model support for `cohere_chat/command-a-03-2025` and `gemini/gemma-3-27b-it`. • The bare `/drop` command now preserves original read-only files supplied via `--read`. • `--thinking-tokens` argument now accepts human-readable string values (e.g., 8k, 0.5M).

Aider v0.76.0

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:08 GMT

Aider v0.76.0 adds thinking-token budgets, desktop notifications, and broader model support including Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4.5-preview. • Adds `--thinking-tokens` flag to control the token budget for thinking/reasoning models that support it. • Displays thinking/reasoning content returned by LLMs inline in the session. • Adds `--notifications` flag to trigger desktop alerts when an LLM response is ready and awaiting input. • Adds `--notifications-command` to specify a custom desktop notification command. • Adds support for QWQ 32B model. • Adds support for DeepSeek V3 free tier via OpenRouter (`openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat:free`). • Adds support for Claude 3.7 Sonnet on OpenRouter, Bedrock, and Vertex AI (including `:beta` variant). • Updates default OpenRouter model to Claude 3.7 Sonnet. • Adds support for GPT-4.5-preview model. • Offers to install dependencies automatically for Bedrock and Vertex AI models. • Switches tree-sitter support to `tree-sitter-language-pack`. Breaking changes: • The `remove_reasoning` setting is deprecated and replaced by `reasoning_tag`; existing configs using `remove_reasoning` will trigger a deprecation warning. • Model shortcut args such as `--4o` and `--opus` are deprecated in favor of `--model`.

Aider v0.75.0

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:41:19 GMT

Aider v0.75.0 adds Claude 3.7 Sonnet, HCL/Terraform syntax, tree-sitter language pack, and o1/o3-mini markdown generation. • Adds basic support for Claude 3.7 Sonnet via `--model sonnet`. • Adds HCL (Terraform) syntax support for infrastructure-as-code workflows. • Adds support for the tree-sitter language pack, expanding language parsing coverage. • Adds `openrouter/o3-mini-high` model configuration. • Adds `build.gradle.kts` as a recognized special file for Kotlin project support. • Enables markdown output for o1 and o3-mini models by sending the 'Formatting re-enabled.' string.

Aider v0.74.0

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:43:06 GMT

Aider v0.74.0 adds dynamic Ollama context sizing, finer temperature control, and faster startup across more providers. • Dynamically resizes the Ollama context window to fit the current chat automatically. • Adds `use_temperature: ` support in model settings for precise temperature control, beyond the previous true/false toggle. • Improves support for o3-mini, DeepSeek V3, DeepSeek R1, o1-mini, and o1 via secondary API providers. • Strips `` tags from DeepSeek R1 responses when used as the weak model (e.g., for commit messages). • Full Docker container now bundles `boto3` for AWS Bedrock integration. • Docker containers now set `HOME=/app` to persist `~/.aider` history at the standard project mount-point. • Watch files now fully skips top-level directories listed in ignore files (e.g., `node_modules`), reducing the chance of hitting OS inotify limits. • Faster startup when model metadata is supplied via local files or when using more providers. • Improved `.gitignore` handling: honors ignores already in effect from any configuration source and checks `.env` only when the file exists. • Yes/No prompts now accept `All`/`Skip` as aliases for `Y`/`N` even outside group-confirmation flows.

Aider v0.73.0

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:02:06 GMT

Aider v0.73.0 adds full o3-mini and DeepSeek R1 support with new --reasoning-effort control. • Adds full support for OpenAI o3-mini via `aider --model o3-mini`. • New `--reasoning-effort` flag accepts `low`, `medium`, or `high` to tune reasoning model verbosity. • New `remove_reasoning: ` model setting strips model-specific reasoning tags from responses. • Supports DeepSeek R1 free tier on OpenRouter via `--model openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free`. • Auto-creates parent directories when creating new files in a session. • Case-insensitive model name matching while preserving original case.

Aider v0.72.0

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:26:59 GMT

Aider v0.72.0 adds DeepSeek R1 support, Kotlin repo-map parsing, and configurable line endings. • Supports DeepSeek R1 via `--model r1` shortcut or OpenRouter with `--model openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1`. • Adds Kotlin syntax support to the repo map for accurate code context. • New `--line-endings` flag controls line-ending style when writing files. • Adds read-only file announcements so practitioners can see which files Aider will not modify.

Aider v0.71.0

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:02:26 GMT

Aider v0.71.0 adds custom voice device settings, doubles chat history limit, and makes bare mode-switch commands easier. • Bare `/ask`, `/code`, and `/architect` commands now switch the active chat mode without requiring additional arguments. • Increases max chat history tokens from 4k to 8k, enabling longer context for complex sessions. • Increases default repomap size for broader codebase awareness. • Adds support for custom voice format and input device settings. • Adds token count feedback when adding command output to chat. • Streaming automatically disables for models that don't support it, enabling seamless switching between `/model o1` and streaming models. • Improves markdown rendering performance with adaptive delay based on render time. • Pretty output remains enabled when editing files containing triple-backtick fences.

Aider v0.70.0

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:22:53 GMT

Aider v0.70.0 adds full o1 model support, OpenRouter DeepSeek integration, git-free operation, and subtree-scoped file watching. • Adds full support for o1 models. • Supports `openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat` as a selectable model. • Enables running Aider without git installed. • Watch files now respects `--subtree-only`, limiting file watching to that subtree. • New install methods via uv, including one-liner invocations. • Shows hints about `AI!` and `AI?` syntax when user makes AI comments in watched files.

Aider v0.69.0

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:45:41 GMT

Aider v0.69.0 adds watch-all-files AI comments, multiline input mode, Gemini Flash 2.0 Exp support, and richer copy-context. • Supports `# ... AI?` comments in any file to trigger Aider and ask inline questions about code. • Watch mode now monitors all files (not just selected source types), with AI comment support via `# AI`, `// AI`, or `-- AI` syntax. • Adds `--multiline` flag and `/multiline-mode` command to make ENTER a soft newline and META-ENTER send the message. • Full support for Gemini Flash 2.0 Exp via `--model flash` or `--model gemini/gemini-2.0-flash-exp`. • `/copy-context` now accepts optional instructions to include when copying code context to the clipboard. • `/voice` now lets you edit the transcribed text before sending.

Aider v0.68.0

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:28:05 GMT

Aider v0.68.0 adds copy-paste mode for LLM web UIs, CLI API key management, and bash/zsh watch-file support. • New `--copy-paste` mode enables Aider to work with LLM web chat UIs (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude.ai) instead of requiring a direct API connection. • New `/copy-context` command copies the current context to the clipboard for pasting into an LLM web chat UI. • New `--api-key provider=key` setting lets you supply API keys for any provider directly from the command line or a YAML config file. • New `--set-env VAR=value` setting lets you configure arbitrary environment variables for LLM providers from the command line or YAML config. • Adds bash and zsh support to `--watch-files`, enabling auto-detection of AI coding comments in shell scripts. • Adds experimental Gemini models.

Aider v0.67.0

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:44:33 GMT

Aider v0.67.0 adds in-editor AI comment instructions, Amazon Bedrock Nova support, and smarter `/diff` and `/run` workflows. • New `--watch-files` mode lets aider watch source files for inline AI instructions — trigger execution by ending a comment with `AI!`. • Supports new Amazon Bedrock Nova models. • The `/diff` command now invokes `git diff`, honouring your configured diff tool. • Adds Ctrl-Z support for process suspension.

Aider v0.66.0

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:20:31 GMT

Aider v0.66.0 adds PDF support for Sonnet/Gemini, voice device selection, API timeout control, and improved /drop matching. • Adds PDF support for Sonnet and Gemini models, enabling document context in chats. • New `--voice-input-device` flag lets you select the audio input device for voice recording. • New `--timeout` option configures API call timeouts. • Sets working directory to repo root when running shell commands. • Adds Ctrl-Up/Down keyboard shortcuts for per-message history navigation. • Improves `/drop` command to support substring matching for non-glob patterns. Breaking changes: • Dart support has been removed.

Aider v0.65.0

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:07:50 GMT

Aider v0.65.0 adds custom model aliases, URL-scraping control, Dart RepoMap support, and an improved /editor command. • Adds `--alias` config option to define custom model aliases for frequently used models. • Adds `--[no-]detect-urls` flag to enable or disable automatic detection and scraping of URLs found in chat. • Adds RepoMap support for the Dart language, enabling code-map navigation in Dart repositories. • Ollama models now default to an 8k context window. • The `/editor` command now returns and prefills file content into the prompt, enabling composed messages that begin with slash commands.

Aider v0.64.0

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:47:03 GMT

Aider v0.64.0 adds /editor command, multiline input tags, global extra_params, and GPT-4o/o1 streaming support. • Adds `/editor` command to open the system editor for composing prompts without leaving the chat. • Adds support for optional multiline input tags with matching closing tags for structured multi-line chat messages. • Adds `--show-release-notes` flag to control whether release notes are displayed on first run of a new version. • Supports global `extra_params` in model settings configuration, passed directly to litellm.completion(). • Architect mode now automatically prompts to add files suggested by the LLM. • Enables streaming for o1 models by default. • Adds full support for `gpt-4o-2024-11-20`. • Allows recursive directory loading via `--read`. • Adds exponential backoff retry when writing files to handle editor file locks.

Aider v0.63.0

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:38:30 GMT

Aider v0.63.0 adds Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B support and a quieter /web command that appends pages without triggering LLM responses. • Supports Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B as a model option. • The `/web` command now adds a page to the chat context silently, without triggering an LLM response. • Improved prompting for the user's preferred chat language.

Aider v0.62.0

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:41:04 GMT

Aider v0.62.0 adds Claude 3.5 Haiku support and a new --apply-clipboard-edits flag to apply LLM edits from web apps. • Adds `--haiku` flag to launch Aider using Claude 3.5 Haiku (75% on the code editing leaderboard, lower cost than Sonnet). • New `--apply-clipboard-edits` flag applies file changes copied from ChatGPT, Claude, or other web app LLM responses directly to local files.

Aider v0.61.0

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:41:01 GMT

Aider v0.61.0 adds saveable chat context files, opt-in analytics, and new launch/input flags. • New `/save ` command exports current chat file context as a replayable file of `/add` and `/read-only` commands. • New `/load ` command replays any set of slash-commands from a file, enabling scripted chat workflows. • New `--load ` flag runs a command file at launch, before interactive chat begins. • Adds anonymous, opt-in analytics with no personal data sharing. • Enables image support for models dynamically by following litellm's `supports_vision` attribute. • New `--no-fancy-input` switch disables prompt toolkit input while keeping other UI features active. • New `--no-browser` / `--no-gui` flags override browser/GUI config at launch. • Offers to open documentation URLs automatically when errors occur. • Adds full support for all o1 models regardless of provider.

Aider v0.60.0

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:21:03 GMT

Aider v0.60.0 defaults to Claude Sonnet 10/22 and adds bundled model metadata for faster LLM support. • Adds full support for Claude Sonnet 10/22 (new SOTA on aider's code editing benchmark) and sets it as the default model. • Improves o1 model support with more flexible parsing of nonconforming code edit replies. • Bundles a model metadata JSON file to support models not yet updated in litellm. • Adds model settings for o1 models on Azure. • Automatically offers to add `.env` to `.gitignore` when detected.

Aider v0.59.0

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 22:42:03 GMT

Aider v0.59.0 adds glob support for /read-only, faster large-repo launch, and editor-model sanity checks. • Adds shell-style filesystem auto-complete and glob support (e.g. `src/**/*.py`) to the `/read-only` command. • New `--skip-sanity-check-repo` flag skips repository sanity checks at launch to speed up startup in large repos. • The `/settings` command now includes the full announcement lines printed at launch for a complete config snapshot. • Sanity-checks the `--editor-model` on launch, matching the validation already applied to main and weak models. • Repo-map generation is now deterministic with improved caching logic. Breaking changes: • The `--yes` flag is renamed to `--yes-always`; existing YAML files using `yes:` and `.env` files using `AIDER_YES` must be updated to `yes-always:` and `AIDER_YES_ALWAYS` respectively. • Config files now use standard YAML list syntax (` - list entries`, one per line); existing config files using the old list format must be updated.

Aider v0.58.0

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:21:17 GMT

Aider v0.58.0 adds Architect/Editor dual-model mode, o1 shortcuts, new /copy command, and voice format control. • Adds Architect/Editor dual-model coding mode: pair a strong reasoning model (e.g. o1-preview) as Architect with a faster model (e.g. gpt-4o) as Editor. • New `--o1-preview` and `--o1-mini` shortcut flags for quick model selection. • Adds support for Gemini 002 and Qwen 2.5 models. • New `/copy` command copies the last LLM response to the clipboard. • New `--voice-format` switch to send voice audio as wav, mp3, or webm. • Adds `extra_params` dict to `ModelSettings` for passing arbitrary extra parameters to litellm.completion(). • Many confirmation prompts can now be permanently skipped for the session via a '(D)on't ask again' response. • Autocomplete for `/read-only` now covers the entire filesystem. • New settings for customizing completion menu colors. • Supports cursor shapes when using vim mode. • Aider now follows HTTP redirects when scraping URLs. Breaking changes: • The `/clipboard` command has been renamed to `/paste`.

Aider v0.57.0

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 20:35:49 GMT

Aider v0.57.0 adds o1-preview/o1-mini support, recursive read-only dirs, and new Cohere models. • Supports OpenAI o1-preview and o1-mini models via `--model o1-preview` and `--model o1-mini`. • o1-preview with diff edit format now matches SOTA leaderboard result previously only achieved with whole edit format. • Supports new Cohere 08-2024 models. • Enables recursive directory addition with `/read-only`.

Aider v0.56.0

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:52:33 GMT

Aider v0.56.0 adds /report command, --chat-language switch, and prompt caching for Sonnet via OpenRouter. • New `/report` command opens the browser with a pre-populated GitHub Issue for quick bug reporting. • New `--chat-language` switch sets the spoken language for chat responses. • Enables prompt caching for Sonnet via OpenRouter. • Enables 8k output tokens for Sonnet via VertexAI and DeepSeek V2.5. • `--[no-]suggest-shell-commands` now controls both prompting for and offering to execute shell commands. • Checks key imports on launch and surfaces a helpful error message when dependencies are missing. Breaking changes: • The `--models` flag is renamed to `--list-models`; any scripts or aliases using `--models` will break.

Aider v0.55.0

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:14:58 GMT

Aider v0.55.0 adds `/settings` command, crash reporting, devops repo map, and new color/verbose options. • New `/settings` command displays all currently active settings at a glance. • Includes important devops files (e.g., CI configs) in the repo map for better LLM context. • Adds `--tool-warning-color` setting to customize warning message color. • Adds `--verbose` debug output for shell commands. • Shares active test and lint commands with the LLM during sessions. • Adds `--update` as an alias for `--upgrade`. • Refuses to create a git repo in `$HOME` and warns the user instead. • Catches `/voice` transcription exceptions and surfaces the WAV file for manual recovery. • Skips fuzzy filename matching when the LLM is creating a new file, preventing accidental overwrites.

Aider v0.54.0

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:14:20 GMT

Aider v0.54.0 adds interactive shell commands, LLM output sharing, and a self-upgrade switch. • Shell and `/run` commands are now interactive in pty-capable environments, enabling real-time input during command execution. • New `--suggest-shell-commands` / `--no-suggest-shell-commands` flag controls whether Aider proposes shell commands and optionally feeds their output back to the LLM. • New `--upgrade` switch installs the latest Aider release directly from PyPI without leaving the tool. • Adds model settings support for `gemini/gemini-1.5-pro-exp-0827` and `gemini/gemini-1.5-flash-exp-0827`. • Performance improvements to autocomplete in large and monorepo codebases.

Aider v0.53.0

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:00:04 GMT

Aider v0.53.0 adds prompt cache keepalive pings, bulk confirmation controls, and a dev-branch installer. • Adds `--cache-keepalive-pings` to periodically ping the API every 5 minutes and prevent prompt cache expiration. • Enables bulk accept/reject of add-URL and run-shell confirmation prompts in a single action. • Adds `--install-main-branch` flag to upgrade directly to the latest development version of Aider. • Surfaces model metadata information when running with `--verbose`. • Extends `extra_headers` support to the weak model, enabling Anthropic beta features for that model tier.

Aider v0.52.0

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:54:30 GMT

Aider v0.52.0 adds interactive shell command suggestions, a new /reset command, and repo map size control. • Adds automatic shell command suggestions after edits — offers to launch a browser, install dependencies, run DB migrations, execute the program, or run new tests. • New `/reset` command drops all files and clears chat history in one step. • New `--map-multiplier-no-files` flag controls the repo map size multiplier when no files are loaded in chat. • Switches default OpenAI model to `gpt-4o-2024-08-06`. • `/read` and `/drop` now expand `~` to the home directory. • Displays the active chat mode in the aider prompt. Breaking changes: • The default repo map size multiplier when no files are in chat is reduced to 2 (previously higher); this changes aider's context behavior on upgrade without any config change.

Aider v0.51.0

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:10:35 GMT

Aider v0.51.0 adds Anthropic prompt caching, configurable repo-map refresh, and improved Jupyter Notebook editing. • Adds `--cache-prompts` flag to enable prompt caching for Anthropic models, covering the system prompt, repo map, and `/read-only` files. • Adds `--map-refresh` flag with modes `always`, `files`, `manual`, and `auto` to control how often the repo map recomputes — useful for large or monorepos. • Improves editing performance on Jupyter Notebook `.ipynb` files. • Shows which config YAML file is loaded when running with `--verbose`.

Aider v0.50.0

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:23:50 GMT

Aider v0.50.0 adds DeepSeek Coder support, infinite output for more models, and new chat-mode switching. • New `--deepseek` switch enables DeepSeek Coder with 8k token output. • Infinite output (streaming past normal limits) now supported for DeepSeek Coder and Mistral models, in addition to Anthropic models. • New `--chat-mode ` switch lets you launch directly into `ask`, `help`, or `code` mode. • New `/code ` command lets you request a code edit without leaving `ask` mode.

Aider v0.49.0

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 20:34:36 GMT

Aider v0.49.0 adds read-only file context, clipboard pasting, in-script slash commands, and new model shortcuts. • Adds `/read` command and `--read` flag to include read-only files in chat context, including files outside the git repo. • New `/clipboard` command pastes images or text from the clipboard directly into the chat (replaces `/add-clipboard-image`). • Enables in-chat `/` commands inside scripted aider messages for automation workflows. • Adds `--mini` flag as a shorthand to use `gpt-4o-mini`. • Adds `--attribute-commit-message-author` to prefix commit messages with 'aider: ' only when aider authored the changes. • Adds `--attribute-commit-message-committer` to prefix all commit messages with 'aider: ' regardless of author. • Adds support for `openai/gpt-4o-2024-08-06` model. • `/tokens` now displays the active model alongside token counts. • Shows scraped markdown content when a URL is added via `/web`. • Removes the obsolete 16k token hard limit on commit diffs, deferring to per-model limits instead. Breaking changes: • `--attribute-commit-message` is replaced by `--attribute-commit-message-author`; setups using `--attribute-commit-message` must migrate to the new flag.

Aider v0.48.0

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:46:38 GMT

Aider v0.48.0 adds clipboard image input, subtree scoping, and unlocks repo maps for any model. • New `/add-clipboard-image` command lets you paste images directly into the chat. • New `--subtree-only` flag scopes aider to the current directory subtree, improving large and mono-repo performance. • Use `--map-tokens 1024` to enable repo map with any model, not just defaults. • Supports Sonnet's 8k output window.

Aider v0.47.0

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:22:09 GMT

Aider v0.47.0 adds customizable commit prompts, Conventional Commits support, a full Docker image, and generic command auto-completions. • Adds `--commit-prompt` flag to fully customize the commit message prompt. • Adds Conventional Commits guidelines to the default commit message prompt. • Uses the strong model as a fallback for generating commit messages and chat summaries. • Introduces `paulgauthier/aider-full` Docker image bundling all extras. • Provides generic auto-completions for `/commands` that lack a dedicated completion override. • Switching to code or ask mode no longer triggers a chat history summarization.

Aider v0.46.0

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:45:09 GMT

Aider v0.46.0 adds /ask and /chat-mode commands, always-load file config, and improved token cost reporting. • New `/ask ` command lets you query your codebase without triggering any edits. • New `/chat-mode ` command switches between `ask`, `code`, and `help` interaction modes mid-session. • Supports `file:` key in `.aider.conf.yml` to always load one or more files into every chat session. • Enhanced token usage and cost reporting now works during streaming responses. • Filename auto-complete for `/add` and `/drop` is now case-insensitive. • `--no-verify-ssl` now also disables SSL certificate verification when `/web` scrapes websites.

Aider v0.45.0

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:13:33 GMT

Aider v0.45.0 adds GPT-4o mini support and exposes last 4 chars of API keys in verbose output. • Supports GPT-4o mini, which scores comparably to GPT-3.5 on the code editing benchmark using whole edit format. • Improved file-add suggestions on Windows when aider detects relevant files not yet in the chat. • Shows last 4 characters of API keys in `--verbose` output for easier key identification.

Aider v0.44.0

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:55:08 GMT

Aider v0.44.0 slashes install size by up to 12x and introduces optional package extras for help, browser, and Playwright. • Reduces default pip install size by 3–12x, making minimal installs practical in constrained environments. • Adds three optional package extras (`aider-chat[help]`, `aider-chat[browser]`, `aider-chat[playwright]`) that Aider will prompt to install on demand. • Simplifies the output of `--models` for easier model browsing. Breaking changes: • The `--check-update` flag is renamed to `--just-check-updated`; any scripts or aliases using `--check-update` will break. • The `--skip-check-update` flag is renamed to `--[no-]check-update`; any scripts or aliases using `--skip-check-update` will break.

Aider v0.43.0

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:28:24 GMT

Aider v0.43.0 adds in-chat help, multi-undo, and standardized config file loading from multiple paths. • Adds `/help ` command to ask questions about usage, settings, troubleshooting, and LLM configuration directly inside the chat session. • Default `--model-settings-file` path is now `.aider.model.settings.yml`. • Default `--model-metadata-file` path is now `.aider.model.metadata.json`. • All config, env, YAML, and JSON files now load from home directory, git root, current working directory, and a named command-line switch — enabling layered configuration. • Introduces `$HOME/.aider/caches` as a new directory for app-wide expendable caches. • Allows multiple sequential uses of `/undo` to step back through multiple changes. Breaking changes: • The default value of `--model-settings-file` is now `.aider.model.settings.yml`; setups relying on a previous default path will no longer load automatically. • The default value of `--model-metadata-file` is now `.aider.model.metadata.json`; setups relying on a previous default path will no longer load automatically.

Aider v0.41.0

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:20:27 GMT

Aider v0.41.0 defaults to Claude 3.5 Sonnet, adds >4k token streaming, image support, and commit message prefixing. • Adds `--attribute-commit-message` flag to prefix aider's commit messages with 'aider:'. • Aider now defaults to `claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620` when `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` is set in the environment. • Enables streaming responses greater than 4k tokens for Claude 3.5 Sonnet, unlocking large refactors and multi-file code generation in a single pass. • Adds image support for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and for GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet via OpenRouter. • Automatically retries requests on Anthropic `overloaded_error` responses.

Aider v0.40.0

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:40:12 GMT

Aider v0.40.0 adds per-model settings file and options to suppress git commit attribution tagging. • Adds `--model-settings-file` flag to supply a custom per-model settings file, enabling per-model control over behaviours such as repo-map usage. • Adds options to suppress appending '(aider)' to git author and committer names in commit attribution.

Aider v0.39.0

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:49:49 GMT

Aider v0.39.0 adds Claude 3.5 Sonnet support, LLM message logging, and .env-based config for all AIDER_ variables. • Adds `--sonnet` flag to select Claude 3.5 Sonnet as the active LLM model. • Adds `--llm-history-file` flag to log raw messages sent to the LLM for inspection or auditing. • All `AIDER_xxx` environment variables can now be set in a `.env` file instead of the shell environment. • Git commit author and committer names now include '(aider)' instead of prefixing commit messages with 'aider:'. Breaking changes: • Commit messages are no longer prefixed with 'aider:' — the git author and committer names now have '(aider)' appended instead. Any tooling or scripts that filter or parse aider-generated commits by the 'aider:' message prefix will need to be updated.

Aider v0.38.0

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 03:58:42 GMT

Aider v0.38.0 adds `--vim` keybindings and per-model metadata via `.aider.models.json`. • Adds `--vim` flag to enable vim/vi keybindings in the interactive chat session. • Adds `.aider.models.json` file support to specify custom LLM metadata such as context window size and token costs. • Ensures `--commit --dry-run` is a true no-op, making dry-run safe to use in automation. • Delivers more detailed error messages when token limit errors occur.

Aider v0.37.0

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:32:29 GMT

Aider v0.37.0 adds URL scraping from chat, smarter repo map optimization, and audio sample rate detection for /voice. • Repo map is now optimized based on the text of chat history in addition to files added to chat, improving context relevance. • Aider detects and offers to scrape URLs pasted directly into the chat. • Detects supported audio sample rates for the `/voice` command. • Improved prompts when no files are added to chat, encouraging the LLM to suggest relevant files. • Performance improvements to repo map generation, especially in large repos. • Overrides `GIT_EDITOR` environment variable for commits even when it is already set in the environment.

Aider v0.36.0

Wed, 22 May 2024 19:19:18 GMT

Aider v0.36.0 adds automatic lint-and-fix after every LLM edit plus integrated test-run-and-fix support. • Adds `--lint-cmd` flag to configure a custom linter, with built-in basic linting for all tree-sitter-supported languages when no external linter is set. • Adds `/lint` chat command and `--lint` CLI flag to manually trigger lint-and-fix on files; aider also runs this automatically after every LLM edit. • Adds `--test-cmd` flag to configure a test runner command, `/test` chat command and `--test` CLI flag to run tests on demand; aider automatically attempts to fix any test failures.

Aider v0.35.0

Mon, 13 May 2024 18:20:38 GMT

Aider v0.35.0 switches to GPT-4o as the default model and adds `--restore-chat-history` to resume prior sessions. • Adds `--restore-chat-history` flag to restore prior chat history on launch, enabling continuation of the last conversation. • Switches the default model to GPT-4o, which scores 72.9% on the aider LLM code editing leaderboard (up from 68.4% for Opus). • Improves reflection feedback to LLMs when using the diff edit format.

Aider v0.34.0

Fri, 10 May 2024 16:16:18 GMT

Aider v0.34.0 adds `--show-prompts` debug switch and explicit model settings for Claude 3 Opus and GPT-3.5 Turbo. • Adds `--show-prompts` debug switch to inspect the prompts sent to the model. • Adds explicit model settings for `openrouter/anthropic/claude-3-opus` and `gpt-3.5-turbo`.

Aider v0.32.0

Tue, 07 May 2024 23:37:44 GMT

Aider v0.32.0 adds LLM code-editing leaderboards, a new diff-fenced edit format for Gemini 1.5 Pro, and Deepseek-V2 support. • Gemini 1.5 Pro now defaults to the `diff-fenced` edit format, improving performance on larger codebases. • Adds support for Deepseek-V2 via more flexible system-message configuration in the diff edit format. • Benchmark output now serializes results in YAML format, compatible with the new leaderboard. • Publishes LLM code-editing leaderboards ranking GPT-3.5/4 Turbo, Opus, Sonnet, Gemini 1.5 Pro, Llama 3, Deepseek Coder, and Command-R+ by code-editing ability.

Aider v0.31.0

Thu, 02 May 2024 17:56:40 GMT

Aider v0.31.0 adds a browser UI mode and in-chat model switching. • Adds `--browser` flag to launch an experimental browser-based UI instead of the terminal interface. • Adds `/model ` chat command to switch the active AI model mid-session. • Adds `/models ` chat command to search the list of available models.

Aider v0.30.0

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:42:18 GMT

Aider v0.30.0 adds Gemini 1.5 Pro and Groq Llama3 70B support, plus new model search and warning flags. • Adds `--models ` flag to search available models by name. • Adds `--no-show-model-warnings` flag to silence warnings about unknown or unfamiliar models. • Enables repo map for the 'whole' edit format, expanding context awareness to that mode. • Adds Gemini 1.5 Pro as a recommended free model. • Adds improved support for Groq's Llama3 70B model.

Aider v0.29.0

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:05:52 GMT

Aider v0.29.0 adds direct LLM provider connections and new model-selection flags including `--opus`, `--sonnet`, and `--weak-model`. • Adds `--weak-model ` flag to specify which model handles commit messages and chat history summarization independently of the main model. • Adds `--opus` and `--sonnet` CLI flags for direct Anthropic model selection. • Adds `--4-turbo-vision` CLI flag for GPT-4 Turbo with vision support. • Adds `--anthropic-api-key` CLI flag to supply an Anthropic API key directly. • Adds direct connection support for Anthropic, Cohere, Gemini, and many other LLM providers. • Improves 'whole' and 'diff' backends to better support Cohere's Command-R+ model. • Allows `/add` of images from anywhere in the filesystem, not just within the repo.

Aider v0.28.0

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:07:23 GMT

Aider v0.28.0 adds support for `gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09` and `gpt-4-turbo` models. • Adds support for the `gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09` and `gpt-4-turbo` models (61.7% on Exercism benchmark, 34.1% on refactoring/laziness benchmark); default remains `gpt-4-1106-preview`.

Aider v0.26.0

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:17:07 GMT

Aider v0.26.0 defaults to GPT-4 Turbo and adds `-3`/`-4` model-selection switches. • Adds `-4` switch to select GPT-4 (non-Turbo) and `-3` switch to select GPT-3.5 at launch. • Switches the default model to GPT-4 Turbo.

Aider v0.25.0

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:39:43 GMT

Aider v0.25.0 adds `--openai-organization-id`, chat size warnings, and `.aiderignore` enforcement • Adds `--openai-organization-id` CLI argument to specify an OpenAI organization when invoking Aider. • Enforces `.aiderignore` at chat-add time — vocally refuses to add matching files, preventing downstream git commit failures. • Issues a warning when too much code is added to the chat, with a link to the FAQ on managing chat context. • Surfaces a FAQ link when edits fail to apply, guiding users toward resolution steps.

Aider v0.24.0

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 15:36:11 GMT

Aider v0.24.0 adds /web URL scraping and updates default GPT-3.5 model to gpt-3.5-turbo-0125. • Adds `/web ` command that scrapes a URL, converts the page to clean markdown, and injects it into the chat context. • Changes the default GPT-3.5 model to `gpt-3.5-turbo-0125`. • Updates all OpenAI model names and pricing information.

Aider v0.23.0

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 16:41:32 GMT

Aider v0.23.0 adds `/test` command, `--openrouter` shortcut, and new model aliases for GPT-4 Turbo. • Adds `--model gpt-4-0125-preview` and `--model gpt-4-turbo-preview` (OpenAI alias) as supported model targets; `--4turbo` remains an alias for `--model gpt-4-1106-preview`. • Adds `--openrouter` flag as a shortcut for `--openai-api-base https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`, enabling one-flag OpenRouter integration. • Adds `--skip-check-update` flag to suppress the update check on launch. • New `/test` command runs an arbitrary command and automatically appends its output to the chat when the exit status is non-zero. • Adds `/quit` as an alias for `/exit`.

Aider v0.22.0

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 01:52:36 GMT

Aider v0.22.0 adds `!` as a shell-run alias and improves unified diff editing and autocomplete. • Adds `!` as an alias for the `/run` command, providing a shorthand to execute shell commands from the chat prompt. • Autocomplete for `/add` and `/drop` now properly quotes filenames that contain spaces. • The `/undo` command now instructs GPT not to simply retry the reverted edit. • Improvements to the unified diff editing format.

Aider v0.20.0

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:44:25 GMT

Aider v0.20.0 adds image support in chat to automatically invoke GPT-4 Vision. • Adds image attachment support in the chat interface, automatically switching to GPT-4 Vision when an image is included.

Aider v0.19.0

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 02:14:35 GMT

Aider v0.19.0 adds `--4-turbo` shortcut and switches GPT-4 Turbo to unified diff format by default • Adds `--4-turbo` CLI flag as a shortcut for `--model gpt-4-1106-preview`. • Switches `gpt-4-1106-preview` to use unified diffs as the default edit format, reducing incomplete ('lazy') code output — laziness benchmark improves from 20% to 61%.

Aider v0.17.0

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:29:53 GMT

Aider v0.17.0 adds gpt-4-1106-preview (128k) and gpt-3.5-turbo-1106 (16k) support plus a streamlined scripting API. • Adds support for `gpt-4-1106-preview` with a 128k context window. • Adds support for `gpt-3.5-turbo-1106` with a 16k context window. • Streamlined API for scripting Aider programmatically, with new documentation. • Improved repo-map support for Elisp files.

Aider v0.16.0

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:25:27 GMT

Aider v0.16.0 upgrades repo mapping with tree-sitter and switches to search/replace edit blocks. • Switches the edit format from 'edit block' to 'search/replace block', reducing malformed edits (benchmarked at 66.2%). • Improves repository map generation using tree-sitter for more accurate code context. • Improves handling of malformed edit blocks that target multiple edits to the same file (benchmarked at 65.4%).

Aider v0.15.0

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:56:34 GMT

Aider v0.15.0 adds `.aiderignore` support, a `--commit` flag, and full shell commands in `/run` and `/git`. • Adds `.aiderignore` file support to instruct aider to ignore parts of the git repo during context gathering. • `/run` and `/git` slash commands now accept full shell expressions, including subshells like /run (cd subdir; ls). • Adds universal ctags and multi-architecture support to the aider Docker image.

Aider v0.14.2

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:40:16 GMT

Aider v0.14.2 adds Docker support, OpenRouter integration for Claude 2, and improved /add and /drop file handling. • Supports running Aider directly from a Docker image via the published Docker workflow. • Adds Claude 2 and other LLM support through OpenRouter integration. • Extends `/add` and `/drop` commands to handle absolute filenames and quoted filenames. • Adds a guard in `/add` to verify files are within the git repo or root before adding them. • Shows models supported by the API/key when the requested model is unavailable. • Warns users when in-chat file paths must be relative to the git repo root. Breaking changes: • Aider now requires Python >= 3.9; installations running Python 3.8 or earlier will no longer work.

Aider v0.14.1

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:22:33 GMT

Aider v0.14.1 improves /add and /drop path handling and shows available models when a requested model is unavailable. • The `/add` and `/drop` commands now accept absolute filenames and quoted filenames. • `/add` validates that files are within the git repo or root before adding them. • Shows models supported by the API/key when the requested model is not available. • Warns users when in-chat file paths are relative to the git repo root.

Aider v0.14.0

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:02:50 GMT

Aider v0.14.0 adds Claude 2 and multi-LLM support via OpenRouter and requires Python 3.9+. • Adds support for Claude 2 and other LLMs through OpenRouter integration, expanding beyond OpenAI models. • Publishes documentation for running the aider benchmarking suite. Breaking changes: • Aider now requires Python >= 3.9; installations running Python 3.8 or earlier will no longer work.

Aider v0.13.0

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:05:14 GMT

Aider v0.13.0 adds `--voice-language` for targeted voice transcription and smarter git commit scoping. • Adds `--voice-language` switch to constrain the `/voice` command to transcribe to a specific language via Whisper. • Sends chat history as prompt/context for Whisper voice transcription, improving accuracy. • Git commits now only include dirty files that GPT actually tries to edit, reducing unintended staging.

Aider v0.12.0

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:59:30 GMT

Aider v0.12.0 adds voice-to-code support so you can dictate code changes aloud. • Adds voice-to-code support, enabling practitioners to drive code edits through spoken input.

Aider v0.11.1

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:37:42 GMT

Aider v0.11.1 adds a repo-map progress bar and auto-summarizes chat history to prevent context window exhaustion. • Adds a progress bar when initially creating a repo map. • Shows more detail on dollar costs when running with `--no-stream`.

Aider v0.11.0

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:25:03 GMT

Aider v0.11.0 adds automatic chat history summarization and richer cost reporting with `--no-stream`. • Adds `--no-stream` mode with more detailed dollar cost breakdowns per interaction.

Aider v0.10.1

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:17:55 GMT

Aider v0.10.1 adds `/git` command, multiline input via Meta-ENTER, and auto-`.gitignore` for aider files. • Adds `/git` command to run git commands directly from inside an aider chat session. • Adds `/add` and `/drop` commands now always resolve paths relative to the git root for consistency. • Supports multiline chat messages via `Meta-ENTER` (or `Esc+ENTER` in some environments). • Adds version-check against PyPI on startup, notifying users when a newer release is available. • Forces `--no-pretty` mode automatically when aider detects it is running inside a VSCode terminal.

Aider v0.10.0

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:08:42 GMT

Aider v0.10.0 adds `/git` in-chat command, multiline input via Meta-ENTER, and auto `.gitignore` for aider files. • Adds `/git` command to run git commands directly from inside an aider chat session. • Adds `--no-pretty` auto-detection: forces `--no-pretty` mode when aider detects it is running inside a VSCode terminal. • Supports multiline chat messages via Meta-ENTER (or Esc+ENTER in some environments). • Checks PyPI for newer versions on startup and notifies the user when an update is available. • Updates keyboard interrupt logic so two Ctrl-C presses within two seconds always force-exits aider.

Aider v0.9.0

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:48:19 GMT

Aider v0.9.0 adds Azure OpenAI support and a new `--show-repo-map` flag. • Adds `--show-repo-map` flag to display the repository map. • Supports OpenAI models hosted on Azure.

Aider v0.8.3

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 01:51:59 GMT

Aider v0.8.3 adds `--dark-mode`, `--light-mode`, and `--encoding` flags plus glob support in `/add` and `/drop`. • Adds `--dark-mode` and `--light-mode` CLI flags to select terminal colors optimized for dark or light backgrounds. • Adds `--encoding` flag to specify file encoding (defaults to utf-8); also passed into ctags which is required to return utf-8. • Adds `--code-theme` flag to control pygments syntax highlighting style of code blocks. • Enables glob wildcard support in the `/add` and `/drop` commands for flexible file selection. • Prompts to create a git repository when none is found, enabling GPT code-change tracking from the start.

Aider v0.8.2

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:14:06 GMT

Aider v0.8.2 adds glob support in /add and /drop, new --encoding and --code-theme flags, and automatic git repo prompting. • Adds `--encoding` flag to specify file encoding (defaults to utf-8); also passed through to ctags, which must return utf-8. • Adds `--code-theme` flag to control pygments styling of code blocks. • Supports glob wildcards in `/add` and `/drop` commands for bulk file management. • Prompts to create a git repo when none is found, enabling GPT code-change tracking from first use.

Aider v0.8.1

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 04:24:27 GMT

Aider v0.8.1 adds git repo auto-init, glob support in /add and /drop, and an --encoding flag for ctags. • Supports glob wildcards in `/add` and `/drop` commands, enabling bulk file management in a session. • Passes `--encoding` into ctags and requires `utf-8` output, improving reliability of code indexing. • Prompts to create a git repo when none is found, so GPT code changes are tracked from the start. • Adds `--code-theme` switch to control pygments styling of code blocks. • Adds `--encoding` switch to specify a non-default text encoding when reading/writing files.

Aider v0.8.0

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:09:57 GMT

Aider v0.8.0 adds `--encoding` and `--code-theme` switches plus improved Windows support. • Adds `--encoding` switch to specify the character encoding used when reading and writing text files (defaults to utf-8). • Adds `--code-theme` switch to control pygments syntax-highlighting style for code blocks in the terminal. • Reads and writes text files explicitly with utf-8 encoding by default, benefiting Windows users. • Improves Windows support with path-separator bug fixes and a new CI step that runs the full test suite on Windows. • Provides better status messages explaining why ctags is disabled when it cannot be used.

Aider v0.7.0

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:37:56 GMT

Aider v0.7.0 adds `--message` for one-shot GPT instructions and `--no-stream` for token cost visibility. • Adds `--message` flag to send a single instruction to GPT and exit after it replies and applies any edits — enabling non-interactive, scriptable use. • Adds `--no-stream` flag to disable streaming GPT responses; non-streaming mode surfaces token usage info and displays cost estimates based on OpenAI advertised pricing. • New coding competence benchmarking tool for evaluating GPT performance against a suite of programming tasks drawn from the Exercism Python repository. • Initial function-based code editing backend for GPT-3.5, laying groundwork for OpenAI function calls API support. • Adds graceful handling of context window exhaustion with user-facing tips when the limit is hit.

Aider v0.6.2

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 13:50:48 GMT

Aider v0.6.2 adds `--openai-api-base` for API proxy support and extends model coverage to all OpenAI chat models including `gpt-3.5-turbo-16k`. • Adds `--openai-api-base` CLI flag to point Aider at an OpenAI-compatible API proxy or alternative endpoint. • Adds support for `gpt-3.5-turbo-16k` and all OpenAI chat models, expanding the selectable model surface.

Aider v0.5.0

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:29:47 GMT

Aider v0.5.0 adds GPT-3.5/4-32k support, token budgeting with `--map-tokens`, and new `/tokens` and `/clear` chat commands. • Adds `--map-tokens` CLI flag to set a token budget for the repo map, using a PageRank-based algorithm to prioritize which files and identifiers are included. • Adds in-chat command `/tokens` to report current context window token usage. • Adds in-chat command `/clear` to clear the conversation history. • Adds support for `gpt-3.5-turbo` and `gpt-4-32k` models.