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Aider
Terminal AI pair programmer in Python that edits files in your git repo and auto-commits, works with almost any LLM; one of the earliest open-source coding agents.
aider.chat/Maintenance
Last PyPI release aider-chat 0.86.2 on 2026-02-12 (0.86.0 was 2025-08-09); last push to Aider-AI/aider 2026-05-22. 78 of 90 commits since 2025-12 are by the creator; cadence much slower than 2024-25. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Coding agents
Where it stands apart
- Is it actively maintained? maintenance or slowing (5% of 21 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? individual side project, no revenue (0% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (10% of 20 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? none of these (its own format or interface) (0% of 21 others)
- Out of the box, does it ask you before editing files or running shell commands? edits without asking, asks before most commands (14% of 21 others)
- Can users add their own tools through MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers? no (0% of 21 others)
- Does it read project instructions from AGENTS.md? no (10% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- How is the main thing licensed? permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) (52% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (52% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? developers (95% of 21 others)
- How does finished work usually come back to you? edits in your local working tree while you watch (52% of 21 others)
- Whose models can you use? Pick the first that applies. any provider or endpoint you configure (your own key, custom URL, or local model) (67% of 21 others)
- Is pointing it at a model running on your own machine (e.g. Ollama, LM Studio) a documented setup? yes, documented (67% of 21 others)
- Where do the commands it runs execute by default? on your machine with your user's permissions (86% of 21 others)
- When you first set it up, how do you pay for the models it uses by default? with your own API key or local model (the tool itself is free) (52% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Void 65% of 17 shared answers match
- Qwen Code 59% of 17 shared answers match
- Roo Code 56% of 16 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | stands apart maintenance or slowing Last release 2026-02-12; occasional commits through 2026-05. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) Apache-2.0 | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart individual side project, no revenue Free, no pricing, donations or sponsors found; run by its author. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes Runs locally; with a local model nothing is hosted. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart no account Uses your own LLM API keys; no aider account. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | developers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart none of these (its own format or interface) No MCP, no AGENTS.md, no ACP; conventions loaded via --read. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you primarily use it? | terminal (CLI or TUI) Also a browser UI and IDE watch-mode via comments. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How does finished work usually come back to you? | edits in your local working tree while you watch Edits are auto-committed to git in your repo. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Whose models can you use? Pick the first that applies. | any provider or endpoint you configure (your own key, custom URL, or local model) | source 2026-10-25 |
| Is pointing it at a model running on your own machine (e.g. Ollama, LM Studio) a documented setup? | yes, documented Ollama setup page in docs. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Out of the box, does it ask you before editing files or running shell commands? | stands apart edits without asking, asks before most commands Applies edits directly and commits; suggests shell commands and asks before running them. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where do the commands it runs execute by default? | on your machine with your user's permissions | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can users add their own tools through MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers? | stands apart no No MCP in release history. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Does it read project instructions from AGENTS.md? | stands apart no Poll bug: aider auto-reads no instructions file at all; conventions are loaded via --read CONVENTIONS.md or .aider.conf.yml. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Does it use the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) for agent-editor connections? | no | source 2026-10-25 |
| When you first set it up, how do you pay for the models it uses by default? | with your own API key or local model (the tool itself is free) | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/Aider-AI/aider · read 2026-10-25
- Package registry · pypi.org/pypi/aider-chat/json · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · aider.chat/ · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · aider.chat/HISTORY.html · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · aider.chat/docs/llms/ollama.html · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · aider.chat/docs/usage/conventions.html · read 2026-10-25
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