Aider
AIAI pair programming terminal assistant in your git repo
Project Metrics
- GitHub Stars27,800↑+1600
- Forks2,400
- LicenseApache-2.0
- Last Commit1 day ago
- Repository Age2 years
- Release Versionv0.59.0
- Self-HostableYes (Docker / Bare Metal)
Metrics verified via independent GitHub snapshot. Monthly velocity (+1600) is an estimated projection based on recent 30-day repository activity.
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About Aider
Aider is the premier open-source terminal alternative to Claude Code. It connects LLMs to your local git repository, maps your codebase into an AST context window, edits multi-file repositories, runs tests, and automatically creates clean git commits.
Quick Self-Host Guide
Install CLI via Pip
python -m pip install aider-chatSet Model Key or Local Engine
Set your Anthropic provider token or connect to local Ollama via --model ollama/deepseek-r1Launch in Git Repo
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