Aider

Does it fit your conditions?

You are comfortable with Git, a terminal, and model configuration.

Setup

Configure tools

Interface

Terminal

Access

Provider API key

Workspace

Independent workspace

Install Aider, choose a supported model, and review the repository state before editing.

Reviewed scope: Terminal pair-programming workflow.

Coding and office fit

A local model needs sufficient hardware and suitable tool performance; installation alone does not establish either.

Costs and context

Provider usage / local compute

Include provider requests or local compute, and the effort spent correcting changes.

Reduce unnecessary work: Limit the files in the editing context to those relevant to the change.

Measured tokens / task

Unknown — not measured

Measured cost / task

Unknown — not measured

Compare the same deliverable and acceptance criteria, including retries and your review time. Local execution does not establish local model processing.

Try one real task

1. Install Aider, choose a supported model, and review the repository state before editing.
2. Start with a small task: Make focused code changes while working alongside the agent.
3. Check the result against your original files and acceptance criteria before expanding the workflow.

Before relying on this workflow, check the current plan, device, region, language, file format, and required permissions.

Bring your work with you

Preserve uncommitted changes and test commands. Check automatic Git behavior against your project rules before the first edit.

A reviewed brief can carry context. Native history, internal memory, account permissions, and running tasks are not assumed to transfer.