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AI pair programming in your terminal.
Aider is the git-aware CLI pair programmer that predates the coding-agent wave and still defines it for many: in-repo edits, dozens of models, repo maps, and now MCP support so agents see version control and tools. The harness that proved developers would live in the loop.
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