---
title: "Aider AI Pair Programming CLI Agent"
description: "Aider is an open-source AI pair programming tool that runs in your terminal, letting you collaborate with LLMs to edit code across your entire codebase. With 42k+ GitHub stars and 15 billion tokens processed weekly, it features deep git integration, repo-wide code mapping, and support for 100+ programming languages."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "Aider-AI/aider"
  github_stars: 42670
---

# Aider AI Pair Programming CLI Agent

Aider is an open-source AI pair programming tool that runs in your terminal, letting you collaborate with LLMs to edit code across your entire codebase. With 42k+ GitHub stars and 15 billion tokens processed weekly, it features deep git integration, repo-wide code mapping, and support for 100+ programming languages.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/aider-ai-pair-programming-cli-agent/)