In-chat commands

Control aider with in-chat commands like /add, /model, etc.

Aider supports commands from within the chat, which all start with /.

Command	Description
/add	Add files to the chat so aider can edit them or review them in detail
/ask	Ask questions about the code base without editing any files
/chat-mode	Switch to a new chat mode
/clear	Clear the chat history
/clipboard	Add image/text from the clipboard to the chat (optionally provide a name for the image)
/code	Ask for changes to your code
/commit	Commit edits to the repo made outside the chat (commit message optional)
/diff	Display the diff of changes since the last message
/drop	Remove files from the chat session to free up context space
/exit	Exit the application
/git	Run a git command
/help	Ask questions about aider
/lint	Lint and fix in-chat files or all dirty files if none in chat
/ls	List all known files and indicate which are included in the chat session
/map	Print out the current repository map
/map-refresh	Force a refresh of the repository map
/model	Switch to a new LLM
/models	Search the list of available models
/quit	Exit the application
/read-only	Add files to the chat that are for reference, not to be edited
/report	Report a problem by opening a GitHub Issue
/reset	Drop all files and clear the chat history
/run	Run a shell command and optionally add the output to the chat (alias: !)
/settings	Print out the current settings
/test	Run a shell command and add the output to the chat on non-zero exit code
/tokens	Report on the number of tokens used by the current chat context
/undo	Undo the last git commit if it was done by aider
/voice	Record and transcribe voice input
/web	Scrape a webpage, convert to markdown and send in a message

{: .tip } You can easily re-send commands or messages. Use the up arrow ⬆ to scroll back or CONTROL-R to search your message history.

Entering multi-line chat messages

Interrupting with CONTROL-C

It's always safe to use Control-C to interrupt aider if it isn't providing a useful response. The partial response remains in the conversation, so you can refer to it when you reply to the LLM with more information or direction.

Keybindings

The interactive prompt is built with prompt-toolkit which provides emacs and vi keybindings.

Emacs

• Ctrl-A : Move cursor to the start of the line.

• Ctrl-B : Move cursor back one character.

• Ctrl-D : Delete the character under the cursor.

• Ctrl-E : Move cursor to the end of the line.

• Ctrl-F : Move cursor forward one character.

• Ctrl-K : Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.

• Ctrl-L : Clear the screen.

• Ctrl-N : Move down to the next history entry.

• Ctrl-P : Move up to the previous history entry.

• Ctrl-R : Reverse search in command history.

Vi

To use vi/vim keybindings, run aider with the --vim switch.

• Esc : Switch to command mode.

• i : Switch to insert mode.

• a : Move cursor one character to the right and switch to insert mode.

• A : Move cursor to the end of the line and switch to insert mode.

• I : Move cursor to the beginning of the line and switch to insert mode.

• h : Move cursor one character to the left.

• j : Move cursor down one line.

• k : Move cursor up one line.

• l : Move cursor one character to the right.

• w : Move cursor forward one word.

• b : Move cursor backward one word.

• 0 : Move cursor to the beginning of the line.

• $ : Move cursor to the end of the line.

• x : Delete the character under the cursor.

• dd : Delete the current line.

• u : Undo the last change.

• Ctrl-R : Redo the last undone change.