macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aiderlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install aider with Homebrew
AI pair programming in your terminal. Version 0.86.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
AI pair programming in your terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- aider
history
Project history and usage
Aider is an open-source AI pair-programming tool that runs in the terminal, edits files in an existing Git repository, and uses LLMs to make code changes. Its README describes it as AI pair programming in your terminal, with Git integration, repo maps, model support, lint/test loops, image and web context, and IDE/editor workflows.
Project history
The Aider GitHub repository was created in May 2023, during the first broad wave of LLM coding tools. The project chose a terminal and Git-centered workflow rather than an IDE extension-first approach: users run `aider` inside a repository, add files to the chat, request changes, and review commits or diffs with normal Git tools.
Aider's official docs and README show rapid expansion beyond basic chat-to-code. Major surfaces include repo maps for larger codebases, automatic commits, linting and testing, watch mode for editor integration, browser and image inputs, voice input, copy/paste workflows for web chat, and many model backends.
The project also publishes a release history page with stats on Aider writing its own code, making it part tool and part public experiment in AI-assisted software maintenance.
Adoption history
Aider is distributed primarily as the Python package `aider-chat`, with official installation docs, PyPI metadata, and a Homebrew formula. The README also shows upstream-maintained usage badges, including 6.8M PyPI installs, 15B tokens per week processed by Aider users, and a Top 20 OpenRouter ranking at the time checked.
Homebrew listed version 0.86.2 as stable and reported 13,890 installs over 365 days when checked. The official GitHub repository API reported more than 46,000 stars, making Aider one of the larger open-source terminal AI coding assistants.
How it is used
The common workflow is to install Aider, enter a Git repository, choose a model or API key, and ask for code changes from the terminal. Aider can edit files, create commits, run tests and linters, and use repository maps to reason over code beyond the immediate chat context.
Configuration is split between YAML settings and environment/API-key storage. The docs say Aider looks for `.aider.conf.yml` in the home directory, Git root, and current directory, while `.env` files store API keys and other model settings.
Why package nerds care
Aider is a package-nerd landmark because it made a Python CLI, a Git workflow, and fast-moving LLM integrations feel like a package-manager-native developer tool. It sits at the intersection of PyPI, Homebrew, model-provider APIs, local model runners, Git repositories, and editor integration without being owned by a single IDE.
Its release cadence and self-hosted coding statistics also make it useful evidence for how AI coding tools package themselves: not as one-off demos, but as continuously shipped CLIs with docs, config conventions, and measurable usage.
Timeline
- 2023: GitHub repository created and PyPI package appears for terminal AI pair programming.
- 2024: Aider grows around repo maps, model support, Git commits, and terminal workflows.
- 2025: README badges report millions of installs, weekly token usage, and OpenRouter ranking.
- 2026: Homebrew and PyPI list 0.86.2 as current/stable in checked metadata.
Related projects
- Git, which Aider uses for repository state, diffs, and commits.
- LLM provider APIs including Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, and local model backends.
- Other AI coding assistants and terminal-first coding agents.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.aider.conf.yml.aider.conf.yml in git repository root.aider.conf.yml in current directory
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.env.env in git repository root.env in current directory
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aider | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.86.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://aider.chat/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aider |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.86.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aider |
| Homepage | https://aider.chat/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider |
| Upstream docs | https://aider.chat/docs |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/39/45/71111a018c653b7e743216188fb73cd640a86abbda56b7e430f65cd45d23/aider_chat-0.86.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | certifi, freetype, gcc, jpeg-turbo, libyaml, openblas, python@3.12 |
| Build dependencies | ninja, pkgconf, rust |
| Uses from macOS | libffi |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | aider |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment