Aider Composer is a VSCode extension that allows you to integrate Aider into your development workflow. this extension is highly inspired by cursor and cline.
It is very recommended to read Requirements and Extension Settings for startup config, otherwise the extension may not work correctly.
Features
easily add and drop file, and toggle between read-only and editable modes with just a click.
most of the chat mode is supported, including askdiffdiff-fencedudiffwhole, and you can easily switch between them.
review code changes before applying them.
HTTP Proxy is supported, use VSCode settings http.proxy to configure and don't support authentication.
Note
because of some limitation or other issues, this extension may not implement all features in Aider, some are listed here:
multiple workspaces are not supported
git, extension will not use git repo features
lint
test
voice
in-chat commands are not usable
configuration is not supported
Requirements
This extension use python package aider-chat and flask to provide background service, so you should install them first.
install Python. you can download from python.org or any other ways.
install aider-chat and flask package, use command pip install aider-chat flask
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
aider-composer.pythonPath: Directory that includes the Python executable (not the Python executable path) and the aider.chat, flask package is installed. this is required before you can use this extension. if you not set this, extension will not be activated.
