diff --git a/aider/report.py b/aider/report.py
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+import sys
+import urllib.parse
+import webbrowser
+
+
+def report_github_issue(issue_text, title=None):
+    """
+    Compose a URL to open a new GitHub issue with the given text prefilled,
+    and attempt to launch it in the default web browser.
+
+    :param issue_text: The text of the issue to file
+    :param title: The title of the issue (optional)
+    :return: None
+    """
+    base_url = "https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider/issues/new"
+    params = {"body": issue_text}
+    if title is None:
+        title = "Bug report"
+    params["title"] = title
+    issue_url = f"{base_url}?{urllib.parse.urlencode(params)}"
+
+    try:
+        print("Attempting to open the issue URL in your default web browser...")
+        if webbrowser.open(issue_url):
+            print("Browser window should be opened.")
+        else:
+            print("Unable to open browser window automatically.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print()
+        print("Please use this URL to file a GitHub issue:")
+        print()
+        print(issue_url)
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    title = None
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        # Use the first command-line argument as the title and the second as the issue text
+        title = sys.argv[1]
+        issue_text = sys.argv[2]
+    elif len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        # Use the first command-line argument as the issue text
+        issue_text = sys.argv[1]
+    else:
+        # Read from stdin if no argument is provided
+        print("Enter the issue title (optional, press Enter to skip):")
+        title = input().strip()
+        if not title:
+            title = None
+        print("Enter the issue text (Ctrl+D to finish):")
+        issue_text = sys.stdin.read().strip()
+
+    report_github_issue(issue_text, title)