From 1a84c109fcb25858c78c39b37873632ca59d015f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Paul Gauthier (aider)" <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:07:24 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat: allow /ask, /code, /architect without args to switch
 modes

---
 aider/commands.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 34b3881bb..067006072 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -1074,8 +1074,8 @@ class Commands:
 
     def _generic_chat_command(self, args, edit_format):
         if not args.strip():
-            self.io.tool_error(f"Please provide a question or topic for the {edit_format} chat.")
-            return
+            # Switch to the corresponding chat mode if no args provided
+            return self.cmd_chat_mode(edit_format)
 
         from aider.coders.base_coder import Coder