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@ -19,7 +19,19 @@ LLM edits that are "almost" correctly formatted.
But sometimes the LLM just won't cooperate.
In these cases, here are some things you might try.
## Use a capable model
## Don't add too many files
Many LLMs now have very large context windows,
but filling them with irrelevant code or conversation
can confuse the model.
- Don't add too many files to the chat, *just* add the files you think need to be edited.
Aider also sends the LLM a [map of your entire git repo](https://aider.chat/docs/repomap.html), so other relevant code will be included automatically.
- Use `/drop` to remove files from the chat session which aren't needed for the task at hand. This will reduce distractions and may help the LLM produce properly formatted edits.
- Use `/clear` to remove the conversation history, again to help the LLM focus.
- Use `/tokens` to see how many tokens you are using for each message.
## Use a more capable model
If possible try using GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Claude 3 Opus,
as they are the strongest and most capable models.
@ -33,9 +45,9 @@ so editing errors are probably unavoidable.
Local models which have been quantized are even more likely to have problems
because they are not capable enough to follow aider's system prompts.
## Try the whole format
## Try the whole edit format
Run aider with `--edit-format whole` if the model is using a different edit format.
Run aider with `--edit-format whole` if were using a different edit format.
You can see which edit format it is using in the announce lines:
```
@ -43,17 +55,6 @@ Aider v0.50.2-dev
Models: claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620 with ♾️ diff edit format
```
## Reduce distractions
Many LLMs now have very large context windows,
but filling them with irrelevant code or conversation
can confuse the model.
- Don't add too many files to the chat, *just* add the files you think need to be edited.
Aider also sends the LLM a [map of your entire git repo](https://aider.chat/docs/repomap.html), so other relevant code will be included automatically.
- Use `/drop` to remove files from the chat session which aren't needed for the task at hand. This will reduce distractions and may help the LLM produce properly formatted edits.
- Use `/clear` to remove the conversation history, again to help the LLM focus.
- Use `/tokens` to see how many tokens you are using for each message.
## More help