diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
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+
+class Commands:
+    def cmd_help(self):
+        print('help')
+    def cmd_ls(self):
+        print('ls')
+
+    def get_commands(self):
+        commands = []
+        for attr in dir(self):
+            if attr.startswith("cmd_"):
+                commands.append('/' + attr[4:])
+
+        return commands
+
+    def run(self, inp, console):
+        console.print('[red]', inp)
+        words = inp.strip().split()