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- [Can I script aider?](#can-i-script-aider)
- [What code languages does aider support?](#what-code-languages-does-aider-support)
- [How to use pipx to avoid python package conflicts?](#how-to-use-pipx-to-avoid-python-package-conflicts)
- [How can I add all the files to the chat?](#how-can-i-add-all-the-files-to-the-chat)
- [Can I specify guidelines or conventions?](#can-i-specify-guidelines-or-conventions)
- [Can I change the system prompts that aider uses?](#can-i-change-the-system-prompts-that-aider-uses)
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pipx install aider
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## How can I add all the files to the chat?
People regularly ask about how to add many or all of their repo's files to the chat.
This is probably not a good idea and will likely do more harm than good.
The best approach is think about which files need to be changed to accomplish
the task you are working on. Just add those files ot the chat.
Aider will automatically give GPT a bunch of additional context about
how those specific files relate to
the rest of your git repo.
It does this by analyzing your entire codebase in light of the
current chat to build a compact
[repository map](https://aider.chat/2023/10/22/repomap.html).
Usually when people want to add "all the files" it's because they think it
will give GPT helpful context about the overall code base.
The repo map usually does a good job at this without using a lot of tokens.
Sending GPT a ton of code that is mostly irrelevant to the
task at hand will often distract or confuse it.
It will also increase the token costs on your OpenAI invoice.
Again, it's usually best to just add the files to the chat that will need to be modified.
If you still wish to add lots of files to the chat, you can:
- Use a wildcard when you launch aider: `aider src/*.py`
- Use a wildcard with the in chat `/add` command: `/add src/*.py`
- Give the `/add` command a directory name and it will recurisvely add every file under that dir: `/add src`
## Can I specify guidelines or conventions?
Sometimes you want GPT to be aware of certain coding guidelines,