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+# Aider
+
+Aider is a command-line tool that allows you to chat with GPT about your code. It helps you to make changes, improvements, and bug fixes to your code with the assistance of GPT.
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Clone the repository.
+2. Install the required packages using `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
+3. Set up your OpenAI API key as an environment variable `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
+
+## Usage
+
+Run the Aider tool by executing the following command:
+
+```
+python -m aider.main <file1> <file2> ...
+```
+
+Replace `<file1>`, `<file2>`, etc., with the paths to the source code files you want to work on.
+
+You can also use additional command-line options to customize the behavior of the tool. For more information, run:
+
+```
+python -m aider.main --help
+```