diff --git a/aider/coder.py b/aider/coder.py
index 60e6dcea4..2e552df1c 100755
--- a/aider/coder.py
+++ b/aider/coder.py
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ class Coder:
 
         while True:
             try:
-                self.run_loop()
+                new_user_message = self.run_loop()
+                while new_user_message:
+                    new_user_message = self.send_new_user_message(new_user_message)
+
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 self.num_control_c += 1
                 if self.num_control_c >= 2:
@@ -192,11 +195,6 @@ class Coder:
 
         inp = get_input(self.history_file, self.abs_fnames, self.commands)
 
-        if inp.startswith("/"):
-            inp = self.commands.run(inp)
-            if not inp:
-                return
-
         self.num_control_c = 0
 
         if self.last_modified < self.get_last_modified():
@@ -213,6 +211,12 @@ class Coder:
         if not inp:
             return
 
+        if inp.startswith("/"):
+            return self.commands.run(inp)
+
+        return self.send_new_user_message(inp)
+
+    def send_new_user_message(self, inp):
         self.cur_messages += [
             dict(role="user", content=inp),
         ]
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ class Coder:
         messages += self.get_files_messages()
         messages += self.cur_messages
 
-        # utils.show_messages(messages, "all")
+        utils.show_messages(messages, "all")
 
         content, interrupted = self.send(messages)
         if interrupted:
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ class Coder:
 
         self.console.print()
         if interrupted:
-            return True
+            return
 
         try:
             edited = self.update_files(content, inp)
@@ -248,8 +252,12 @@ class Coder:
             traceback.print_exc()
             edited = None
 
+        add_rel_files_message = self.check_for_file_mentions(content)
+        if add_rel_files_message:
+            return add_rel_files_message
+
         if not edited:
-            return True
+            return
 
         res = self.commit(history=self.cur_messages, prefix="aider: ")
         if res:
@@ -270,7 +278,36 @@ class Coder:
             dict(role="assistant", content="Ok."),
         ]
         self.cur_messages = []
-        return True
+        return
+
+    def check_for_file_mentions(self, content):
+        words = set(word for word in content.split())
+        for quote in ['"', "'", "`"]:
+            words = set(word.strip(quote) for word in words)
+
+        addable_rel_fnames = set(self.get_all_relative_files()) - set(
+            self.get_inchat_relative_files()
+        )
+
+        mentioned_rel_fnames = set()
+        for word in words:
+            if word in addable_rel_fnames:
+                mentioned_rel_fnames.add(word)
+
+        dump(mentioned_rel_fnames)
+        if not mentioned_rel_fnames:
+            return
+
+        for rel_fname in mentioned_rel_fnames:
+            self.console.print(f"[bright_black]{rel_fname}")
+        ok = Confirm.ask("[bright_black]Add these files?", console=self.console, default="y")
+        if not ok:
+            return
+
+        for rel_fname in mentioned_rel_fnames:
+            self.abs_fnames.add(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.root, rel_fname)))
+
+        return prompts.added_files.format(fnames=", ".join(mentioned_rel_fnames))
 
     def send(self, messages, model=None, silent=False):
         if not model:
@@ -343,7 +380,6 @@ class Coder:
     def update_files(self, content, inp):
         edited = set()
         for match in self.pattern.finditer(content):
-            dump(match.groups())
             _, path, _, original, updated = match.groups()
 
             path = path.strip()
diff --git a/aider/prompts.py b/aider/prompts.py
index 73698c4c1..c2cd5edd9 100644
--- a/aider/prompts.py
+++ b/aider/prompts.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ some/dir/example.py
        """Multiplies 2 numbers"""
 >>>>>>> UPDATED
 
-If need to see the contents of a file from the git repo, ask the user!
+If need to see the contents of a file from the git repo, tell the user the file names you need!
 Don't edit a listed file without looking at the contents first!
 
 You can make a new file by replying with an ORIGINAL/UPDATE that has an empty ORIGINAL block.
@@ -78,19 +78,21 @@ Only return the parts of the code which need changes!
 
 # FILES
 
-files_content_gpt_edits = "I committed your suggested changes with git hash {hash} and commit message: {message}"
-
-files_content_gpt_no_edits = (
-    "I wasn't able to see any properly formatted edits in your reply?!"
+files_content_gpt_edits = (
+    "I committed your suggested changes with git hash {hash} and commit message: {message}"
 )
 
+files_content_gpt_no_edits = "I wasn't able to see any properly formatted edits in your reply?!"
+
 files_content_local_edits = "I made some changes to the files myself."
 
 repo_content_prefix = "These are the files in the git repo:\n\n"
 
 files_content_prefix = "Here is the current content of the files we have opened:\n\n"
 
-files_content_suffix = """Base any edits on the current contents of the files as shown in the user's last message."""
+files_content_suffix = (
+    """Base any edits on the current contents of the files as shown in the user's last message."""
+)
 
 
 # COMMIT