aider/aider/website/docs/usage/commands.md

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Usage	50	Control aider with in-chat commands like /add, /model, etc.

In-chat commands

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Slash commands

Aider supports commands from within the chat, which all start with /.

Command	Description
/add	Add files to the chat so aider can edit them or review them in detail
/architect	Enter architect/editor mode using 2 different models. If no prompt provided, switches to architect/editor mode.
/ask	Ask questions about the code base without editing any files. If no prompt provided, switches to ask mode.
/chat-mode	Switch to a new chat mode
/clear	Clear the chat history
/code	Ask for changes to your code. If no prompt provided, switches to code mode.
/commit	Commit edits to the repo made outside the chat (commit message optional)
/context	Enter context mode to see surrounding code context. If no prompt provided, switches to context mode.
/copy	Copy the last assistant message to the clipboard
/copy-context	Copy the current chat context as markdown, suitable to paste into a web UI
/diff	Display the diff of changes since the last message
/drop	Remove files from the chat session to free up context space
/edit	Alias for /editor: Open an editor to write a prompt
/editor	Open an editor to write a prompt
/editor-model	Switch the Editor Model to a new LLM
/exit	Exit the application
/git	Run a git command (output excluded from chat)
/help	Ask questions about aider
/lint	Lint and fix in-chat files or all dirty files if none in chat
/load	Load and execute commands from a file
/ls	List all known files and indicate which are included in the chat session
/map	Print out the current repository map
/map-refresh	Force a refresh of the repository map
/model	Switch the Main Model to a new LLM
/models	Search the list of available models
/multiline-mode	Toggle multiline mode (swaps behavior of Enter and Meta+Enter)
/paste	Paste image/text from the clipboard into the chat. Optionally provide a name for the image.
/quit	Exit the application
/read-only	Add files to the chat that are for reference only, or turn added files to read-only
/reasoning-effort	Set the reasoning effort level (values: number or low/medium/high depending on model)
/report	Report a problem by opening a GitHub Issue
/reset	Drop all files and clear the chat history
/run	Run a shell command and optionally add the output to the chat (alias: !)
/save	Save commands to a file that can reconstruct the current chat session's files
/settings	Print out the current settings
/test	Run a shell command and add the output to the chat on non-zero exit code
/think-tokens	Set the thinking token budget (supports formats like 8096, 8k, 10.5k, 0.5M)
/tokens	Report on the number of tokens used by the current chat context
/undo	Undo the last git commit if it was done by aider
/voice	Record and transcribe voice input
/weak-model	Switch the Weak Model to a new LLM
/web	Scrape a webpage, convert to markdown and send in a message

{: .tip } You can easily re-send commands or messages. Use the up arrow ⬆ to scroll back or CONTROL-R to search your message history.

Entering multi-line chat messages

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Interrupting with CONTROL-C

It's always safe to use Control-C to interrupt aider if it isn't providing a useful response. The partial response remains in the conversation, so you can refer to it when you reply to the LLM with more information or direction.

Keybindings

The interactive prompt is built with prompt-toolkit which provides emacs and vi keybindings.

Emacs

• Up Arrow : Move up one line in the current message.
• Down Arrow : Move down one line in the current message.
• Ctrl-Up : Scroll back through previously sent messages.
• Ctrl-Down : Scroll forward through previously sent messages.
• Ctrl-A : Move cursor to the start of the line.
• Ctrl-B : Move cursor back one character.
• Ctrl-D : Delete the character under the cursor.
• Ctrl-E : Move cursor to the end of the line.
• Ctrl-F : Move cursor forward one character.
• Ctrl-K : Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.
• Ctrl-L : Clear the screen.
• Ctrl-N : Move down to the next history entry.
• Ctrl-P : Move up to the previous history entry.
• Ctrl-R : Reverse search in command history.
• Ctrl-X Ctrl-E : Open the current input in an external editor
• Ctrl-Y : Paste (yank) text that was previously cut.

Vi

To use vi/vim keybindings, run aider with the --vim switch.

• Up Arrow : Move up one line in the current message.
• Down Arrow : Move down one line in the current message.
• Ctrl-Up : Scroll back through previously sent messages.
• Ctrl-Down : Scroll forward through previously sent messages.
• Esc : Switch to command mode.
• i : Switch to insert mode.
• a : Move cursor one character to the right and switch to insert mode.
• A : Move cursor to the end of the line and switch to insert mode.
• I : Move cursor to the beginning of the line and switch to insert mode.
• h : Move cursor one character to the left.
• j : Move cursor down one line.
• k : Move cursor up one line.
• l : Move cursor one character to the right.
• w : Move cursor forward one word.
• b : Move cursor backward one word.
• 0 : Move cursor to the beginning of the line.
• $ : Move cursor to the end of the line.
• x : Delete the character under the cursor.
• dd : Delete the current line.
• u : Undo the last change.
• Ctrl-R : Redo the last undone change.