Aidermacs

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Aidermacs is a Coding & Development tool that provides AI pair programming capabilities within Emacs. It integrates with Aider to offer intelligent model selection and enhanced file management.

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Pricing

Open Source

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Technical

About

What is aidermacs?

Aidermacs brings AI-powered development directly into Emacs, integrating with Aider, a powerful open-source AI pair programming tool. It offers similar AI capabilities to tools like Cursor but is tailored for Emacs workflows. Key features include intelligent model selection with multiple backends, built-in Ediff integration for AI-generated changes, and enhanced file management directly from Emacs. Users can customize model selection, including an experimental Architect mode that uses separate models for reasoning and code generation, which has shown state-of-the-art results. Aidermacs also provides a minor mode for working with prompt files and flexible configuration options for API keys and environment variables.

Best used for

Ideal for developers who need to leverage AI for code generation, refactoring, and debugging directly within their Emacs environment. Especially valuable for those seeking a highly customizable and integrated AI pair programming experience that stays true to Emacs workflows.

Common actions

code with AI

integrate AI into Emacs

automate code changes

manage code files

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Capabilities

Key features

AI pair programming
Emacs integration
Intelligent model selection
Ediff integration
Enhanced file management
Architect mode
Prompt file minor mode

Target Audience

developer

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What are the core requirements to use Aidermacs?

To use Aidermacs, you need Emacs version 26.1 or higher, and either Aider or its community fork, Aider Community Experimentation. It can be downloaded via Melpa, Non-GNU Elpa, or by cloning the repository manually.

How does Aidermacs handle model selection and API keys?

Aidermacs offers intelligent model selection, automatically fetching models from supported providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. API keys can be set as environment variables (e.g., in .bashrc) or securely within Emacs using a pre-run hook, keeping sensitive information out of dotfiles.

What is Architect Mode and how does it improve AI coding?

Architect Mode is an experimental feature that uses two specialized models: an Architect model for high-level reasoning and an Editor model for code generation. This separation has achieved state-of-the-art results on Aider's code editing benchmark, enhancing the quality of AI-proposed changes.

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