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Aider high open mcp/tools

MCP SUPPORT

Is there plane to add mcp server call?

Aider-AI/aider#3314 196 thumbs up · 25 comments opened 2025-02-20 · updated 2026-10-22
Aider medium open self-host/headless

Generated code can read SSH private keys outside the project directory without warning

I would like to report a security-relevant issue in Aider's code generation behavior around sensitive file access outside the project directory. In a validated retest, Aider was gradually steered through a multi-turn conversation and…

Aider-AI/aider#5076 0 thumbs up · 17 comments opened 2026-04-26 · updated 2026-10-05
Aider medium open install/update

aider-install installed but not found

Installed python from Microsoft Store using Python Install Manager. Installed aider-install according to instructions: python -m aider-install But then aider-install is not found. Pip says that it is installed: Package Version…

Aider-AI/aider#5882versions 0.2.0 1 thumbs up · 1 comments opened 2026-10-19 · updated 2026-10-22
Aider medium open install/update

Can't install on Ubntu 25.04 with Python 3.13 and pipx

Since upgrading Ubuntu from 24.10 to 25.04 (and thus, from Python 3.12 to 3.13.3) , pipx install aider-chat fails with: /home/user/.local/state/pipx/log/cmd2025-07-1213.40.46piperrors.log contains this: I tried importing…

Aider-AI/aider#4340versions 25.04, 24.10, 3.13.3 1 thumbs up · 6 comments opened 2025-07-12 · updated 2026-10-14
Aider medium fixed crash/hang

Uncaught FileNotFoundError in <frozen posixpath> line 412

Aider version: 0.86.2 Python version: 3.12.15 Python implementation: CPython Virtual environment: Yes Git version: git version 2.50.1 (Apple Git-155) An uncaught exception occurred:

Aider-AI/aider#5908versions 0.86.2, 3.12.15, 2.50.1 0 thumbs up · 1 comments opened 2026-10-25 · updated 2026-10-26
Aider medium open crash/hang

segfault while listing models on 0.86.2

aider 0.86.2 installed freshly via pip in a venv

Aider-AI/aider#5776versions 0.86.2 0 thumbs up · 0 comments opened 2026-09-26 · updated 2026-09-26
Aider medium open mcp/tools

Hexum hosted MCP for smaller coding-agent context?

Hi Aider maintainers — Hexum offers a hosted MCP server at https://hexum.dev/mcp that shrinks coding-agent turn context, with optional architecture.hexum checks. Would you consider listing/linking it for users, or would a short integration…

Aider-AI/aider#5719 0 thumbs up · 0 comments opened 2026-09-16 · updated 2026-09-16