Optional Setup

Optional Setup

Enhance Your Aider Experience

Optional Enhancements

After installing Aider, consider these additional setup steps:

1. Install Git (if not already installed)

  • Essential for Aider's version control features

2. Setup API Keys

  • Configure keys for your preferred LLMs
  • Can be stored in configuration or environment files

3. Enable Playwright

  • Enhances web page scraping capabilities
  • Install with: playwright install --with-deps chromium

4. Configure Voice Coding

  • Install PortAudio for voice recording
  • Mac: brew install portaudio
  • Linux: sudo apt-get install libportaudio2

5. IDE Integration

  • Set up Aider with your favorite editor using --watch-files mode
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