Aide
Aide is an open-source, AI-native IDE that proactively assists developers with code maintenance, error resolution, and efficient editing, while ensuring control and context persistence.
What is Aide?
Aide is designed as an intelligent IDE that leverages an advanced agentic framework, verified by swebench, to facilitate significant codebase changes with AI assistance. It addresses the challenge of maintaining or correcting AI-generated code by proactively suggesting fixes and incorporating missing files using LSP tools. Aide's unique approach allows for AI-driven edits across multiple files without compromising logic, as evidenced by its performance on SWE-Bench Lite, where it resolved 43% of issues. The IDE provides developer control through VS Code-native checkpoints for easy rollbacks and aims to simulate pair-programming with an AI that can both brainstorm and execute edits. Features like Quick Invoke and a local-first binary called 'sidecar' enhance the user experience by offering prompt-based interactions and full control over data sharing. Aide emphasizes deep reasoning, fast edits, and context persistence to ensure a seamless development process. The team invites feedback and collaboration from experienced developers to shape Aide's future.