A desktop app for Aider
AgentVera opens the aider command in a real terminal and gives every agent its own chat history file. When the app reopens, the agent restores that history.
Aider in AgentVera
- Command
aider- Install
python -m pip install aider-install && aider-install- Sign-in
- Aider reads provider API keys from environment variables or .aider.conf.yml.
- Model
- Left empty, Aider’s default model is used; a chosen model is passed with --model.
- Effort
- Low, medium and high (--reasoning-effort).
- Role
- The role is given to Aider as a read-only reference file (--read); Aider doesn’t allow extending its system prompt.
- Session resume
- Each agent uses its own history file under ~/.aider/agentvera/ and continues with --restore-chat-history.
- MCP and browser
- AgentVera’s MCP servers aren’t passed to Aider.
What every agent gets
Side-by-side panes
The agent opens in the same grid as the project’s other agents; the layout is remembered per project.
Flows
When the agent finishes a turn, its reply goes through a template to another agent; turn limits stop loops.
Automatic code review
When a turn ends, the code it wrote is reviewed by the Claude model you pick, with findings linked to file:line.
Telegram notifications
Finished turns, errors and flows waiting for approval reach your phone; reply to message the agent.
Queue and broadcast
Queue a message while the agent is busy, or send one message to the agents you pick.
Picks up where it left off
An agent that has received a message returns to its conversation when the app reopens.
Questions
Which API key does Aider need?
The one for the provider you use. Aider reads it from an environment variable or .aider.conf.yml.
Do the histories of several Aider agents mix?
No. Each agent uses its own history file under ~/.aider/agentvera/.
Other agents
All agentsBring your Aider agents into one window.
Download AgentVera, add a project folder and pick Aider under New agent.