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Aider ​

Aider is an AI pair programmer for the terminal. Pointed at LibertAI, it edits your repo using open-weights models on an endpoint you can swap for any other OpenAI-compatible one.

Prerequisites ​

  • Aider installed (python -m pip install aider-install && aider-install, see the Aider docs)
  • A LibertAI API key — see Get an API key

Easiest path: the LibertAI CLI ​

The LibertAI CLI ships an Aider launcher:

sh
libertai login       # one-time: browser sign-in or paste an API key
libertai aider

libertai aider injects the API base and key into the environment, passes --model openai/<your default code model>, and loads a small instructions file (via --read) that teaches Aider about LibertAI's image and search commands.

Manual setup ​

Aider treats any OpenAI-compatible endpoint as the openai/ provider. Set the base URL and key in the environment and prefix the model id with openai/:

sh
OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.libertai.io/v1 \
OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
aider --model openai/qwen3.5-122b-a10b

To make it permanent, export the two variables in your shell profile or put them in a .env file in your project, and set model: openai/qwen3.5-122b-a10b in ~/.aider.conf.yml.

Verify it works ​

In the Aider prompt, ask for something harmless:

/ask What does this repository do?

A streamed answer means the endpoint and key are working. On a 401, check the key directly:

sh
curl -i https://api.libertai.io/libertai/auth/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Models ​

qwen3.5-122b-a10b is the recommended default for coding (262k context, tools). Any model id from the model and pricing table works with the openai/ prefix.