Connect → aider

Use AxForge with aider

aider pair-programs with you in the terminal: you ask, it edits the files in your git repository and commits each change. Two environment variables point it at AxForge.

Set it up

1. Install aider

   python -m pip install aider-chat

2. Point it at AxForge

   export OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.axforge.ai/v1
   export OPENAI_API_KEY="orx_live_your_key_here"

   aider sends OpenAI-style requests to OPENAI_API_BASE with the key in OPENAI_API_KEY. Both last until you close this terminal.

3. Tell aider the model's size

   aider knows the sizes of well-known models only. Create ~/.aider.model.metadata.json (on Windows %USERPROFILE%\.aider.model.metadata.json):

   {
     "openai/qwen3.8-27b": {
       "max_input_tokens": 262144,
       "max_output_tokens": 16384,
       "litellm_provider": "openai",
       "mode": "chat"
     }
   }

   Our models read 262,144 tokens at once; with this, aider counts against that and does not warn about an unknown model. Add an entry the same way for openai/glm-5.3-flash or openai/mimo-v2.6-flash if you use them.

4. Start it in your project

   cd my-project
   aider --model openai/qwen3.8-27b utils.py

   The openai/ in front of the model name tells aider to use the OpenAI-style address above. The file names at the end go into the chat.

   

5. Give it a task

   Ask in plain words. aider edits the file and commits the change to git.

   

The settings

Which model for what: qwen3.8-27b is the everyday default and reads images, glm-5.3-flash thinks before it answers, mimo-v2.6-flash is the fastest.

Check that it works

aider's header names openai/qwen3.8-27b and a task ends in a commit. The calls show in the console under API Keys → Recent calls within a minute.

When it does not work

Not sure which it is? The connection doctor makes seven small checks on your key and names the fix: irm https://dev.axforge.ai/assets/axforge-doctor.ps1 | iex in PowerShell, curl -fsSL https://dev.axforge.ai/assets/axforge-doctor.sh | bash on macOS and Linux.

Test a call says in one click whether a problem is your key, your balance or us.