# Aider v0.52.0: aider offers to run shell commands

> Aider can now propose shell commands to run — launching a browser, installing dependencies, running migrations, tests, or the program itself. The default OpenAI model also moves to `gpt-4o-2024-08-06`. If you run aider in an untrusted or automated context, the new command-execution behaviour is worth reviewing.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Aider |
| **Version** | v0.52.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2024-08-23 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, capability, model-support |

## What changed


- Aider offers to run shell commands: open a browser on updated html/css/js, install dependencies, run DB migrations, run the program, run new tests
- Default OpenAI model changed to `gpt-4o-2024-08-06`
- `/read` and `/drop` expand `~` to the home directory
- Active chat mode shown at the prompt
- New `/reset` command drops files and clears chat history
- New `--map-multiplier-no-files` controls the repo map size multiplier when no files are in chat; default multiplier lowered to 2
- Auto-commit sequencing fixes; token reports and confirmation dialogs reformatted
- Dependencies bumped for litellm fixes


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/releases/tag/v0.52.0) — retrieved 2026-08-11

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