release aidev SIG 3/5

Aider v0.64.0: /editor command, gpt-4o-2024-11-20 support, o1 streaming by default

Adds a /editor slash command that opens your system editor to compose a prompt, full support for the gpt-4o-2024-11-20 model, and turns on streaming for o1 models by default. Also adds global extra_params for litellm and several git/file-handling fixes.

PUBLISHED2024-11-21
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE1y
SOURCES1
  • New /editor command opens the system editor to write a prompt
  • Full support for gpt-4o-2024-11-20
  • o1 models now stream by default
  • /run and suggested shell commands confirm how many lines of output were added to the chat
  • Optional multiline input tags with matching closing tags
  • Model settings gain a global extra_params passed to litellm.completion()
  • Architect mode now offers to add files the LLM suggests
  • New --show-release-notes controls release-note display on first run of a new version
  • --read can now load directories recursively
  • 1% of users prompted to opt in to analytics
  • Fixes: fuzzy model-name matching (including when litellm provider info is missing), git-ignored file handling, git error handling, Timeout exception for provider timeouts, exponential backoff when editor file locks block writes, empty dict cached on model-metadata download failure to delay retry
  • Updated Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B model configuration and dependency versions for a litellm ollama fix

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