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Aider v0.72.0: DeepSeek R1 support

Aider adds DeepSeek R1 support via an --model r1 shortcut and through OpenRouter. Also adds Kotlin to the repo map, a --line-endings option for file writing, and assorted fixes.

PUBLISHED2025-01-20
OBSERVED2026-08-11
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  • DeepSeek R1 support: shortcut --model r1, or --model openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1
  • Kotlin syntax support in the repo map
  • New --line-endings option for file writing
  • examples_as_sys_msg=True for GPT-4o models, improving benchmark scores
  • All dependencies bumped to pick up litellm support for o1 system messages
  • Read-only file announcements added
  • Fixes: turn taking when reflecting lint/test errors, Docker image permissions, ASCII fallback for unicode errors, integer indices for list slicing in repo-map calculations
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