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Aider

Aider is an AI pair programming tool that works in your terminal. It integrates with TensorX through its OpenAI-compatible API support.

Prerequisites

  • Aider installed (pip install aider-chat)

  • TensorX API key from app.tensorx.ai

Configuration

Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables to connect Aider to TensorX:

# Mac/Linux
export OPENAI_API_BASE=https://api.tensorx.ai/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-tensorx-api-key

# Windows (PowerShell)
$env:OPENAI_API_BASE = "https://api.tensorx.ai/v1"
$env:OPENAI_API_KEY = "your-tensorx-api-key"

# Windows (Command Prompt)
setx OPENAI_API_BASE https://api.tensorx.ai/v1
setx OPENAI_API_KEY your-tensorx-api-key

Using with Aider

Navigate to your project directory and start Aider with a TensorX model:

The openai/ prefix tells Aider to use the OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

Persistent Configuration

You can also set these in a .env file in your project directory:

Or use Aider's YAML configuration file (.aider.conf.yml):

Available Models

Check TensorX Models for the full list of available models. Popular options include:

Model
Best For

claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Complex reasoning, code generation

claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022

General coding tasks

gpt-4o

Fast responses, multi-modal

gpt-4-turbo

Large context, document analysis

Troubleshooting

Empty responses

If you receive empty responses, verify:

  1. Your API key is correctly set

  2. The base URL includes /v1 at the end

  3. The model name uses the openai/ prefix

Model warnings

Aider may show warnings for unfamiliar models. These can be safely ignored as TensorX handles model compatibility.

Resources

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