aider-mcp-server
aider-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches anthropic, gemini and openai. It needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 308 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Minimal MCP Server for Aider
Install
Read from aider-mcp-server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
claude mcp add aider-mcp-server -s local -- uv --directory "<path to the aider mcp server project>" run aider-mcp-server --editor-model "gemini/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25" --current-working-dir "<path to your project>"
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
anthropic, gemini, openai
Credential
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
308
State
stale
Licence
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aider-mcp-server compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aider-mcp-server (this page) | anthropic, gemini, openai | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 308 | 2025-05-21 | — |
| just-prompt | anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(3 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 739 | 2025-08-10 | — |
| schemagate | anthropic, entra, gemini, mysql, openai, postgres, schemagate(3 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, ENTRA_CLIENT_SECRET, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, SCHEMAGATE_AUDIT_SIGNING_KEY | 105 | 2026-10-22 | Apache-2.0 |
| cross-llm-mcp | anthropic, deepseek, gemini, huggingface, kimi, mistral, openai(3 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, HF_TOKEN, HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY, KIMI_API_KEY, MISTRAL_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 16 | 2026-10-15 | MIT |
| vibeCoding-mcp | anthropic, gemini, openai(3 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 16 | 2025-07-09 | MIT |
| flama | anthropic, openai(2 shared) | None listed | 304 | 2026-10-13 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with aider-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about aider-mcp-server
- What does aider-mcp-server do?
- Minimal MCP Server for Aider
- How do I install aider-mcp-server?
- Its own README gives this command: claude mcp add aider-mcp-server -s local -- uv --directory "<path to the aider mcp server project>" run aider-mcp-server --editor-model "gemini/gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25" --current-working-dir "<path to your project>". Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does aider-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches anthropic, gemini and openai. The credentials we found in its source are ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY.
- Is aider-mcp-server official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 308 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-05-21.
- What licence does aider-mcp-server use?
- The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.
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