Aider MCP WebSocket Server

This is a real MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets you control Aider programmatically via WebSocket. It's like having Aider as an API.

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What is the Aider MCP WebSocket Server MCP Server?

Aider MCP WebSocket Server is an MCP project maintained in the larock22/aider-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This is a real MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets you control Aider programmatically via WebSocket. It's like having Aider as an API”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares OPENAI_API_KEY, AIDER_MODEL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Aider MCP WebSocket Server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aider": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/aider_mcp/dist/mcp-server.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY",
        "AIDER_MODEL": "gpt-4o-mini"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
OPENAI_API_KEY	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
AIDER_MODEL	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation