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Recommended Config

This configuration combines the strengths of multiple AI models to provide the best experience:

  • Anthropic Sonnet excels at driving the agent's core reasoning and planning
  • OpenAI's models provide robust debugging and logical analysis capabilities
  • Tavily web search integration allows the agent to find relevant information online
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RA.Aid must be installed before using these configurations. If you haven't installed it yet, please see the Installation Guide.

Getting API Keys​

To use RA.Aid with the recommended configuration, you'll need to obtain API keys from the following services:

  1. OpenAI API Key: Create an account at OpenAI's platform and generate an API key from your dashboard.

  2. Anthropic API Key: Sign up at Anthropic's Console, then generate an API key from the API Keys section.

  3. Tavily API Key (optional): Create an account at Tavily and get your API key from the dashboard.

Please keep your API keys secure and never share them publicly. Each service has its own pricing and usage terms.

Configuration​

Configure your API keys:

# For OpenAI (required)
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

# For Anthropic (required)
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

# For web search capability (optional)
export TAVILY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Basic Usage​

Start RA.Aid in interactive chat mode:

ra-aid --chat

Or run with a single command:

ra-aid -m "Help me understand this code"

If you prefer to use aider's specialized code editing capabilities instead of RA.Aid's built-in file modification tools:

ra-aid -m "Implement this feature" --use-aider

You can control logging verbosity and location using the --log-mode and --log-level options:

# Log to file (with only warnings to console)
ra-aid -m "Your task" --log-mode file --log-level debug

# Log everything to console
ra-aid -m "Your task" --log-mode console --log-level info

For more detailed logging configuration, see the Logging documentation.

For information on RA.Aid's memory management and how to reset memory when needed, see the Memory Management documentation.