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Aider Cli Ask Request Structure

AskRequest schema from Aider CLI

Type: object Properties: 1 Required: 1
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AskRequest is a JSON Structure definition published by Aider, describing 1 property, of which 1 is required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

prompt

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aider/refs/heads/main/json-structure/aider-cli-ask-request-structure.json",
  "name": "AskRequest",
  "description": "AskRequest schema from Aider CLI",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "prompt": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Question to ask about the codebase.",
      "example": "How does the retry policy in the http client interact with the rate limiter?"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "prompt"
  ]
}