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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"build/icon.png\" alt=\"AiderDesk\" width=\"160\" /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 align=\"center\"\u003eAiderDesk\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eTransparent, Steerable AI Orchestration for Professional Software Engineers.\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://aiderdesk.hotovo.com/docs\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/Docs-blue?logo=ReadTheDocs\u0026logoColor=white\" alt=\"Documentation\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://discord.com/invite/dyM3G9nTe4\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-5865F2?logo=discord\u0026logoColor=white\" alt=\"Discord\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://deepwiki.com/hotovo/aider-desk\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://deepwiki.com/badge.svg\" alt=\"DeepWiki\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://gitmcp.io/hotovo/aider-desk\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://gitmcp.io/badge/hotovo/aider-desk\" alt=\"GitMCP\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \ud83e\udd16 Not just a GUI for Aider \u2014 a complete orchestration layer.\u003cbr/\u003e\n  Steer AI behavior, review every change, isolate experiments, and extend everything.\u003cbr/\u003e\n  Your workflow. Your rules. Your codebase stays intact.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\n---\n\n## \ud83d\udd2d Overview\n\nAiderDesk is an open-source agentic platform that puts **you** back in the driver\u0027s seat of AI-assisted development.\n\nOriginally created as a graphical user interface for the powerful [Aider CLI](https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider), it has evolved into a comprehensive orchestration layer \u2014 built for seasoned professionals who refuse to trade control for convenience.\n\n**Three principles guide everything we build:**\n\n\n| \ud83e\udee7 Transparency                                                                                              | \ud83c\udf9b\ufe0f Control                                                                                                                                                              | \ud83e\udd1d Flexibility                                                                                                                                 |\n| --------------",
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