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To install Aethaar DevOp, download the official package for your operating system:

• Windows: Download and run the .exe installer to set up desktop shortcuts and register the devop CLI. A portable zip is also provided for restricted environments.
• macOS: Download the .dmg disk image, open it, and drag Aethaar DevOp into your /Applications directory. Natively compiled for both Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel chips.
• Linux: Available in .AppImage, .deb (Debian/Ubuntu), and .rpm (Fedora/RHEL) formats. Make the AppImage executable with chmod +x Aethaar-DevOp.AppImage to run instantly.
• Portable ZIP: Self-contained archive that runs with zero administrative privileges from any local folder or drive.

Aethaar DevOp is engineered for high-performance agentic development:

• Minimum Requirements: 64-bit OS (Windows 10/11, macOS 12 Monterey+, Ubuntu 20.04+), 8 GB RAM, dual-core CPU, and 2 GB free disk space.
• Recommended for AI & Local Workloads: 16 GB+ RAM, Apple Silicon M-series or modern 8-core CPU, and NVMe SSD storage. This ensures optimal speed when running local vector codebase indexing, background agents, and offline Ollama models.

When launched without an active workspace, DevOp displays the Launchpad:

• Start Actions (Left Column): Instant shortcuts to Open Folder, Clone Repository directly from GitHub, or scaffold a New Project.
• Recent Projects (Right Column): Lists your 5 most recent workspaces upfront for instant 1-click resume.
• View All Projects Mode: Clicking "View All Projects →" hides the left sidebar, centers your workspace history, and provides smooth vertical scrolling when managing more than 10 repositories.

On the Launchpad, the bottom status bar displays your installed DevOp version on the bottom-left and direct shortcuts to the Help Center (https://aethaar.com/help) and Documentation (https://aethaar.com/documentation) on the right. Once a folder is opened, the bar smoothly transitions into the full IDE status bar displaying Git branch, line/column coordinates, language mode, encoding, and diagnostics.

Boost your productivity with core shortcuts:

• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P: Open Command Palette.
• Ctrl/Cmd + P: Quick Open file picker.
• Ctrl/Cmd + L: Focus the AI Agent chat panel.
• Ctrl/Cmd + I: Trigger Inline Agent refactoring / code generation at cursor.
• Ctrl/Cmd + B: Toggle the primary sidebar.
• Ctrl/Cmd + `: Toggle the integrated terminal.
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F: Global codebase search across all project files.

DevOp Agents are autonomous coding systems designed for end-to-end task completion:

• Multi-File Editing: Agents inspect dependencies, read files across your workspace, and make coordinated edits across multiple files in a single turn.
• Local Terminal Sandbox: Agents execute terminal commands (tests, builds, linters) in a secure local sandbox.
• Autonomous Self-Correction: If compilation errors, syntax faults, or test failures occur, the agent inspects diagnostic outputs, reasons over the stack trace, and iterates on fixes until all checks pass.

While the agent reasons and invokes tools, DevOp streams thoughts in real time:

• Collapsible Summary Pills: Completed reasoning blocks automatically condense into clean summary pills (such as Thought for 4s or Ran 2 tools) to keep chat tidy while remaining 1-click expandable.
• Interactive File Badges: Every file referenced by the agent renders with an interactive 14px file icon. Clicking any badge opens the editor and jumps straight to the exact line number.

In the chat panel, type @ to open the symbol picker and attach specific files, directories, Git commits, or docs directly to your prompt. You can also drag and drop screenshots, UI designs, and PDF specification documents directly into the chat input for multimodal analysis and pixel-perfect reproduction.

For large refactors or complex features, DevOp employs a Plan-Before-Act paradigm. The agent conducts read-only research, generates a structured implementation_plan.md artifact detailing proposed file diffs, risk analyses, and verification strategies, and pauses for your feedback and approval before touching code.

You can enforce architecture guidelines, preferred styling, and testing standards across your team:

• Workspace Rules: Place guidelines in .cursorrules at your project root.
• Personalization: In Settings → Personalization, configure custom instructions that are automatically prepended to every agent prompt.

When you open a workspace, DevOp chunks your files and generates vector embeddings locally on your machine. Queries like @codebase how does authentication work run local cosine similarity searches, retrieving exact context snippets without sending your entire codebase to external servers.

DevOp provides native access to leading frontier models across all major AI providers:

• Anthropic: Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Haiku 4.5.
• OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.3 Codex.
• Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro, Gemini 3.5 Flash.
• DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash.
• Alibaba Cloud: Qwen 3.8 Max, Qwen 3.7 Max, Qwen 3.7 Plus.
• Moonshot & Zhipu: Kimi K3, Kimi K2.7 Code, GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash.

You can switch models anytime from the chat model selector or the status bar.

BYOK allows you to connect your personal API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, and xAI (Grok):

• Local Hardware Encryption: Your keys are encrypted locally on your device with AES-256 encryption and are never stored on or transmitted to Aethaar cloud servers.
• Quota Preservation: Requests made through your personal keys do not deduct from your monthly DevOp subscription cloud quota.

BYOK slot allowances scale with your plan:

• Free: 0 custom key slots (uses free platform quota).
• Starter: Up to 3 active BYOK key slots.
• Pro: Up to 5 active BYOK key slots.
• Ultimate: Unlimited BYOK key slots.

DevOp supports 100% offline, local model inference:

• Ollama Integration: Automatically connects to your local Ollama runner at http://localhost:11434/v1.
• Hugging Face & GGUF: Download and run open-weight models (such as Llama 3.3, Mistral, Gemma 2, Qwen 2.5-Coder, DeepSeek R1) entirely on your CPU/GPU with zero network telemetry.

Subscription cloud quotas are organized into 3 transparent tiers:

• Group A (Frontier): Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, Gemini 3.1 Pro.
• Group B (Standard Reasoning): Claude Fable 5.1, GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, Gemini 3.5 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro.
• Group C (Economy & Speed): Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.3 Codex, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen 3.8.

Real-time quota meters update live in your profile dashboard and Settings → Usage.

Click the search icon () in the Explorer header to morph the title into an in-place search input. Typing performs instant, debounced file name filtering with quick open fuzzy search—displaying file icons, bold filenames, and relative paths. Navigate results with ↑ and ↓, press Enter to open, or press Esc to clear search and restore the full tree.

Engineered for high-speed indexing and instant searches across large projects:

• Regex & Filters: Supports full regular expressions, case-sensitivity, and include/exclude glob patterns (e.g., *.ts, !*.spec.ts).
• Grouped by File: Matches are structured in collapsible file trees with match count badges.
• Accessible Highlighting: Matching keywords render with WCAG AAA high-contrast amber highlighting in both Dark and Light modes.

Use standard editor code navigation shortcuts:

• F12 (or Ctrl/Cmd + Click): Jump directly to a symbol definition.
• Alt + F12: Peek definition inline without leaving your current editor tab.
• Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + O: Open workspace symbol search.

When connected to GitHub via OAuth, DevOp embeds your profile avatar, username, and synchronization status in the sidebar header. It automatically indexes your personal and organization repositories (both public and private), allowing you to filter repositories by name, view stars/forks, and clone into your workspace with 1 click.

DevOp includes a built-in Source Control panel:

• Visual Diff Viewer: Side-by-side visual diff inspection highlighting added, modified, and deleted lines.
• Staging & Commits: Stage individual files or specific line hunks, compose multi-line commit messages, and push/pull to remote branches.
• Branch Management: Create, checkout, and merge branches directly from the editor status bar.

Yes. Before creating a commit, you can trigger an agent review of your staged diff. The agent scans for accidental secret leaks (API keys, passwords), syntax oversights, regression bugs, and formatting inconsistencies, providing a one-click fix before changes enter your Git history.

MCP is an open standard created by Anthropic that allows AI agents to securely discover and invoke external tools, databases, APIs, and file systems. In DevOp, agents use configured MCP servers to run database queries (PostgreSQL, SQLite), inspect cloud infrastructure, search the web, and execute specialized development scripts during task execution.

DevOp supports both standard MCP transport architectures:

• stdio: Spawns local CLI processes directly on your machine (e.g., npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres).
• sse: Connects to remote or containerized MCP servers running over HTTP with Server-Sent Events.

Open Settings → Model Context Protocol (MCP) or the dedicated MCP sidebar panel. You can add new servers by providing a name, selecting the transport type, specifying arguments, and setting environment variables. The panel displays live connection status indicators, active tool catalogs, and safety prompts before executing tool actions.

DevOp includes 1-click connectors for essential developer services:

• Supabase: PostgreSQL database, auth endpoints, and storage buckets.
• Vercel: Deployment pipelines, production logs, and preview URLs.
• Dodo Payments: Global merchant checkout, webhooks, and billing API credentials.
• AWS: S3 storage, IAM authentication, and Lambda execution.
• MySQL: Direct database connection pooling and schema management.
• Cloudinary: Media asset optimization and CDN uploads.
• bKash: Mobile financial payment gateway integration for Bangladesh.

When you link an integration, DevOp automatically configures connection strings, API secrets, and webhook tokens directly into your project's local environment files (.env.local) or encrypted workspace store. This eliminates manual copy-pasting of sensitive keys and prevents secret exposure.

Integration allowances based on subscription level:

• Free: 1 active cloud service integration.
• Starter: Up to 5 active cloud service integrations.
• Pro & Ultimate: Unlimited integrations across all supported cloud providers.

DevOp offers four transparent pricing tiers:

• Free ($0/mo): Standard cloud model quota, local LLM execution, 1 cloud integration, community support.
• Starter ($14/mo or $12/mo billed yearly): Increased cloud quota, 5 integrations, 3 BYOK slots, standard email support.
• Pro ($19/mo or $16/mo billed yearly): Generous cloud quota, all cloud integrations, 5 BYOK slots, priority support.
• Ultimate ($199/mo or $167/mo billed yearly): Maximum frontier cloud quota, all integrations, unlimited BYOK slots, dedicated priority SLA.

We support global and localized checkout through our official payment partners:

• Dodo Payments: Global Merchant of Record supporting international credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), Apple Pay, Google Pay, UPI, and bank transfers across 100+ countries with automated sales tax compliance and instant invoicing.
• Paddle: International Merchant of Record supporting major credit/debit cards, PayPal, wire transfers, and global enterprise subscription billing.
• bKash: Direct mobile financial service (MFS) payments for developers and businesses in Bangladesh with automated payment agreement authorization.

Subscription cloud quotas reset automatically on the first day of each billing cycle. Generations run using your personal BYOK keys or local offline models do not deduct from your cloud quota. You can view remaining requests anytime in your user profile dashboard.

You can manage your subscription at any time by logging into your profile dashboard and opening the Billing tab. Upgrades are prorated immediately. If you cancel, your paid benefits remain fully active until the end of your prepaid billing period with zero cancellation fees.

No. Aethaar DevOp is an independent, AI-native IDE built from the ground up—it is not a fork of VS Code and does not rely on the VS Code extension marketplace or .vsix plugins. Instead of requiring users to find, configure, and maintain dozens of third-party extensions that slow down your editor, essential modern developer capabilities—including autonomous AI agents, a self-correcting terminal sandbox, Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, visual Git diffs, and deep semantic codebase search—are built directly into the core application. Familiar industry-standard keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl/Cmd+P, Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P, Ctrl/Cmd+F, multi-cursor editing) and rich syntax highlighting for all major programming languages work seamlessly out of the box.

DevOp provides native customization without third-party extension bloat:

• Custom Agent Skills: Under Settings → Customizations, import custom markdown (.md) skill prompts or skill folders with either Project or Global scope to grant your AI agent specialized capabilities.
• Project-Level Rules: DevOp automatically recognizes and respects .cursorrules located in your workspace root, instructing the agent on repository coding conventions, architecture patterns, and preferred libraries.
• Workflow Automations: Define reusable, automated multi-step agent routines with YAML scripts located in .agents/workflows/.
• Tab Autocomplete Behavior: Under Settings → Tab, configure suggestion speed (Fast, Normal, Slow), toggle gitignore indexing, enable auto-importing, or snooze autocomplete for 30 minutes.

Yes. DevOp provides complete Dark and Light themes engineered for high accessibility, meeting WCAG AAA contrast requirements across syntax highlighting, thought traces, bento graphics, and search highlights. You can toggle themes using Ctrl/Cmd + K Ctrl/Cmd + T, via the Command Palette, or set DevOp to automatically mirror your operating system.

Yes. In Settings → Appearance, you can adjust editor font size (from 8px to 32px), select line height (Compact, Normal, Spacious), configure UI density (Compact, Normal, Comfortable), reposition the tab bar (Top, Side, Right Side, Bottom), and switch the interface language between English, Bengali, Hindi, Chinese, and Spanish.