chat

The --chat switch option enables chat mode. It automatically sets --no-out_file which means that all output from the backend LLM interface go directlyu to STDOUT. After the initial prompt is sent and its response received, aia asks you for a follow-up statement. This interactive back-and-forth continues until you have no other follow-up statements to make. At that time you just press the enter key.

A good practice is also use the --[[terse]] option when in chat mode.

Chat Mode and the Backend

When mods is the backend process, aia will set the extras config item to have a --quiet option. This tells mods that it should not send any spinner-like processing feedback to STDOUT.