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Aether Platform

Getting Started

Launch

Terminal window
# Open your project
aether-desktop launch --project ~/my-project

A VS Code compatible window opens with your project loaded. First launch downloads the environment (~1-2 GB), after that it’s instant.

What You Get

Everything you’d expect from VS Code:

  • Extensions marketplace
  • Integrated terminal
  • Debugger
  • Git integration
  • All your keybindings

Plus GrepAI — already running, already indexing your code.

Try GrepAI

Open the terminal inside VS Code and search your code by intent:

Terminal window
# Find code by what it does, not by filename
grepai search "user authentication flow" --compact
grepai search "database connection handling" --compact


# Check what calls a function before changing it
grepai trace callers "handleLogin"

No setup. GrepAI watches your files and keeps the index fresh automatically.

AI Agents Get Smarter

If you use AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.), GrepAI gives them precise context instead of letting them scan blindly. Less scanning = fewer tokens = lower costs.

The AI cost reduction works automatically once GrepAI is running — no configuration needed.

Bring Your Config

Terminal window
aether-desktop launch \
  --project ~/my-project \
  --volume ~/.ssh:/home/coder/.ssh:ro \
  --volume ~/.gitconfig:/home/coder/.gitconfig:ro

Stop

Close the window, or:

Terminal window
aether-desktop stop