Modes

AIDE supports several execution modes that change how your AI assistant operates. Modes are activated by keywords or explicit commands.

Available Modes

Mode	Activation	Behavior
Normal	Default	Standard single-agent operation
Swarm	swarm 3 implement dashboard	Parallel agents with SDLC pipeline per story
Ralph	ralph fix all tests	Persistent execution until verified complete
Eco	eco	Token-efficient operation
Autopilot	autopilot	Full autonomous execution

Mode State

The current mode is tracked in AIDE's state system and can be queried:

aide state get mode              # Current global mode
aide state get mode --agent=x    # Per-agent mode
aide state set mode ralph        # Set mode explicitly

Modes are also visible in the Status Dashboard and Claude Code's status line.

Next Steps

• Swarm Mode — Parallel multi-agent execution with SDLC pipelines
• Ralph Mode — Persistent execution until tasks are complete