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-    <a href="https://aider.chat/"><img src="https://aider.chat/assets/logo.svg" alt="Aider Logo" width="300"></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/Devin-Cook/explORE-AI"><img src="./assets/explore_logo.svg" alt="explORE-AI Logo" width="300"></a>
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-AI Pair Programming in Your Terminal - Branched Version for ORE use
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+# explORE-AI — A Specialized Fork of Aider for Open Source Risk Engine (ORE)
 
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-Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to start a new project or build on your existing codebase. 
+  <em>Built upon the amazing foundation of <a href="https://aider.chat/">Aider</a></em>
 </p>
 
+**explORE-AI** helps you navigate, understand, and contribute to the **Open Source Risk Engine (ORE)** codebase. Originally derived from the powerful [Aider](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider) AI pair-programming tool, this fork is tailored for **domain-specific insights** into ORE. If you find Aider useful for general purposes, please check out their project. For **ORE-focused** development, read on!
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-    src="https://aider.chat/assets/screencast.svg"
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+    src=".\assets\terminal.svg"
+    alt="explORE-AI screencast"
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+## Why explORE-AI?
+
+[Open Source Risk Engine (ORE)](https://github.com/OpenSourceRisk/Engine) is a large and sophisticated library for risk analytics, financial instrument modeling, and more. Diving into ORE can be **intimidating** due to its size and complexity.
+
+**explORE-AI**:
+
+- Leverages **Aider**’s AI pair-programming features and **tailors** them for ORE development.
+- Provides specialized insights into ORE’s architecture, including analytics, classes, and data relationships.
+- Helps generate targeted refactors, test scaffolds, or risk analytics examples relevant to ORE.
+
+We owe a **huge thanks** to [Aider](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider) for providing the robust foundation that made this fork possible.
+
 ## Features
 
-- 🧠 **[Cloud and local LLMs](https://aider.chat/docs/llms.html)** - Aider works best with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1 & Chat V3, OpenAI o1, o3-mini & GPT-4o, but can connect to almost any LLM, including local models.
-- 🗺️ **[Maps your codebase](https://aider.chat/docs/repomap.html)** - Aider makes a map of your entire codebase, which helps it work well in larger projects.
-- `</>` **[100+ code languages](https://aider.chat/docs/languages.html)** - Aider works with most popular programming languages: python, javascript, rust, ruby, go, cpp, php, html, css, and dozens more.
-- 🔀 **[Git integration](https://aider.chat/docs/git.html)** - Aider automatically commits changes with sensible commit messages. Use familiar git tools to easily diff, manage and undo AI changes.
-- 🖥️ **[Use in your IDE](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/watch.html)** - Use aider from within your favorite IDE or editor. Ask for changes by adding comments to your code and aider will get to work.
-- 🖼️ **[Images & web pages](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/images-urls.html)** - Add images and web pages to the chat to provide visual context, screenshots, reference docs, etc.
-- 🎤 **[Voice-to-code](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/voice.html)** - Speak with aider about your code! Request new features, test cases or bug fixes using your voice and let aider implement the changes.
-- ✅ **[Linting & testing](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/lint-test.html)** - Automatically lint and test your code every time aider makes changes. Aider can fix problems detected by your linters and test suites.
-- 📋 **[Copy/paste to web chat](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/copypaste.html)** - Work with any LLM via its web chat interface. Aider streamlines copy/pasting code context and edits back and forth with a browser.
+- 🏦 **ORE-Specific Insights** — **explORE-AI** can reference and analyze ORE’s specific code structure, giving more precise guidance.
+- 🗺️ **Codebase Mapping** — Just like Aider, but with a deeper understanding of the ORE ecosystem.
+- 🧠 **[Cloud and Local LLMs](https://aider.chat/docs/llms.html)** — Choose from Claude, DeepSeek, GPT variants, or almost any other LLM.
+- `</>` **[Multi-Language Support](https://aider.chat/docs/languages.html)** — Even though ORE is mostly C++, explORE-AI supports 100+ coding languages.
+- 🔀 **[Git Integration](https://aider.chat/docs/git.html)** — Automatic commits with sensible messages, so you can track AI-generated changes effortlessly.
+- 🏗️ **Domain-Specific Testing & Linting** — Integrates smoothly with ORE’s tests or any specialized linters to ensure high-quality code.
+- 🗣️ **Voice-to-Code** — Request new features, bug fixes, or run analytics queries by voice.
+- 📋 **[Copy/Paste Web Chat](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/copypaste.html)** — If you need to jump into a browser-based LLM environment, explORE-AI makes it easier.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install aider-install
+# 1. Clone this explORE-AI repository
+git clone https://github.com/Devin-Cook/explORE-AI.git
+cd explORE-AI
+
+# 2. Install
+python -m pip install .
 aider-install
 
-# Change directory into your codebase
-cd /to/your/project
+# 3. Navigate to your ORE codebase
+cd /path/to/OpenSourceRiskEngine
 
-# DeepSeek
+# 4. Launch explORE-AI with your preferred model:
 aider --model deepseek --api-key deepseek=<key>
 
-# Claude 3.7 Sonnet
+# Example for Claude:
 aider --model sonnet --api-key anthropic=<key>
 
-# o3-mini
+# Example for o3-mini:
 aider --model o3-mini --api-key openai=<key>
-```
-
-See the [installation instructions](https://aider.chat/docs/install.html) and [usage documentation](https://aider.chat/docs/usage.html) for more details.
-
-## More Information
-
-### Documentation
-- [Installation Guide](https://aider.chat/docs/install.html)
-- [Usage Guide](https://aider.chat/docs/usage.html)
-- [Tutorial Videos](https://aider.chat/docs/usage/tutorials.html)
-- [Connecting to LLMs](https://aider.chat/docs/llms.html)
-- [Configuration Options](https://aider.chat/docs/config.html)
-- [Troubleshooting](https://aider.chat/docs/troubleshooting.html)
-- [FAQ](https://aider.chat/docs/faq.html)
-
-### Community & Resources
-- [LLM Leaderboards](https://aider.chat/docs/leaderboards/)
-- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider)
-- [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/Tv2uQnR88V)
-- [Blog](https://aider.chat/blog/)
-
-## Kind Words From Users
-
-- *"The best free open source AI coding assistant."* — [IndyDevDan](https://youtu.be/YALpX8oOn78)
-- *"The best AI coding assistant so far."* — [Matthew Berman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df8afeb1FY8)
-- *"Aider ... has easily quadrupled my coding productivity."* — [SOLAR_FIELDS](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36212100)
-- *"It's a cool workflow... Aider's ergonomics are perfect for me."* — [qup](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38185326)
-- *"It's really like having your senior developer live right in your Git repo - truly amazing!"* — [rappster](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/124)
-- *"What an amazing tool. It's incredible."* — [valyagolev](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/6#issue-1722897858)
-- *"Aider is such an astounding thing!"* — [cgrothaus](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/82#issuecomment-1631876700)
-- *"It was WAY faster than I would be getting off the ground and making the first few working versions."* — [Daniel Feldman](https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1662295077387923456)
-- *"THANK YOU for Aider! It really feels like a glimpse into the future of coding."* — [derwiki](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38205643)
-- *"It's just amazing. It is freeing me to do things I felt were out my comfort zone before."* — [Dougie](https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1174002618058678323/1174084556257775656)
-- *"This project is stellar."* — [funkytaco](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/112#issuecomment-1637429008)
-- *"Amazing project, definitely the best AI coding assistant I've used."* — [joshuavial](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/84)
-- *"I absolutely love using Aider ... It makes software development feel so much lighter as an experience."* — [principalideal0](https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1133421607499595858/1229689636012691468)
-- *"I have been recovering from multiple shoulder surgeries ... and have used aider extensively. It has allowed me to continue productivity."* — [codeninja](https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/nmNwkHy1zG)
-- *"I am an aider addict. I'm getting so much more work done, but in less time."* — [dandandan](https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1135913253483069470)
-- *"After wasting $100 on tokens trying to find something better, I'm back to Aider. It blows everything else out of the water hands down, there's no competition whatsoever."* — [SystemSculpt](https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1178736602797846548)
-- *"Aider is amazing, coupled with Sonnet 3.5 it's quite mind blowing."* — [Josh Dingus](https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1133060684540813372/1262374225298198548)
-- *"Hands down, this is the best AI coding assistant tool so far."* — [IndyDevDan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPYFPvxfGZs)
-- *"[Aider] changed my daily coding workflows. It's mind-blowing how a single Python application can change your life."* — [maledorak](https://discord.com/channels/1131200896827654144/1131200896827654149/1258453375620747264)
-- *"Best agent for actual dev work in existing codebases."* — [Nick Dobos](https://twitter.com/NickADobos/status/1690408967963652097?s=20)