aide.sh is now on crates.io. Here's how to cite it.

aide-sh v0.5.0 is published. One command to install, one command to start.

Install

cargo install aide-sh

That's it. No Python virtual environments, no npm global installs, no Docker pull. A single Rust binary on your PATH.

Get started

aide init my-agent
aide run my-agent

aide init scaffolds the occupation/cognition structure. aide run starts the daemon. Your agent is live.

Citation

If you use aide in your research, please cite it. Here's the BibTeX:

@software{aide_sh,
  title = {aide.sh: Deploy AI Agents, Just Like Docker},
  author = {Wu, Yi-De},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://aide.sh},
  repository = {https://github.com/yiidtw/aide},
  version = {0.5.0},
  license = {MIT}
}

A CITATION.cff file will be added to the repository for GitHub's built-in citation support. Click “Cite this repository” on GitHub and it'll generate the reference for you.

Zenodo DOI

Zenodo archival is coming soon. Once enabled, every release will get a DOI for permanent citation. If your journal requires a DOI, hold tight — or cite the GitHub repo and crates.io link for now.

Why citation matters

aide is built by a PhD student. Citations are how academic work gets recognized. If aide helps your research — whether you use it to run experiment agents, manage paper reviews, or automate your workflow — a citation helps keep the project alive.

Cite the crate. Cite the repo. Both work.

Day 5 of building aide.sh in public. v0.5.0. Follow along on Twitter.