diff --git a/ra_aid/tools/programmer.py b/ra_aid/tools/programmer.py
index 4f62f92..ad68689 100644
--- a/ra_aid/tools/programmer.py
+++ b/ra_aid/tools/programmer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Union
 
 from langchain_core.tools import tool
@@ -16,6 +18,30 @@ console = Console()
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_aider_executable() -> str:
+    """Get the path to the aider executable in the same bin/Scripts directory as Python.
+    
+    Returns:
+        str: Full path to aider executable
+    """
+    # Get directory containing Python executable 
+    bin_dir = Path(sys.executable).parent
+    
+    # Check for platform-specific executable name
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        aider_exe = bin_dir / "aider.exe"
+    else:
+        aider_exe = bin_dir / "aider"
+        
+    if not aider_exe.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Could not find aider executable at {aider_exe}")
+    
+    if not os.access(aider_exe, os.X_OK):
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Aider executable at {aider_exe} is not executable")
+        
+    return str(aider_exe)
+
+
 def _truncate_for_log(text: str, max_length: int = 300) -> str:
     """Truncate text for logging, adding [truncated] if necessary."""
     if len(text) <= max_length:
@@ -59,8 +85,9 @@ def run_programming_task(
     )
 
     # Build command
+    aider_exe = get_aider_executable()
     command = [
-        "aider",
+        aider_exe,
         "--yes-always",
         "--no-auto-commits",
         "--dark-mode",
@@ -163,5 +190,7 @@ def parse_aider_flags(aider_flags: str) -> List[str]:
     return [f"--{flag.lstrip('-')}" for flag in flags if flag.strip()]
 
 
+
+
 # Export the functions
-__all__ = ["run_programming_task"]
+__all__ = ["run_programming_task", "get_aider_executable"]
diff --git a/tests/ra_aid/test_programmer.py b/tests/ra_aid/test_programmer.py
index 583951d..994f65b 100644
--- a/tests/ra_aid/test_programmer.py
+++ b/tests/ra_aid/test_programmer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
+from pathlib import Path
 
-from ra_aid.tools.programmer import parse_aider_flags, run_programming_task
+from ra_aid.tools.programmer import parse_aider_flags, run_programming_task, get_aider_executable
 
 # Test cases for parse_aider_flags function
 test_cases = [
@@ -62,3 +63,48 @@ def test_aider_config_flag(mocker):
     assert "--config" in args
     config_index = args.index("--config")
     assert args[config_index + 1] == "/path/to/config.yml"
+
+
+def test_get_aider_executable(mocker):
+    """Test the get_aider_executable function."""
+    mock_sys = mocker.patch("ra_aid.tools.programmer.sys")
+    mock_path = mocker.patch("ra_aid.tools.programmer.Path")
+    mock_os = mocker.patch("ra_aid.tools.programmer.os")
+    
+    # Mock sys.executable and platform
+    mock_sys.executable = "/path/to/venv/bin/python"
+    mock_sys.platform = "linux"
+    
+    # Mock Path().parent and exists()
+    mock_path_instance = mocker.MagicMock()
+    mock_path.return_value = mock_path_instance
+    mock_parent = mocker.MagicMock()
+    mock_path_instance.parent = mock_parent
+    mock_aider = mocker.MagicMock()
+    mock_parent.__truediv__.return_value = mock_aider
+    mock_aider.exists.return_value = True
+    
+    # Mock os.access to return True
+    mock_os.access.return_value = True
+    mock_os.X_OK = 1  # Mock the execute permission constant
+    
+    # Test happy path on Linux
+    aider_path = get_aider_executable()
+    assert aider_path == str(mock_aider)
+    mock_parent.__truediv__.assert_called_with("aider")
+    
+    # Test Windows path
+    mock_sys.platform = "win32"
+    aider_path = get_aider_executable()
+    mock_parent.__truediv__.assert_called_with("aider.exe")
+    
+    # Test executable not found
+    mock_aider.exists.return_value = False
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Could not find aider executable"):
+        get_aider_executable()
+        
+    # Test not executable
+    mock_aider.exists.return_value = True
+    mock_os.access.return_value = False
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="is not executable"):
+        get_aider_executable()