My tool Plandex[1] allows you to switch between automatic and manual context management. It can be useful to begin a task with automatic context while scoping it out and making the high level plan, then switch to the more 'aider-style' manual context management once the relevant files are clearly established.

1 - https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex

Also, a bit more on auto vs. manual context management in the docs: https://docs.plandex.ai/core-concepts/context-management