VibeCoding

A terminal-based AI coding assistant. Each PyPI wheel includes a platform-native vibecoding binary — just install and run.

Installation

pip install vibecoding-installer

Or with an isolated environment:

pipx install vibecoding-installer

After installation, the vibecoding command is available on your PATH.

Quick Start

# Set your API key
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-...

# Start an interactive session
vibecoding

# Or ask a question directly
vibecoding -P "Write a Go HTTP server"

Choose Your Mode

Every session runs in one of three modes, switchable anytime with Tab or /mode:

vibecoding --mode plan     # read-only
vibecoding --mode agent    # standard (default)
vibecoding --mode yolo     # full access

Multi-Provider Support

Switch providers with a single flag:

# DeepSeek (default)
vibecoding --provider deepseek-openai --model deepseek-v4-flash

# OpenAI
vibecoding --provider openai --model gpt-4o

# Anthropic
vibecoding --provider anthropic --model claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022

# 20+ vendor adapters supported: Gemini, Kimi, Volcengine, Mistral,
# OpenRouter, Groq, Bedrock, GitHub Copilot, and more

Session Management

VibeCoding persists conversation history in SQLite with branching support:

vibecoding                    # start new session
vibecoding --continue         # resume last session
vibecoding --resume <id>      # resume a specific session
vibecoding --session <file>   # open a specific session file

Sessions live in ~/.vibecoding/sessions/ (Linux/macOS) or %APPDATA%\vibecoding\sessions\ (Windows).

Print / CI Mode

Use VibeCode in non-interactive mode for scripting and CI/CD:

vibecoding -P "Write unit tests for auth.go"
vibecoding -P "Generate a CHANGELOG from git log" > CHANGELOG.md
echo "Explain this function" | vibecoding -P

Use --mode plan for read-only tasks and pair with --print to fail fast when approval is required.

Think Mode

Enable deeper reasoning for complex problems:

vibecoding --thinking high "Solve this architecture problem"

Levels: off, minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh — toggle in TUI with /think.

Security & Sandboxing

VibeCoding uses bubblewrap for process-level isolation. Three layers of protection:

• Blacklist — dangerous commands (rm -rf, sudo) are always blocked, even in YOLO mode
• Approval gates — Agent mode prompts before executing bash commands
• Whitelist — pre-approve safe commands in settings.json:

{
  "approval": {
    "bashWhitelist": ["go ", "make ", "git ", "npm "],
    "bashBlacklist": ["rm -rf", "sudo"],
    "confirmBeforeWrite": true
  }
}

Skills System

Skills are reusable prompt snippets for project conventions:

# List skills
> /skills

# Activate a skill
> /skill my-conventions

Place SKILL.md files in:

• Global — ~/.vibecoding/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
• Project — .skills/<name>/SKILL.md (overrides global)

Compatible with SkillHub for discovering and sharing community skills.

IDE Integration

VibeCoding speaks Agent Client Protocol (ACP), integrating with VS Code, Zed, and JetBrains IDEs.

VS Code

Add to .vscode/settings.json:

{
  "acp.agents": {
    "vibecoding": {
      "command": "vibecoding",
      "args": ["acp", "--mode", "agent"]
    }
  }
}

JetBrains (IntelliJ, WebStorm, etc.)

Go to Settings → Tools → ACP Agents and add:

• Name: VibeCoding
• Command: vibecoding
• Arguments: acp --mode agent

Gateway Mode

Run VibeCoding as an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server:

vibecoding gateway

Config in ~/.vibecoding/gateway.json or .vibe/gateway.json. Ideal for team sharing, CI/CD pipelines, and embedding into your own tools.

Multi-Agent Mode

Enable sub-agent delegation and cron workflows:

vibecoding --multi-agent

Sub-agent tools: subagent_spawn, subagent_status, subagent_send, subagent_destroy.

For a single blocking investigation:

vibecoding --delegate

Hermes / Messaging Mode

Deploy VibeCoding as a chatbot on WeChat, Feishu, or WebSocket:

vibecoding hermes

Config in ~/.vibecoding/hermes.json. Each user gets an independent, persistent session.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Supported Platforms

• Linux x86_64, arm64, ppc64le, s390x
• Linux musl x86_64, arm64
• macOS x86_64, arm64
• Windows x64, arm64

Other platforms (LoongArch64, RISC-V64, *BSD) are available via npm install -g vibecoding-installer or the one-line installer.

Diagnostics

vibecoding doctor

Checks config files, API connections, sandbox, MCP servers, sessions, and skills.

Uninstall

pip uninstall vibecoding-installer

# or if you used pipx:
pipx uninstall vibecoding-installer

Links

• Homepage — https://github.com/startvibecoding/vibecoding
• Documentation — https://github.com/startvibecoding/vibecoding/tree/main/docs
• Changelog — https://github.com/startvibecoding/vibecoding/blob/main/docs/en/changelog.md
• Issues — https://github.com/startvibecoding/vibecoding/issues
• License — MIT