VibeCoder
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The facts
Each one read from VibeCoder's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Chat assistance
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Coding agent
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Inputs
- Users can describe an outcome and attach a file, a line range, or a whole project.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install
- The site says installation takes under 60 seconds.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The site says installation takes under 60 seconds and the assistant runs on localhost.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes it as local AI for people who ship.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The site describes VibeCoder as open source and MIT licensed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The site says the repository stays on the user's machine, with no cloud upload or telemetry.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Models
- VibeCoder works with models run locally through Ollama.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Model support
- VibeCoder works with Ollama and models run locally by the user.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network
- The site lists localhost as the data boundary and says no network is required.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The site describes VibeCoder as open source and MIT licensed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Repository features
- The GitHub README lists an interactive terminal, context-aware assistance, file editing with diff preview, and project planning.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The quickstart lists macOS, Linux, and Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Terminal access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Verification
- The site says each run ends with checks such as typechecking and tests, plus a readable diff.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Web search
- The GitHub README lists DuckDuckGo web search and says an internet connection is optional for web search functionality.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- VibeCoder is a terminal-native AI coding assistant that runs locally with Ollama.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The site credits Aditya Bawankule as the creator.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Planning
- VibeCoder maps the codebase and creates a plan before making changes.checked 12 Oct 2026
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