Community Plugin

vbw

Vibe Better With Claude Code - You're not an engineer anymore. You're a prompt jockey with commit access. At least do it properly.

1.32.2

Updated 8 days ago

AI Insight

A Claude Code plugin that dramatically reduces token usage and cost by running 85+ shell scripts, cutting coordination overhead by 86% and enabling up to 3x more development work per rate limit.

Why this plugin

Slash AI coding costs by 50-86% via efficient shell execution, eliminating redundant model tokens for agent coordination and file context, delivering more phases per dollar.

Prerequisites

Claude Code, Opus 4.6+ model, basic terminal access. No API keys or complex setup required.

token optimization

cost saving

developer tools

Install

Add the repository(one-time)

/plugin marketplace add yidakee/vibe-better-with-claude-code-vbw

Install the plugin

/plugin install vbw@vbw-marketplace

Components

Commands

vbw:config

/config

5 tools

View and modify VBW configuration including effort profile, verification tier, and skill-hook wiring.

vbw:debug

/debug

7 tools

Investigate a bug using the Debugger agent's scientific method protocol.

vbw:discuss

/discuss

6 tools

Start or continue phase discussion to build context before planning.

vbw:doctor

/doctor

4 tools

Run health checks on VBW installation and project setup.

vbw:fix

/fix

7 tools

Apply a quick fix or small change with commit discipline. Turbo mode -- no planning ceremony.

vbw:help

/help

3 tools

Display all available VBW commands with descriptions and usage examples.

vbw:init

/init

6 tools

Set up environment, scaffold .vbw-planning, detect project context, and bootstrap project-defining files.

vbw:list-todos

/list-todos

4 tools

List pending todos from STATE.md and select one to act on.

Working directory:

Save session notes for next time (state auto-persists).

vbw:profile

/profile

3 tools

Switch between work profiles or create custom ones. Profiles change effort, autonomy, and verification in one go.

Working directory:

Run standalone research by spawning Scout agent(s) for web searches and documentation lookups.

vbw:resume

/resume

3 tools

Restore project context from .vbw-planning/ state.

VBW Skills $ARGUMENTS

/skills

inherits

Working directory:

VBW Status $ARGUMENTS

Working directory:

View, add, or manage project conventions. Shows what VBW already knows and warns about conflicts.

vbw:todo

/todo

2 tools

Add an item to the persistent backlog in STATE.md.

vbw:uninstall

/uninstall

5 tools

Cleanly remove all VBW traces from the system before plugin uninstall.

vbw:update

/update

3 tools

Update VBW to the latest version with automatic cache refresh.

vbw:verify

/verify

7 tools

Run human acceptance testing on completed phase work. Presents CHECKPOINT prompts one at a time.

vbw:vibe

/vibe

7 tools

The one command. Detects state, parses intent, routes to any lifecycle mode -- bootstrap, scope, plan, execute, verify, discuss, archive, and more.

vbw:whats-new

/whats-new

2 tools

View changelog and recent updates since your installed version.

Agents

Requirements-to-roadmap agent for project scoping, phase decomposition, and success criteria derivation.

Investigation agent using scientific method for bug diagnosis with full codebase access and persistent debug state.

Execution agent with full tool access for implementing plan tasks with atomic commits per task.

Documentation agent for READMEs, changelogs, API docs, and guides. Read access to codebase, write access for doc files only.

Planning agent that researches, decomposes phases into plans, and self-reviews in one compaction-extended session.

Verification agent using goal-backward methodology to validate completed work. Can run commands but cannot write files.

Research agent for web searches, doc lookups, and codebase scanning. Read-only, no file modifications.

Hooks

Review workflow modifications before installing

22 hooks across 9 events

Stats

Stars47

Forks7

MaintenanceExcellent

Last Commit6 days ago

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Links

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