VibeDrift Tracker for VS Code

Your AI drift score, live in the status bar.

You start with a clear goal, open Claude Code, and 47 prompts later you've refactored half the codebase and added three features nobody asked for.

VibeDrift watches your Claude Code sessions and shows a real-time drift score right in VS Code. The more you prompt without committing, the higher the score. Commit to reset, and keep your sessions focused.

Getting Started

Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace, or install the .vsix manually (see below).
Create an account on vibedrift.dev and generate an API key in your dashboard settings.
Set your API key in VS Code settings (vibedrift.apiKey).
Code with Claude — your drift score appears in the status bar.

That's it. No config files, no CLI, no extra steps.

Local / manual install

If you have the .vsix file locally:

code --install-extension vibedrift-vscode-0.1.1.vsix

Or in VS Code: Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX… and select the file.

What You See

Status bar

A live drift score updates as you work:

$(pulse) VibeDrift: 0.0 (very-low)     — you just committed, fresh start
$(pulse) VibeDrift: 2.1 (low)          — focused work, on track
$(pulse) VibeDrift: 5.3 (high)         — drifting, consider committing
$(pulse) VibeDrift: 8.7 (vibe-drift)   — you've lost the plot

The score resets to 0 after every commit.

Commit notifications

After each commit, a status bar message confirms the data was sent to your dashboard:

VibeDrift: commit sent (low)

Drift Levels

Level	Score	What it means
very-low	< 1.2	Minimal interaction, on track
low	< 2.5	Focused, on track
moderate	< 4	Starting to wander
high	< 7	Significant drift from original task
vibe-drift	7+	Time to reset and refocus

The score is based on prompt count and efficiency (lines changed per prompt). More prompts = more drift. But if each prompt produces a lot of code, the score stays lower. One prompt is never penalized.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`vibedrift.apiUrl`	`https://www.vibedrift.dev`	VibeDrift API URL
`vibedrift.apiKey`	—	Your API key (generate one in dashboard settings)
`vibedrift.enabled`	`true`	Enable or disable tracking

How It Works

The extension runs silently in the background:

Watches Claude Code sessions — reads session logs from ~/.claude/projects/ and counts prompts since your last commit.
Tracks your code changes — monitors git diff to know how many lines you've changed.
Computes a live score — combines prompt count and code output into a drift score, updated in real time.
Sends data on commit — when you commit, the full session snapshot (prompts, diff stats, drift score) is sent to your VibeDrift dashboard.

Works with VS Code and Cursor. Requires a git repository and Claude Code.

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