vibecheck for VS Code
ESLint for AI slop. 32 rules for catching AI-generated code smells in JS/TS and Python, right in your editor.
Features
- Inline diagnostics (red/yellow/blue squigglies) for AI code smells
- Problems panel integration
- Status bar indicator showing issue count
- Runs on save, or trigger manually
- Configurable severity threshold
- Reads
.vibecheckrc / .vibecheckrc.json from your project
What it catches
- Hardcoded secrets and SQL injection
- Empty catch blocks and swallowed promises
- Stub functions (
throw new Error("not implemented"))
- Hedging comments ("should work hopefully")
- Step-by-step comments (
// Step 1:, // Step 2:)
- ASCII section dividers (
// ========)
- Deep nesting (4+ levels)
as any type escapes- console.log pollution
- And 23 more rules
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
vibecheck.enable |
true |
Enable/disable diagnostics |
vibecheck.runOnSave |
true |
Run when files are saved |
vibecheck.severity |
info |
Minimum severity to show (error, warn, info) |
Commands
- vibecheck: Run on Current File - manually trigger a scan
Links
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