VIBE by DevFrames — Decision Intelligence for VS Code
VIBE is the engineering decision-intelligence layer for AI-assisted development. It transforms deterministic code facts, AST graphs, and git diffs into auditable, confidence-aware decision reasoning.
Facts remain deterministic. AI interprets facts. Policy decides actions.
Key Features
1. Change Guard & Risk Analysis
Evaluates uncommitted git diffs against architectural drift, secret exposure risks, dependency manifest changes, and requirement coverage before code is merged.
2. File Impact & Blast Radius Analysis
Performs transitive dependency graph walking across modules to predict the ripple effects of code modifications before changes are committed.
Displays live, reactive tree views of your workspace architecture:
- Requirements: Tracked business and technical goals with status verification.
- Decisions: Formal Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) and AI decision logs.
- Constraints: Critical code policies and boundary rules.
- Tasks: Scoped engineering tasks linked to requirements.
4. Auditable Decision & Human Override Engine
Logs every evaluated decision with explicit confidence scores, provider provenance (Rules vs LLM), and structural evidence lists. Includes human override capabilities (vibe decision accept) with automatic ADR generation.
5. Multi-Provider Fallback & Storage Engine
Leverages high-speed reasoning (Groq LLM) with automatic fallback to baseline deterministic rules if offline. Uses local Node 22 relational SQLite storage (.vibe/vibe.db).
Command Palette Reference (Ctrl+Shift+P)
Access all VIBE intelligence tools directly inside VS Code:
VIBE: Guard Current Changes (Decision Intelligence): Evaluates working tree diff risk.VIBE: Analyze File Impact & Blast Radius: Analyzes transitive file impact.VIBE: Show Decision History & Audit Trail: Displays decision audit records.VIBE: Accept & Override Decision: Overrides a review/block decision with an ADR.VIBE: Test Decision Providers Benchmark: Compares Rules vs LLM latency and accuracy.VIBE: Migrate Storage to SQLite: Migrates JSON state to relational SQLite storage.VIBE: Explain Architecture Graph: Summarizes module and requirement connections.VIBE: Generate AI Agent Context: Generates scoped sub-graphs for AI agents (AGENTS.md).VIBE: Run Doctor Diagnostics: Prioritizes repository health issues and fixes.VIBE: Check Architecture Drift: Detects undeclared imports and frameworks.VIBE: Scan Project: Scans codebase AST and updates engineering graph.VIBE: Create Checkpoint: Creates a state snapshot.VIBE: Add Requirement: Interactively registers a new requirement.VIBE: Add Decision (ADR): Interactively registers a new ADR.VIBE: Add Constraint: Interactively registers a new constraint rule.VIBE: Add Task: Interactively registers a new scoped task.VIBE: Show Project Status: Displays overview of project metrics.VIBE: Show Configuration: Displays local VIBE settings.VIBE: Refresh Sidebar: Force refreshes the VIBE activity bar sidebar.
Requirements & Setup
- Install the CLI engine globally or in your workspace:
npm install -g vibe-dev
- Open any workspace directory containing a VIBE configuration or run
vibe init via terminal.
- Configure your API key locally (git-ignored in
.vibe/config.json):
vibe config set groq_api_key <your_api_key>
Extension Settings
VIBE uses workspace settings and local .vibe/config.json configuration. You can toggle AI reasoning on or off globally using:
vibe config set ai false
Developed and maintained by DevFrames (devframes).
Repository: https://github.com/tejakarthik657/vibe.git
