Commands Reference

Complete reference for all Vibe Kit CLI commands. You can use the short alias vk instead of vibe-kit.

Install & Setup

vibe-kit install

Install Vibe Kit in your current project. Creates .vibe-kit/ directory and configures integrations.

vibe-kit install

💡 Platform-Specific Installation

If .vibe-kit already exists (e.g., installed by another team member), add your specific AI tool integration:

vibe-kit cursorvibe-kit vscodevibe-kit claudevibe-kit geminivibe-kit codexvibe-kit aidervibe-kit continue

These commands only add the integration files for your specific AI tool without affecting the existing .vibe-kit/ directory.

vibe-kit status

Check installation status and verify which context files are loaded for AI prompts.

vibe-kit status

Shows which .md files will be loaded when you run vk "prompt"

vibe-kit analyze

Analyze your project and generate customized standards based on your actual codebase.

vibe-kit analyze

What it does: AI scans your codebase and generates content for skeleton standards files. ⚠️ You must review and edit the generated content manually.

Updates & Maintenance

vibe-kit update

Update Vibe Kit to the latest version.

vibe-kit update

AI Commands

vibe-kit <prompt>

Chat with AI using Vibe Kit context. Just type your prompt directly!

vibe-kit "create a button component"

✨ Shortcut: You can skip the "ai" keyword and just use vk "your prompt"

💡 How it works:

Automatically loads .vibe-kit/context.md
Includes all standards files (code-style, testing, architecture, guidelines)
Sends full context to your AI tool (Aider, Claude, Gemini)

vibe-kit ai <prompt>

Same as above, but with explicit "ai" keyword.

vibe-kit ai "create a button component"

Set your preferred AI tool with export AI_TOOL=aider

AI Tool Commands

Cursor (Auto-loads)

All context files are automatically loaded. Reference specific commands in chat:

@.vibe-kit/commands/analyze.md

VS Code Copilot

Use @ mentions to include context files in your prompts:

@.vibe-kit Create a login button

✅ One mention includes all context files

Claude / Gemini CLI

Reference files directly in your prompts:

read .vibe-kit/standards/code-style.md

When using Vibe Kit in AI tools, reference these files in your prompts:

@.vibe-kit/commands/analyze.md

Analyze and customize standards for your project

@.vibe-kit/commands/create-component.md

Create a new component following your patterns

@.vibe-kit/commands/create-feature.md

Create a new feature with all necessary files

@.vibe-kit/commands/run-tests.md

Run the test suite with coverage

@.vibe-kit/commands/quality-check.md

Run linting, type checking, and quality checks

@.vibe-kit/commands/add-documentation.md

Add documentation to your code

Short Alias Available

Use vk instead of vibe-kit for faster typing. Example: vk install

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