Issue 12
Vibe Coding Weekly — Issue Twelve is out!
A new week, a new vibe 😎. News, articles, and updates from the AI and Vibe Coding world, all in one place.
Here's what you'll find in this issue:
- Claude Code adds plugin support, introducing slash commands, hooks, and integrations, plus a coming plugin marketplace for sharing custom workflows and dev setups.
- Reo.Dev raises $4M seed round to expand its AI-native GTM platform, giving devtool companies insight into real developer adoption signals.
- OpenAI releases the official GPT-5 Prompting Guide, a practical reference for better results across API and Vibe Coding tools.
- Reflection AI secures $2B funding, positioning itself as America’s open-source frontier AI lab to rival DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
- AI-powered Dia Browser launches publicly for Mac, bringing an AI-enhanced browsing experience to all M1+ macOS 14 users.
- Albert Olgaard grows buildmyagent.io to $106K MRR in six months, a standout success from the Vibe Coding community.
- “Why Prompt Engineering Should Not Be Taken Seriously” challenges the hype, arguing that prompt engineering is more myth than skill.
📰 Vibe Coding Related News
The most important developments in the Vibe Coding ecosystem.
Claude Code now supports plugins
Anthropic just added plugin support to Claude Code, letting developers customize and extend their workflows with tools like slash commands, hooks, and integrations. A new plugin marketplace is also coming, making it easy to share setups for things like code reviews or deployments. In short, Claude Code is now way more flexible and modular.
Reo.Dev Raises $4M Seed Round to Expand Its AI-Native Developer GTM Platform
Developers are the new decision-makers in the AI era, but GTM teams have mostly been flying blind when it comes to understanding their adoption signals. Reo.Dev shines a light on developer intent, helping devtool companies finally align with how developers really evaluate and buy software.
LLM Observability in the Wild - Why OpenTelemetry should be the Standard
The host chats with Pranav Raj S, co-founder of Chatwoot, about the messy state of LLM observability. They point out how tons of new libraries don’t really follow OpenTelemetry (OTel) standards and argue it’s better to build on OTel instead of creating yet another framework. They dive into Chatwoot’s real LLM use case, what’s broken with current tools, what OTel already does well, and how we could move toward a simpler, standard way to monitor LLMs end to end.
Open AI published their official prompting guide for GPT-5
This PDF is full of tips to help you get the most out of GPT-5, whether you’re using it through the API or in your Vibe Coding tools.
🛠️ Projects built by Vibe Coders
Showcase features a variety of projects built by Vibe Coders using different AI tools (Bolt.new, Lovable, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.)
Albert Olgaard grew his Vibe Coded SaaS buildmyagent.io from $0 to $106,000 MRR in just six months 🤯.
📰 AI Industry News
The most important developments in the AI and software development ecosystem.
Reflection AI raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek
Reflection AI, a startup started just last year by two former Google DeepMind researchers, has raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation—15 times higher than just seven months ago. The company, which began with autonomous coding agents, is now aiming to be an open-source alternative to labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as a Western version of Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek.
AI-Powered Dia Browser Now Available to All Mac Users
After several months of beta testing, the free browser is now available to all Mac users. The company shared the news in a post on X. You can download Dia here, but it requires a Mac running macOS 14 or later with an M1 chip or newer.
📝 Featured Reads
Stay sharp with handpicked articles on all things AI, Vibe Coding, and tech.
Why Prompt Engineering Should Not Be Taken Seriously
Maria Sukhareva says “prompt engineering” is basically a myth, more of a hype trend than a real skill. When ChatGPT first came out, tons of self-proclaimed AI experts filled social media with prompt hacks, templates, and “top 10 prompts” lists. But Maria points out that chasing the “perfect” prompt is pointless since LLMs often give inconsistent and unpredictable answers anyway.
From Prompt To Partner: Designing Your Custom AI Assistant
Lyndon Cerejo (UX Design leader with over twenty-five years experience) argues that instead of writing one-off clever prompts every time, you should create your own custom AI assistant, one that’s tailored to your team’s workflows, voice, and needs. Think of it like turning a great prompt into a dependable teammate. The Lyndon walks you through when it’s worth building an assistant (when a task or problem repeats often), when it’s not (rare, sensitive, or high-stakes tasks), and how to actually build one using a step-by-step method (MATCH: Map, Add knowledge, Tailor, Check/test, Hand off/maintain).
📺 Recomended Videos
Useful videos from the Vibe Coding space.
Vibe Coding 101: Build with Cursor
This workshop organized by Google Developer Student Club ASU dives into Vibe Coding with Cursor, explores how to use AI responsibly in line with ASU’s AI guidelines (and not for course materials), and wraps up by building an offline T-Rex game using Cursor.
Cursor Agent: 10 Pro Tips!
Lee Robinson shares ten useful Cursor tips to help you work more efficiently. You’ll learn about Plan mode, context menu, custom commands, images, duplicating chats, context visibility, usage visibility, keyboard shortcuts, new chats, and checkpoints, plus a quick bonus round at the end.
3 New Features in Claude Code 2.0 I use DAILY
Brian Casel walks us through three cool new features in Claude Code 2.0 (including the Sonnet 4.5 model and a handy VS Code extension) and shows how he actually uses them daily. He also talks about how these updates make Claude Code more powerful, easier to use, and better integrated into the way developers normally work.
Building Agent Runners changed our AI workflows
Sean C. Davis chats with seven members of the Netlify team who helped build Agent Runners and the AI Gateway, sharing how these new AI workflow tools completely changed the way they work. You’ll get an inside look at how the team brought these features to life and what they launched at NTL Deploy.
🎧 Recomended Podcast
Inside Google's AI turnaround: The rise of AI Mode, strategy behind AI Overviews, and their vision for AI-powered search
In this episode of Lenny’s Podcast, Lenny chats with Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google and former Instagram product lead. They talk about why Google’s AI is finally taking off, how AI is changing (not replacing) Search, the principles behind billion-user products, Robby’s “relentless improvement” mindset, and lessons from building hits like Instagram Stories and Google’s new AI Mode.
👨💻 Vibe Coding and AI Tools to Try
CodeRabbit CLI
CodeRabbit CLI just dropped, and I’m seriously impressed 🤯.
Now I can review AI-generated code line by line right in the terminal, before I even commit anything.
Here’s the flow:
- Generate my app using Claude or Cursor (my favorite tools)
- Run
coderabbit review --plain - Get instant, contextual feedback on every change 🙌
It highlights hallucinations, logic gaps, security issues, and even missing tests and if I want, I can send that feedback straight back to my assistant for fixes 😎.
Omarchy – Beautiful, Modern, and Opinionated Linux
This recommendation is aimed at tech-savvy users. If you’ve ever wanted to migrate to a different OS instead of Mac or Windows, Omarchy Linux is the OS to try. It can transform a fresh Arch installation into a fully configured, beautiful, and modern web development environment based on Hyprland, all with a single command. Plus, it comes with AI tools, including Cursor, LM Studio, and more.
😀 Vibe Coding Joke
That’s it for today! Keep exploring, stay curious, and see you next time 👋.