Overview
Vibes is a lightweight Python web app for talking to AI coding agents from a phone. Supports ACP (GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenAI Codex) and Pi agents via RPC. Single Python file server, single HTML UI, no build step.
Motivation
I wanted something I could use on my iPhone and iPad, but I found the idea of using OpenClaw and
After creating Vibes, using GitHub Copilot and Codex through the ACP protocol felt limiting, so when I stumbled upon Pi and its amazing extensibility, I knew I had found a great way to explore how to build an agent-based IDE that I could run from my iPad. I am now converting it to Go, original Python code in the python branch.
How it works
The server uses aiohttp with server-sent events for streaming. When a message arrives from the browser, it forwards to the configured agent backend and streams tokens back via SSE. The UI is a single HTML file — no bundler, no npm. Fork it and make it yours in an afternoon. PiClaw and Vibes share the same web UI codebase.
Features
Phone-first
Designed and tested on iOS/Android before desktop.
ACP + Pi RPC
copilot --acp, OpenAI Codex, Pi agents. Protocol adapters are pluggable.
SSE streaming
Live token streaming. No polling, no spinners.
Architecture
Posts
2026-04-21
Notes for April 13-19
2026-02-07
Notes for February 2-7
2026-02-01
Vibing with the Agent Control Protocol