CurtisSlone/Vibe-Companion

Vibe Engineering Companion is a thoughtful and unusually practical resource pack for people using AI assistants to build real software rather than just quick demos. The project is strongest in how clearly it turns “vibe coding” into a guided engineering workflow: the ROUTING.md dispatch map, manifest.json routing brain, lesson folders, snippets, patterns, recipes, and workflow checklists all work together as a compact curriculum plus implementation guide. I especially liked that it does not just provide copy-paste snippets; many files include adaptation prompts, verification expectations, and operational workflows like build, test, pre-deploy, rollback, and security checks. That makes the companion feel like a lightweight engineering coach embedded in a project. The assumed stack is also coherent: React, Vite, Tailwind, TypeScript, Hono, PostgreSQL, Drizzle, Docker, Terraform, DigitalOcean, and Ollama form a realistic path from local app to deployed product. The biggest improvement opportunity is packaging and onboarding. Because this is mostly content and routing logic, the repo would benefit from a very short “try this in 5 minutes” demo, maybe a sample project showing before/after assistant behavior. The amount of material is valuable, but also a little intimidating; a guided path for first-time users would make the value land faster. I would also love to see automated validation that ROUTING.md and manifest.json stay synchronized, since that consistency is central to the project. Overall, this is a strong educational developer tool with a clear philosophy and a lot of care in its structure.