VibeApps

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Imagine a desktop that lives in your browser — and an AI that knows how to use every app on it.

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What is VibeApps?

VibeApps brings a full desktop experience into your browser — windows you can drag and resize, apps you can open side by side, all wrapped in a clean macOS-inspired interface. But what makes it different is the AI Agent sitting inside.

Instead of clicking through menus, just tell it what you want:

"Play some jazz" — and the Music app starts playing.

"Write a diary entry about today's hiking trip" — Diary opens, a new entry appears.

"Let's play chess" — the board is ready.

The Agent doesn't just launch apps — it operates them. It reads data, triggers actions, and updates state, all through a structured Action system that every app speaks.

Everything runs locally in your browser. No backend, no accounts, no setup headaches. Your data stays in IndexedDB, right where it belongs.

Built-in Apps

Out of the box, you get a suite of apps ready to explore:

App	Description
🎵 Music	Full-featured player with playlists, playback controls, and album art
♟️ Chess	Classic chess with complete rule enforcement
⚫ Gomoku	Five-in-a-row — simple rules, deep strategy
🃏 FreeCell	The solitaire game that's all skill, no luck
📧 Email	Inbox, sent, drafts — a familiar email experience
📔 Diary	Journal with mood tracking to capture your days
🐦 Twitter	A social feed you actually control
📷 Album	Browse and organize your photo collections
📰 CyberNews	Stay informed with a curated news aggregator

Each app is fully integrated with the AI Agent — meaning you can interact with any of them through natural language.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Tool	Version	Check	Install
Node.js	18+	node -v	nodejs.org
pnpm	9+	pnpm -v	npm install -g pnpm@9

In China? Uncomment the mirror lines in .npmrc for faster downloads via npmmirror.

Up and Running in 60 Seconds

# Clone & enter the project
git clone https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/OpenRoom.git
cd OpenRoom

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# (Optional) Set up environment variables
cp apps/webuiapps/.env.example apps/webuiapps/.env

# Launch
pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 — you'll see a desktop with app icons. Double-click to open any app.

Meet the AI Agent (In-App Chat)

Click the chat icon in the bottom-right corner. A panel slides open — that's your Agent.

Type naturally: "play the next song", "show me my emails", "start a new chess game". The Agent figures out which app to talk to, what action to take, and makes it happen.

Note: You'll need an LLM API key. Configure it in the Chat Panel settings.

This chat panel is for using existing apps. To create new apps, see the Vibe Workflow section below — that runs in Claude Code CLI.

Build Your Own Apps — Just Describe Them

This is where it gets interesting. With the Vibe Workflow, you can generate a complete, fully-integrated app just by describing what you want. No boilerplate, no scaffolding — Claude Code handles the entire process.

Important: The Vibe Workflow runs in Claude Code (CLI terminal), not in the browser's chat panel. The in-app chat panel is for operating existing apps; creating new apps happens in your development environment.

Create from Scratch

/vibe WeatherApp Create a weather dashboard with 5-day forecasts and temperature charts

Behind the scenes, the workflow runs through 6 stages — each one building on the last:

Requirement Analysis   →  What exactly are we building?
Architecture Design    →  Components, data models, state shape
Task Planning          →  Breaking it down into implementable chunks
Code Generation        →  Writing the actual React + TypeScript code
Asset Generation       →  Creating icons and images
Project Integration    →  Registering the app so it shows up on the desktop

When it's done, your new app is live — complete with AI Agent integration.

Evolve Existing Apps

Already have an app but want more? Describe the change:

/vibe MusicApp Add a lyrics panel that shows synced lyrics during playback

This triggers a focused 4-stage change workflow: Impact Analysis → Planning → Implementation → Verification.

Resume or Replay

# Pick up where you left off
/vibe MyApp

# Jump to a specific stage
/vibe MyApp --from=04-codegen

Under the Hood

Project Layout

OpenRoom/
├── apps/webuiapps/              # The main desktop application
│   └── src/
│       ├── components/          # Shell, window manager, chat panel
│       ├── lib/                 # Core SDK — file API, actions, app registry
│       ├── pages/               # Where each app lives
│       └── routers/             # Route definitions
├── packages/
│   └── vibe-container/          # iframe communication SDK (stub in open-source mode)
├── .claude/                     # AI workflow engine
│   ├── commands/vibe.md         # Workflow entry point
│   ├── workflow/                # Stage definitions & rules
│   └── rules/                   # Code generation constraints
└── .github/workflows/           # CI pipeline

Note on vibe-container: In the open-source standalone version, the real iframe SDK is replaced by a local mock (src/lib/vibeContainerMock.ts) that uses IndexedDB for storage and a local event bus for Agent communication. The package under packages/vibe-container/ provides type definitions and the client-side SDK interface. See its README for details.

Anatomy of an App

Every app follows the same structure — consistent, predictable, easy to navigate:

pages/MusicApp/
├── components/         # UI building blocks
├── data/               # Seed data (JSON)
├── store/              # State management (Context + Reducer)
├── actions/            # How the AI Agent talks to this app
│   └── constants.ts    # APP_ID + action type definitions
├── i18n/               # Translations (en.ts + zh.ts)
├── meta/               # Metadata for the Vibe workflow
│   ├── meta_cn/        # guide.md + meta.yaml (Chinese)
│   └── meta_en/        # guide.md + meta.yaml (English)
├── index.tsx           # Entry point
├── types.ts            # TypeScript definitions
└── index.module.scss   # Scoped styles

Development

Command	Description
pnpm dev	Start dev server → http://localhost:3000
pnpm build	Production build
pnpm run lint	Lint + auto-fix
pnpm run pretty	Format with Prettier
pnpm clean	Clean build artifacts

Tech Stack

Framework	React 18 + TypeScript + Vite
Styling	Tailwind CSS + CSS Modules + Design Tokens
Icons	Lucide React
State	React Context + Reducer
Storage	IndexedDB (standalone) / Cloud NAS (production)
i18n	i18next + react-i18next
Monorepo	pnpm workspaces + Turborepo
CI	GitHub Actions

Environment Variables

cp apps/webuiapps/.env.example apps/webuiapps/.env

Variable	Required	Description
CDN_PREFIX	No	CDN prefix for static assets
VITE_RUM_SITE	No	RUM monitoring endpoint
VITE_RUM_CLIENT_TOKEN	No	RUM client token
SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN	No	Sentry auth token (enables error tracking when set)
SENTRY_ORG	No	Sentry organization slug
SENTRY_PROJECT	No	Sentry project slug

All optional. The app runs fine without any of them.

Contributing

We'd love your help. Whether it's fixing a bug, building a new app, or improving docs — check out CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.

License

MIT — Copyright (c) 2025 MiniMax