December 27, 2025
Show HN? Show Private
Show HN: Vibe code from phone template repo
Build apps on your phone — but the demo’s locked and the comments are not happy
TLDR: A template to build and ship apps from your phone launched, promising minimal typing and automation, but the debut was overshadowed by a private demo link. Commenters mocked the slip while debating whether mobile-first, bot-assisted coding is the future or just hype, making this a buzzy, divisive idea worth watching.
A brave dev just dropped “Vibe Starter,” a template that promises you can build and ship apps right from your phone — minimal typing, quick prompts, and bots doing the heavy lifting. It leans on automation (think CI/CD, the “auto build-and-deploy” pipeline) and Netlify for hosting, with every prompt saved in a history so you can track your ideas. The pitch is simple: clone, vibe, ship. The reaction? The very first reply smacked the launch with a cold splash of reality: “Your game repo is private.” Cue the collective groan and a wave of “Show HN but make it locked” jokes. Commenters roasted the awkward launch, swapping memes about “Show 404,” while others defended the hustle with “hey, shipping from your couch is the future.” The crowd split fast: some dream of thumb coding on the train; skeptics ask if “vibe coding” is just fancy talk for “let the bots do my job.” A few side-eyed the prompt history rule — do you really want every idea saved somewhere forever? Still, the concept of building from a phone with automation and agents lit up imaginations, even as the private-repo oops stole the spotlight.
Key Points
- •Vibe Starter is a mobile-first template repo for building and shipping software from a phone.
- •The stack includes TypeScript, Vite, and Netlify for hosting and serverless functions.
- •Project structure features src/www for static site, funcs/ for functions, and prompt_history/ to save every prompt.
- •Setup uses npm install and npm run dev; dev server at localhost:5173, functions at localhost:8888/api/*.
- •Deployment is via Netlify by pushing to main or connecting the repo; PRs are welcome and the project is MIT-licensed.