1.1 — What is VibeMap?
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1.1 — What is VibeMap?
VibeMap turns a one-paragraph idea into a buildable software specification — features, user stories, acceptance criteria, page flows, database schema, and a sprint plan — and then hands the work to your AI coding agent (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot) one acceptance criterion at a time.
You stay in charge of the what. VibeMap structures it into a plan. Your AI agent executes the how.
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01-vibemap-flow-diagram.png— high-level "idea → spec → agent → product" diagram.
Who VibeMap is for
VibeMap is built for anyone who can describe what they want to build but doesn't want to keep all of it in their head. That includes:
- Solo founders and indie hackers who want to ship faster without losing the rigor of a real spec.
- Product managers who want acceptance criteria, user stories, and personas without writing them by hand.
- Engineers who want a structured backlog their AI coding agent can actually work through.
- Non-technical builders who want to direct an AI agent without learning the vocabulary of "user story" and "acceptance criterion."
You don't need to be a programmer. If you can describe what you want a tool to do, you can use VibeMap.
What VibeMap is not
VibeMap is not:
- An AI coding agent. We give your agent (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) a clean, sequenced backlog — we don't write your code.
- A general-purpose project management tool. We're specifically tuned to AI-assisted software development.
- A hosting platform. You ship your product wherever you like; VibeMap lives alongside.
How it fits together
- You write a prompt. A paragraph or two describing what you want to build.
- VibeMap generates a spec. Personas, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, page flows, schema, file structure.
- You review and edit. Everything is editable. Nothing ships to your agent until you approve it.
- VibeMap plans your sprints. It builds a dependency graph across your acceptance criteria and groups them into themed sprints.
- Your AI agent picks up work. Via the VibeMap MCP server, your IDE agent claims the next "ready" acceptance criterion, implements it, and submits for review.
- You review or let CI review. Mark it passed, the next AC unlocks. Repeat.
The rest of these docs walk you through each step.
Where to go next
- New here? → 1.2 — Create your account
- Already have an account? → 1.3 — Your first project
- Want to connect your IDE agent right away? → 1.4 — Connect your AI coding agent