by IDX Studios

VibeIQ

You get the code, Claude keeps the knowledge.

A Mac menu bar app, like Duolingo for your Claude Code projects. While the agent works, it teaches you one idea behind what is happening, with a picture, a quick check and something to try next time.

Download for Mac How it was built

Apple Silicon Macs. Works with Claude Code.

The problem

Every Claude Code run leaves you minutes of dead air

Prompt, wait, check back. About 8 minutes each time, 10 times a day. Too small to complain about, so nobody does.

I'd prompt, go read something else, and come back knowing nothing new about my own project.
I merged work I couldn't have explained to anyone in a hallway.
Someone asked why a dependency was there. An agent had decided, in a session I half-watched.

It is not a niche habit: in Stack Overflow's April 2026 survey (1,100 developers), 37% used AI agents at work daily and 13% weekly. Stack Overflow

How it works

Turn the wait into something you keep

Work as usual
Claude Code already writes a transcript of every session. VibeIQ reads that, so there is nothing to install into your tools and nothing to configure.
Learn while it works
While Claude is heads-down, a short lesson appears in the menu bar: an idea behind what is happening, why it matters, a picture of it, and one thing to try next time.
Check it, keep score
A quick question on what you just read, aimed at the next thing you will build. Right or wrong you get the reason, and it counts toward your score and streak.

What is inside

Lessons, a check, a score and a map

Lessons

The idea behind what the agent is doing, in plain words that hold in any project. About two minutes, short enough to finish while you wait.

A quick check

One question after each lesson, set in a different project so it tests the idea, not your memory of the last ten minutes.

Score and streak

Points for lessons and checks, a streak for showing up, and a weekly view of what you learned.

A map of your code

How your code fits together: the main folders, what leans on what, and the busiest parts. Built on your Mac, redrawn after each big change, never sent anywhere.

The app

What it looks like

VibeIQ in the menu bar showing 'Claude is heads-down. Your lesson is warming up.', with an IQ score and a streak in the header. — The agent goes heads-down. A lesson is already being written about this session.

A VibeIQ lesson titled 'How a cache makes repeat reads fast', explaining why Claude added Redis to this project, with a rating prompt at the bottom. — It says why it is in front of you, then draws the idea: page, API route, Redis, Postgres. 2 minutes, about your repo.

The quick check answered correctly: 'Nice!', with a short explanation of why iOS only grants short background windows, and a Continue button. — Then a quick check on what you just read, aimed at the next thing you will build. Right or wrong, you get the reason and it counts toward your score.

The VibeIQ week view: +44 this week, 4 lessons, a 1-day streak, a VibeIQ score of 204, the lessons learned, and a 4-week activity grid. — What the waiting added up to. Points, streak, score, and what you learned this week.

The VibeIQ project map for acme-saas, and below it 'How your code fits together' listing 87 files, 867 definitions and 1,563 connections, with the most connected folders and functions. — And a map of how the code fits together, redrawn after every significant change. Built on your Mac, never sent.

Private by design

It never reads your source files

Zero setup

Claude Code already writes a transcript of every session. VibeIQ reads that. Nothing to install into your tools, nothing to configure.

No new security exposure

It never reads your source files and needs no repo access or new credentials. To write a lesson it sends Claude a short summary of the session, through your own account. Choose “On this Mac only” and nothing leaves your Mac.

No new cost

Lessons are written on the Claude plan you already pay for. The app shows what it has used this week.

Get VibeIQ

Try it on your next Claude Code run

Download VibeIQ Mac App

macOS on Apple Silicon
Menu bar app

Before you install

An Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later).
Claude Code, installed and signed in.
A Claude Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise plan. Lessons are written through your own account and use part of your plan.
It lives in the menu bar, not the dock. Look for the > near your clock.

Questions

Before you try it

Does it read my code?: No. It reads the session transcript Claude Code already writes, plus your project's package files. It never opens your source files. To write a lesson it sends Claude a short summary of the session through your own account: your prompts, a short excerpt of the reply and the names of the files touched, never their contents.
Which agents does it work with?: Claude Code. VibeIQ watches your Claude Code sessions on your Mac.
What does it cost?: The first installs are free, and the download box shows how many are left. Lessons are written on the Claude plan you already pay for, so they use part of its allowance. The app shows what it has used this week.
Can I keep everything on my Mac?: Yes. Choose “On this Mac only” in Privacy & data and VibeIQ sends nothing. You get basic lessons from its built-in library, and it works offline.
Which Macs does it run on?: Apple Silicon Macs for now. It runs in the menu bar and starts at login if you leave that on.
Who makes it?: IDX Studios, in Vancouver. VibeIQ was built in public as part of the Is It Worth Solving? series.

Built in public

It started as a problem worth checking

VibeIQ is the first build in Is It Worth Solving?, a weekly series where each problem is logged, scored against six fixed criteria and built only if it survives. The wait scored 25 out of 30, and the follow-ups report whether it was worth building, good or bad.

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