Quickstart

VibeCC is a control plane for coding agents. Drop in as a replacement for OpenAI or Anthropic APIs — no code changes beyond base URL + API key.

Step 1: Get your API key

Sign up at console.vibecc.dev and create an API key. Your key starts with vcc_.

Step 2: Configure your client

Set two environment variables:

ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://gateway.vibecc.dev
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=vcc_your_key_here

# Or for OpenAI-compatible clients:
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://gateway.vibecc.dev/v1
OPENAI_API_KEY=vcc_your_key_here

Step 3: Make your first request

curl https://gateway.vibecc.dev/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vcc_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from VibeCC!"}]
  }'

That's it. Your request is routed, metered, and logged automatically.

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