Vibe coding has unlocked something genuinely exciting — the ability to build things you previously couldn't. But as the practice matures, a pattern is emerging: projects that ship beautifully in demos collapse in production. Code that works in isolation can't be maintained. Context gets lost, intent is invisible, and the human who prompted the AI can't explain the decisions embedded in the output.

The Agile Vibe Coding Manifesto is a response to this pattern. It applies the same logic that made Agile transformative for traditional development — iterative, human-centered, accountable — to AI-assisted coding. The core values:

• Accountability over anonymous generation
• Traceable intent over opaque implementation
• Discoverable domain structure over scattered code
• Human-readable documentation over implicit knowledge

The goal isn't to slow down or reject AI tools. It's to ensure that what gets built is understandable, maintainable, and owned by a human author who can explain it.

Curious what others are running into when vibe-coded projects hit the wall. What breaks first — security? Context loss? Maintenance?

Website: https://agilevibecoding.org GitHub: github.com/NachoColl/agilevibecodingmanifesto