VibeSense

Drive Claude Code with a game controller — and play retro games while the agent works.

npm install -g vibesense

VibeSense wraps the claude CLI in a pty and hands your game controller both jobs:

• Agent waiting on you? The controller drives the terminal — D-pad picks options, A/✕ accepts, Y/△ triggers voice input.
• Agent executing? A retro game auto-starts in a browser tab. The moment Claude needs you, the game freezes and the controller flips back to the terminal.
• Games are plugins. Seven retro games ship built in; anyone can publish more as npm packages.

Requires Node ≥ 22 and a controller (Xbox / DualSense / generic HID). macOS-first.

Build a game

Games are tiny npm packages — a manifest, an HTML page, no build step.

• Building a VibeSense game — step-by-step tutorial, empty directory to published package
• Plugin contract reference — the manifest and runtime contract, protocol v1

Links

• npm package
• GitHub