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Vibe Buddy is a small desktop robot that keeps Codex and Claude Code usage limits and task status visible while you work. See when your AI is working, needs your input, has finished, or has hit its usage limit—without opening another tab. It is basically an AI-era desk alarm clock — except instead of telling you it's 9 AM, it tells you your agent is out of credits. Super minimal, oddly charming, and it can already be seen becoming a staple on every developer's desk setup. Vibe Buddy is ideal for developers who want a hardware companion that provides ambient awareness of their AI agent's status without requiring them to open another tab or constantly check the terminal. It is built for developers running multiple Codex or Claude Code tasks in parallel who want to know when an agent is thinking, has finished work, needs input, or has hit usage limits. Vibe Buddy is notable now because parallel AI agents are common, and tracking their state without reopening windows or surrendering control is a real gap in developer ergonomics.

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