# VibeKit > Instant hosting for AI coding agents. Every app gets its own persistent AI agent, a real GitHub repo you own, a database, and a live domain at `yourapp.vibekit.bot`. Build, ship, and manage apps from web, iOS, Telegram, CLI, or any MCP-compatible client. VibeKit is infrastructure for the agent era: the app's source code is a real GitHub repo under the user's account (not a hosted project on our platform), the AI agent persists across sessions and remembers context, and you can bring your own Anthropic or OpenAI key (BYOK) or pay-as-you-go with a USD balance. No bundled-credit plans, no vendor lock-in. ## Core Documentation - [API Reference (markdown)](https://vibekit.bot/SKILL.md): Full REST API — auth, endpoints, request/response shapes, rate limits - [Plugin Manifest](https://vibekit.bot/.well-known/ai-plugin.json): OpenAI-style plugin metadata (auth scheme, logo, contact) - [Developer Docs](https://docs.vibekit.bot): Getting started, templates, deploy guides - [Homepage (markdown)](https://vibekit.bot/): The marketing page also responds with `text/markdown` when requested — includes product overview and pricing ## Integrations - [Claude Code hosting](https://vibekit.bot/claude-code): Deploy apps from the Claude Code CLI; persistent agent lives in your repo - [Cursor hosting](https://vibekit.bot/cursor): Deploy from Cursor with one command; live preview at `yourapp.vibekit.bot` - [MCP server (npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/vibekit-mcp): Model Context Protocol server for Claude.ai, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent - [vibekit-agent (npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/vibekit-agent): Run your local Claude Code agent remotely from the iOS app or Telegram ## Comparisons - [VibeKit vs Lovable](https://vibekit.bot/vs-lovable): Why owning the repo beats hosted-only projects - [VibeKit vs Replit](https://vibekit.bot/vs-replit): Agent-native hosting vs IDE-in-browser - [VibeKit vs Bolt](https://vibekit.bot/vs-bolt): Persistent agents vs one-shot generators ## Authentication - Endpoint: `POST /api/v1/auth/apikey` (bearer tokens) - CLI: `npm install -g vibekit && vibekit login` - Telegram: `/apikey` command in [@the_vibe_kit_bot](https://t.me/The_Vibe_Kit_Bot) ## Pricing (summary) - Free tier — 10 sessions/month, BYOK or balance top-up - Builder ($19/mo) — 3 hosted apps, 50 sessions, auto-healing - Pro ($49/mo) — 10 hosted apps, 200 sessions, full agent auto-ops - Balance top-ups — $5 / $15 / $50 never-expiring, for pay-as-you-go usage ## Optional - [Status Page](https://vibekit.bot/status): Platform uptime + recent incidents - [Examples Gallery](https://vibekit.bot/examples): Apps deployed on VibeKit