Vela, a Linux desktop written with Claude Code
The maker says the whole desktop environment was written with Claude Code, and explains the process they used to keep it from being vibe coding.
Credits
- Reddit poster Jolly-Concentrate-60 Source ↗
Earliest dated source:
The full story
Vela is a Linux desktop environment whose code is 100% written by Claude Code. Its maker argues this isn't vibe coding: the aim is something stable enough to replace desktops like Plasma, built from design documents, a chain of reviews and firm product decisions.
The write-up uses a fork as an example: many of the fork's pull requests were turned down or rewritten, and the ideas that were accepted, such as the theme format and a glass blur effect, were adapted to Vela's own approach before merging.
How it was done
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Sources
From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Vela isn’t vibecoding: how an AI-written Linux desktop gets builtReddit poster: Jolly-Concentrate-60Posted
The maker's post in r/ClaudeCode.
- The project: velade.org
The maker's blog post on how Vela is built.