Vibe coding examples that are actually useful

Vibe coding: describing what you want to an AI and letting it write the code, while you mostly judge the vibes. The internet is full of examples of people building a Tetris clone. Here are examples of things people actually use.

1. A landing page for a side project

Prompt: "Make a one-page site for my dog-walking business in Brooklyn. Friendly, green, with prices and a contact form." Works because: one page, no back end, easy to judge by looking. Goes wrong when: the contact form doesn't send anywhere. The AI made a beautiful form connected to nothing. Check it.

2. A client mockup before the real design

Prompt: "Mock up a home page for a dentist. Calm, modern, with booking, services and reviews." Works because: clients react to something real much better than to a description. Goes wrong when: the client thinks it's the finished site. Label it "draft." In large letters.

3. An internal tool

Prompt: "Build a page where I paste a list of invoices and it shows totals per client." Works because: you're the only user, and "ugly but works" is fine. Goes wrong when: it quietly does the math wrong. Spot-check with numbers you know.

4. A one-off calculator or quiz

Prompt: "A quiz that tells people which of our three plans fits them." Works because: it's small, self-contained, and fun. Goes wrong when: you embed it on your site and it fights your site's styles.

5. A pitch or report as a web page

Prompt: "Turn these notes into a one-page report with charts." Works because: a web page is easier to read and share than a 40-slide deck. Goes wrong when: the charts invent numbers. AIs love a confident chart.

6. A prototype of an app idea

Prompt: "A habit tracker where I tick off habits each day and see a streak." Works because: you can test the idea before paying anyone. Goes wrong when: it grows. Prototypes are great until you add the fifth feature and the first one breaks.

What these have in common

Every example ends with "show it to someone." The client, your partner, your team. That's where vibe coding gets messy: you send an HTML file, they open it as code on their phone, the feedback comes back by WhatsApp, and you paste it into the AI one message at a time.

Put it on Kenso instead. One link, people comment right on the page, and your AI can read the comments through Kenso's MCP server and ship the next version.

Quick recap: vibe coding is great for small, visual, self-contained things. Check the parts you can't see, and get feedback on the parts you can.