I Vibe-Coded a "Cursor for Writers" on a $7 budget (Because Chat kills the flow)

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We talk a lot about "Vibe Coding"—using AI to stay in the flow state while building apps.

But what about "Vibe Writing"?

Every time I try to write a novel with ChatGPT, the vibe dies instantly.

I have to stop writing.

I have to explain the plot again.

I have to copy-paste text.

The Flow is gone.

I’m 16. I don't have VC money. But I have $7 and some Supabase/Groq credits. So I built Minotauris.

It’s an Agentic IDE for fiction.
⚡ The Vibe Check (How it works)

Instead of chatting, you Command.

Stay in the Editor: You never leave the writing interface.

Async Agents: You type /refactor chapter 4 for pacing, and the agent runs in the background. It reads your Lore, checks your tone, and edits the text while you keep writing Chapter 5.

No Context Amnesia: I indexed the "Story Bible" so the AI actually remembers the villain's motivation from 20 chapters ago.

🛠️ The "Broke" Stack

I vibe-coded the whole thing in 2 weeks:

Brain: deepseek-r1 (via Groq) for the hard logic.

Speed: llama-3-8b (via Groq) for the fast drafts.

Routing: Supabase Edge Functions (to throttle heavy users so I don't go bankrupt).

I’m looking for people who want to test the "Command Mode" workflow. If you’re tired of the Chat Box killing your creative vibe, let’s talk.

Waitlist / Alpha:
minotauris