# kaansenol5/VibeOS

A completely vibecoded operating system targeting Aarch64

Repository: https://github.com/kaansenol5/VibeOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vibeos
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-01-27T18:28:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 45/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 19
- inputs: {"age_days": 266, "days_push": 218, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1525, forks 115 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.227397+00:00)

## What it is
VibeOS is a hobby operating system written from scratch in C for ARM64 (aarch64), built collaboratively with Claude Code over 64 sessions. It features a custom kernel, desktop environment, TCP/IP networking stack, and bundled applications, and runs on QEMU and real Raspberry Pi Zero 2W hardware.

## Use cases
- run a from-scratch operating system on QEMU or Raspberry Pi
- learn how kernels, schedulers, and filesystems are implemented
- explore a hobby OS with a GUI desktop environment
- study an AI-assisted (vibecoded) OS development project
- run DOOM or a web browser on a custom ARM64 OS
- experiment with a TCP/IP stack and TLS on bare metal
- compile C programs on-device with TCC or run MicroPython on a custom OS

## When to choose
- you want to study or tinker with a complete from-scratch ARM64 hobby OS
- you need a runnable OS for QEMU aarch64 or Raspberry Pi Zero 2W experimentation
- you're interested in AI-assisted systems programming as a case study
- you want a self-contained OS with GUI, networking, and dev tools in one project

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade, secure, or well-tested operating system
- you require x86 or other non-ARM64 hardware support
- you need guaranteed stability, long-term support, or a large maintainer community
- you want an OS with rigorous security auditing or standards compliance

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: gui, networking, file-system, compiler, interpreter
- domain: operating-systems, embedded-systems, developer-tools, hardware
- platform: iot, embedded
- tags: hobby-os, arm64, aarch64, raspberry-pi, qemu, vibecoded, from-scratch, kernel, desktop-environment, doom, tcp-ip, tls, fat32, ai-assisted-development, operating-system

## Member repositories
- kaansenol5/VibeOS (main) score 45

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.227397+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:39.804749+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kaansenol5/VibeOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.227397+00:00, sha 972ff20ff838)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.