A working index for building with AI

VibeLeaderboard tracks the tools, releases, research, and builders that shape practical AI work. The catalog helps people choose software for a specific job. The Intel desk explains what changed, how a release works, and which claims deserve attention. The model and lab pages preserve a longer view of the companies and technical families behind those changes.

Rankings combine structured evidence with editorial judgment. Popularity is one input, not the answer. Source activity, maintenance, product form, interfaces, and fit for the reader’s query all affect what the index shows. We keep citations and source links visible so readers and agents can check the evidence instead of treating a score as an unexplained verdict.

The public API, OpenAPI description, MCP server, agent skill, RSS feed, and machine-readable pages expose the same index to software acting on a person’s behalf. Public submissions enter a review pipeline before they become catalog entries. Corrections are welcome, especially when a listing is stale, a project has moved, or a product’s real use differs from its copy.