slashvibe-mcp 0.5.11 → 0.5.12

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "slashvibe-mcp",
-  "version": "0.5.11",
+  "version": "0.5.12",
   "mcpName": "io.github.vibecodinginc/vibe",
   "description": "Social layer for Claude Code - DMs, presence, Matrix multiplayer rooms, and connection between AI-assisted developers",
   "main": "index.js",

package/tools/init.js

@@ -263,9 +263,13 @@ async function sendWelcomeMessage(handle, one_liner) {
   }
 }
 
+// The exact link a user can click if the browser didn't pop open on its own.
+// Deterministic (fixed callback port), so it's safe to show verbatim anywhere.
+const MANUAL_LOGIN_URL = `https://www.slashvibe.dev/login?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(`http://localhost:${CALLBACK_PORT}/callback`)}`;
+
 const definition = {
   name: 'vibe_init',
-  description: 'Join /vibe social network. Opens browser for GitHub login - NO INPUT NEEDED. Your GitHub username becomes your handle automatically. Just run this and complete the browser auth.',
+  description: `Join /vibe social network. Opens the browser for GitHub sign-in — NO INPUT NEEDED; the user's GitHub username becomes their handle automatically. This BLOCKS for up to 2 minutes waiting for the browser login to finish, so BEFORE it returns the user sees only a spinner. IMPORTANT: right when you call this, tell the user in your own words that their browser is opening to sign in with GitHub, and that if the tab didn't pop open they can click this link instead: ${MANUAL_LOGIN_URL} — then finish the login there and come back.`,
   inputSchema: {
     type: 'object',
     properties: {
@@ -810,44 +814,47 @@ To check messages: \`vibe inbox\`${emailNudge}`
     } catch (err) {
       if (err.message === 'AUTH_IN_PROGRESS') {
         return {
-          display: `## Auth already in progress
+          display: `## A login is already running
 
-Another login is running. Either:
-1. **Complete it** in your browser, or
-2. **Wait 30 seconds** and try again
+You've got a sign-in waiting in your browser. Either:
+1. **Finish it** in the browser tab that opened, or
+2. **Open it yourself** if the tab didn't pop up:
+   ${MANUAL_LOGIN_URL}
 
-If stuck, kill the auth server:
+Still stuck? Clear it and start over:
 \`\`\`
 lsof -ti:9876 | xargs kill
 \`\`\`
-Then run \`vibe init\` again.`
+Then say **"let's vibe"** again.`
         };
       }
 
       if (err.message === 'AUTH_TIMEOUT') {
         return {
-          display: `## Auth timed out
+          display: `## The sign-in timed out
 
-The browser login wasn't completed within 2 minutes.
+The browser login wasn't finished within 2 minutes — no problem, just start it again.
 
-**Try again:**
-Just say "add the vibe mcp server" and complete the browser auth faster this time.
+**1. Say "let's vibe"** to reopen the login.
+**2. If the browser tab doesn't pop up,** click this link yourself:
+   ${MANUAL_LOGIN_URL}
+**3. Sign in with GitHub** in that tab, then come back here.
 
-**Tip:** Keep Claude Code visible so you can see when auth completes.`
+_Tip: keep this window and the browser both visible so you can see when it finishes._`
         };
       }
 
       return {
-        display: `## Failed to authenticate
+        display: `## Couldn't finish sign-in
 
-**Error:** ${err.message}
+**What happened:** ${err.message}
 
-**Quick fixes:**
-1. Check your internet connection
-2. Try again: just say "vibe init"
-3. Check status: slashvibe.dev/status
+**Try this:**
+1. **Click the login link directly:** ${MANUAL_LOGIN_URL}
+2. Finish the GitHub sign-in in that tab, then come back
+3. Or say **"let's vibe"** to try the whole thing again
 
-**Need help?** DM @seth on Twitter or email seth@slashvibe.dev`
+**Still stuck?** Email seth@slashvibe.dev — happy to get you in.`
       };
     }
   }

package/version.json

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.5.11",
+  "version": "0.5.12",
   "updated": "2026-07-03",
-  "changelog": "Never messaged anyone yet? `vibe start` and `vibe who` now nudge you toward a real human who's around right now — a one-tap, ready-to-paste `vibe dm` with an opener warmed by what they just shipped. It shows only until you send your first DM, then it's gone for good. The whole point of the green dot is that someone's actually there; this closes the gap between seeing that and saying hi.",
+  "changelog": "First-run just got un-losable. Saying `let's vibe` opens your browser for GitHub sign-in — and now the tool tells you that's happening, hands you a clickable login link if the tab didn't pop, and if anything times out it says exactly what to do (`let's vibe` again) instead of an unrelated hint. No more staring at a silent prompt wondering if it worked.",
   "features": [
+    "Bulletproof first-run — `let's vibe` now narrates the browser sign-in, gives you a clickable fallback login link, and every timeout/error path tells you the correct retry. You can't get stranded",
     "First-DM nudge — if you've never messaged anyone, vibe start/who surface the most-recently-active real human as a one-tap opener, warmed by their latest ship. Self-heals: disappears the moment you send your first DM",
     "vibe_play — the open primitive: pass any JSON state + a note to another viber, read it back to take your turn, and improvise any activity two sessions can dream up",
     "vibe_corpse — write an exquisite corpse: alternate lines blind to all but the last, then seal for the big reveal",