I Gave a Terminal Agent My Whole Codebase. Then I Walked Away.
Siraj Raval9 July 2026Watch on YouTube
Description
Get started with Mistral Vibe (my custom link): https://mistr.al/vibe-sirajraval-yt . Vibe runs through a Le Chat Pro or Team subscription, and the CLI is part of it. I installed Mistral's terminal-native coding agent, handed it my real 50,000-line codebase, pushed the session to the cloud, and physically walked away. It refactored an entire directory, updated every cron file, rewrote the docs, and opened a pull request while I wasn't at my desk. Honest verdict on all three tests inside. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 An agent is coding while I'm away 0:26 Meet Mistral Vibe 0:45 The 3 tests 1:21 Disclosure + what Vibe actually is 2:10 Test 1: A real 50,000-line codebase (CLI) 2:52 Test 2: Pushing the task to the async cloud 3:26 What parallel cloud agents unlock 4:09 Test 3: Same agent inside VS Code 4:35 Subagents, skills, MCP connectors + sandbox 4:59 Three takeaways 5:50 The honest verdict 6:14 Who this is for (and who should wait) 6:43 Get started + what's in part two Follow Mistral: X: https://x.com/mistralvibe · @MistralAIOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mistralai/ #ad | This video is sponsored by Mistral AI. 🔔 Subscribe for more real-world AI builds: https://youtube.com/@SirajRaval 📬 Business inquiries: hello@sirajraval.com 📲 Follow X: https://x.com/sirajraval Instagram: https://instagram.com/sirajraval LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sirajraval #MistralAI #MistralVibe #VibeCoding #ad
What you'll learn
- Mistral Vibe is a terminal-native AI coding agent that can autonomously refactor large codebases, write documentation, and open pull requests without human intervention.
- The agent can run parallel tasks in the cloud and continue working even when you close the tab or leave your computer.
- Vibe integrates with VS Code and includes subagents, skills, and MCP connectors to handle complex coding tasks.