Q: Questions about Vexp compatibility with Claude Code and ShadowGit
Hello,
I have two questions about Vexp:
Is Vexp compatible with the macOS app **Claude Code**, and can it be used in conjunction with it?
What is the main difference between **Vexp** and **ShadowGit**?
If **ShadowGit** is different, can the two solutions be used together?
Thank you in advance for your clarification.
Founder Team
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 25, 2026
A: Claude Code on macOS: yes. It’s one of the agents vexp auto-configures, and it’s one of the most mature integrations we have, so it works well on macOS. You install vexp, run setup, and it wires up Claude Code for you.
ShadowGit: it’s complementary, not a competitor, because it solves a different problem. ShadowGit gives your AI the time dimension of your code: it auto-captures every change (a...
Q: Is there such was to connecting this to systems like base44, and emergent?
Currently have a complex build going and it constantly is running away with credits with each project call costing me 100+$ trying to find a solution and wondering if this can connect in any way to help with that.
Founder Team
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 25, 2026
A: I'll be straight with you, because you're clearly burning real money and I don't want to sell you false hope: no, vexp can't connect to Base44 or Emergent to reduce their credit usage.
Those are cloud no-code platforms, they generate and run your app on their own infrastructure and their own credits. vexp works differently: it's a local tool that feeds code context to a coding agent running on...
Absolutely great answer thank you, I will be purchasing for other projects that are local driven and it's as I thought was more looking for confirmation.
Thank you for your honesty and good luck with it can't wait to join you all.
Does this work like Terminal and would you be able to hook up Claude via SSO / Company as well as other LLMs like Kimi/ChatGPT
Founder Team
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 24, 2026
A: On models and auth: here’s the key distinction. vexp doesn’t connect to models or handle their authentication. It feeds code context to your coding agent, and your agent is what talks to the model using its own credentials. So how you authenticate to Claude (company SSO, an enterprise plan, an API key) is between your agent and Claude, not something vexp controls. If your coding agent supports...
Ah, that helps, and I'll be honest with you rather than sell you something that won't fit.
vexp is specifically a tool for developers writing code. It works with coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, and so on) on a codebase, and it cuts the tokens they spend reading your code.
If your work is marketing rather than software development, there's a good chance vexp isn't the right tool for you, because there's no codebase for it to work on and it doesn't optimize prompts or costs for general AI apps or marketing workflows.
The one exception: if you actually build things with a coding agent, tools, scripts, websites, automations, working on real code files, then vexp does help there. But if you're using Claude, Kimi, or ChatGPT for marketing tasks like writing, research, or content, vexp doesn't plug into that, and I'd rather tell you now than have you buy something that doesn't match your work.
So the honest question: do you write or build code with a coding agent, or is your use mainly the AI chat tools for marketing? If it's the latter, this isn't the tool for you, and I'd rather be straight about that.
Hi Nicola, I'm primarily a PowerShell/Aider user rather than a VS Code user.
I know Vexp supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, etc., but I don't see Aider in the supported agents list.
Is there a recommended way to use Vexp with Aider? For example:
Does Aider work with Vexp through MCP? Is there a manual configuration or AGENTS.md approach? Or is native Aider integration planned?
My...
Founder Team
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 24, 2026
A: Good news on the language side: PowerShell is supported (added in a recent release, dash-names included), and Python is fully covered, so both halves of your stack are in the graph.
On Aider: it's not one of the agents vexp auto-configures (there are 14 of those now), so it'd be a manual MCP setup rather than one-click. Native MCP support in core Aider has been a long-standing open request...
Hi there, Lovely stuff you got going! We have a SaaS with a .NET backend and a React frontend in a mono repo. The free tier reached the 2000 node limit for the frontend right away. Now, my problem is deciding between tier 3 and 4. Within the extension (or some other means), is there some kind of mono repo node counter or something I can use to base my decision on?
Founder Team
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 23, 2026
A: I'm glad you're enjoying vexp! as for which tier to choose, send me an email at [email protected] in order to explain you how to have a pro trial license for free, so you can check the number of your nodes directly on your project and then decide which tier to go with.
Q: Questions about Vexp compatibility with Claude Code and ShadowGit
Hello,
I have two questions about Vexp:
Is Vexp compatible with the macOS app **Claude Code**, and can it be used in conjunction with it?
What is the main difference between **Vexp** and **ShadowGit**?
If **ShadowGit** is different, can the two solutions be used together?
Thank you in advance for your clarification.
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 25, 2026A: Claude Code on macOS: yes. It’s one of the agents vexp auto-configures, and it’s one of the most mature integrations we have, so it works well on macOS. You install vexp, run setup, and it wires up Claude Code for you.
ShadowGit: it’s complementary, not a competitor, because it solves a different problem. ShadowGit gives your AI the time dimension of your code: it auto-captures every change (a...
Share Vexp
Q: Is there such was to connecting this to systems like base44, and emergent?
Currently have a complex build going and it constantly is running away with credits with each project call costing me 100+$ trying to find a solution and wondering if this can connect in any way to help with that.
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 25, 2026A: I'll be straight with you, because you're clearly burning real money and I don't want to sell you false hope: no, vexp can't connect to Base44 or Emergent to reduce their credit usage.
Those are cloud no-code platforms, they generate and run your app on their own infrastructure and their own credits. vexp works differently: it's a local tool that feeds code context to a coding agent running on...
Share Vexp
Absolutely great answer thank you, I will be purchasing for other projects that are local driven and it's as I thought was more looking for confirmation.
Thank you for your honesty and good luck with it can't wait to join you all.
Q: Works with multiple models?
Does this work like Terminal and would you be able to hook up Claude via SSO / Company as well as other LLMs like Kimi/ChatGPT
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 24, 2026A: On models and auth: here’s the key distinction. vexp doesn’t connect to models or handle their authentication. It feeds code context to your coding agent, and your agent is what talks to the model using its own credentials. So how you authenticate to Claude (company SSO, an enterprise plan, an API key) is between your agent and Claude, not something vexp controls. If your coding agent supports...
Share Vexp
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Ah, that helps, and I'll be honest with you rather than sell you something that won't fit.
vexp is specifically a tool for developers writing code. It works with coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, and so on) on a codebase, and it cuts the tokens they spend reading your code.
Verified purchaser
If your work is marketing rather than software development, there's a good chance vexp isn't the right tool for you, because there's no codebase for it to work on and it doesn't optimize prompts or costs for general AI apps or marketing workflows.
Verified purchaser
The one exception: if you actually build things with a coding agent, tools, scripts, websites, automations, working on real code files, then vexp does help there. But if you're using Claude, Kimi, or ChatGPT for marketing tasks like writing, research, or content, vexp doesn't plug into that, and I'd rather tell you now than have you buy something that doesn't match your work.
Verified purchaser
So the honest question: do you write or build code with a coding agent, or is your use mainly the AI chat tools for marketing? If it's the latter, this isn't the tool for you, and I'd rather be straight about that.
Q: Powershell - Python - Aider
Hi Nicola, I'm primarily a PowerShell/Aider user rather than a VS Code user.
I know Vexp supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, etc., but I don't see Aider in the supported agents list.
Is there a recommended way to use Vexp with Aider? For example:
Does Aider work with Vexp through MCP?
Is there a manual configuration or AGENTS.md approach?
Or is native Aider integration planned?
My...
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 24, 2026A: Good news on the language side: PowerShell is supported (added in a recent release, dash-names included), and Python is fully covered, so both halves of your stack are in the graph.
On Aider: it's not one of the agents vexp auto-configures (there are 14 of those now), so it'd be a manual MCP setup rather than one-click. Native MCP support in core Aider has been a long-standing open request...
Share Vexp
Q: Number of nodes in my project?
Hi there,
Lovely stuff you got going!
We have a SaaS with a .NET backend and a React frontend in a mono repo. The free tier reached the 2000 node limit for the frontend right away.
Now, my problem is deciding between tier 3 and 4. Within the extension (or some other means), is there some kind of mono repo node counter or something I can use to base my decision on?
Nicola_Vexp
Jul 23, 2026A: I'm glad you're enjoying vexp! as for which tier to choose, send me an email at [email protected] in order to explain you how to have a pro trial license for free, so you can check the number of your nodes directly on your project and then decide which tier to go with.
Share Vexp
Verified purchaser
Thank you Nicola. Email sent.