Meaning
The ability to provide AI with mixed inputs (text, images, diagrams, SQL diffs) in a single request, enabling more sophisticated understanding and generation.
Definition
Future vibe coding will move beyond text-only prompts. Developers will share UI mockups, architecture diagrams, database schemas, wireframes, and screenshots alongside text descriptions. AI will synthesize all these inputs into comprehensive understanding, generating code that matches visual specifications, architectural diagrams, and written requirements simultaneously.
Example
A developer provides: a Figma design screenshot, an architecture diagram showing microservices communication, a database schema image, and text description of business logic. AI generates complete implementation matching the visual design, following the architecture pattern, implementing the database structure, and encoding the business rules—all from the multimodal context.
