Vibe coding tools are everywhere now. You type a prompt, wait a few seconds, and a tool spits out an app or a website. On paper, it sounds perfect. In reality? Most people get bored and fidgety while they wait. You see a loading spinner and just hope it gets things right.

The problem is that these UIs make you impatient on purpose. You are encouraged to keep tweaking your prompt, to reload, to chase instant results. You sit and watch instead of shaping what you want.

But the fix is right there: keep the user engaged while the AI does its thing.

Here is a better way.

Add a design panel right after your initial prompt.

After you describe your idea, the tool should create a barebones result. No colors, no styles, just the basic wireframe of your idea. While that’s being generated, the UI brings up a simple design panel. This is where you choose your colors, your base fonts, upload a logo, and set the overall vibe: playful, clean, bold, classic, whatever you like.

You are not waiting and hoping the AI guesses your taste. You are setting the direction yourself, before you even see the first visual. As soon as you finalize your design panel, the tool refreshes the wireframe to show how it looks with your choices applied. It is instant feedback, not just a reveal.

What happens next? Iteration.

Now that you have your custom wireframe, you give feedback on what you like or want to change. The system listens and generates a new version based on your input. Maybe you want bigger buttons, a different layout, or a new hero section. You guide the changes, and each cycle gets closer to what you want.

While you are reviewing and editing the design, the tool could start working on the next piece, like building out your database structure. You never sit idle. The experience is broken up into quick steps: design, review, tweak, then move onto the next challenge.

You stay in the loop. You feel like you are building with the tool, not just waiting for it.

Why doesn’t this exist yet?

Most tools only care about speed. They want to show you a flashy draft as fast as possible. But in chasing speed, they forget that building something is more fun when you are part of every step.

Vibe coding could be way more engaging. Treat users like co-designers, not just spectators. Make the process interactive and iterative, every single step.

That is the fix. Now someone just needs to build it.