vibe fetch

Usage

vibe fetch [remote] [options]

Description

Download branches and their commit references from the remote VibeHub project. This updates your local knowledge of remote branches without modifying your working files.

Unlike vibe pull, fetch only downloads metadata and doesn’t merge changes into your working branch.

Arguments

remote

string

Remote name to fetch from. Defaults to origin.

Options

--all

boolean

Fetch from all remotes.

--prune

boolean

Remove remote-tracking references that no longer exist on the remote.

-v, --verbose

boolean

Show detailed output including all remote branches.

Examples

Basic Fetch

vibe fetch

Output:

Fetching from origin...

Fetch complete.
  Remote branches: 5
  Last fetch: 1/25/2026, 2:30:45 PM

Fetch with Details

vibe fetch -v

Output:

Fetching from origin...

Found 5 remote branch(es):
* origin/main -> abc1234
  origin/develop -> def5678
  origin/feature/auth -> ghi9012
  origin/feature/api -> jkl3456
  origin/hotfix/security -> mno7890

Fetch complete.
  Remote branches: 5
  Last fetch: 1/25/2026, 2:30:45 PM

Current branch 'main':
  Remote head: abc1234

When to Use Fetch

Use vibe fetch when you want to:

See what branches exist on the remote
Check if there are new commits before pulling
Update your local reference of remote branches
Prepare for a merge without affecting your working files

Fetch vs Pull

Command	Downloads Data	Updates Working Files	Merges Changes
`vibe fetch`	Yes	No	No
`vibe pull`	Yes	Yes	Yes

Typical Workflow

# First, see what's changed on remote
vibe fetch -v

# Check the differences
vibe diff main..origin/main

# If you want the changes, pull them
vibe pull

Error Messages

Not Connected

Not connected to VibeHub cloud
Run 'vibe set <project-url>' to connect to a cloud project

Solution: Connect your repository to a VibeHub project first.

Network Error

Failed to fetch: Network error

Solution: Check your internet connection and try again.

vibe pull - Fetch and merge changes
vibe branch - List branches (including remote)
vibe diff - Compare local and remote branches

Getting Started

Core Commands

Sync Commands

Branch Commands

Usage

Description

Arguments

Options

Examples

Basic Fetch

Fetch with Details

When to Use Fetch

Fetch vs Pull

Typical Workflow

Error Messages

Not Connected

Network Error

​Usage

​Description

​Arguments

​Options

​Examples

​Basic Fetch

​Fetch with Details

​When to Use Fetch

​Fetch vs Pull

​Typical Workflow

​Error Messages

​Not Connected

​Network Error

​Related Commands

Usage

Description

Arguments

Options

Examples

Basic Fetch

Fetch with Details

When to Use Fetch

Fetch vs Pull

Typical Workflow

Error Messages

Not Connected

Network Error

Related Commands