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Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by cft »

fastball wrote: post #101
teaearlgraycold wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is Claude Code better than Cursor?

In my experience, it is much better at tool-calling, which is huge when we're talking about agentic coding. It also seems to do a better job of keeping things cleaning and not going off on tangents for anything that isn't accomplished in one shot.

Opposite experience. I worked with Claude code a lot, then switched to Cursor and then tried to switch back and discovered that CC often gets stuck in loops. Cursor just works. It definitely helps that I can switch the foundational models in Cursor when it gets stuck.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by plantain »

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #100
mrcwinn wrote: post #98

I went from years of vscode to "Cursor is the future" to never using Cursor at all. Claude Code, even with new limits, is just too good. If I were to switch to gpt-5, why wouldn't I just use Codex? I'm struggling to understand the value of what they're presenting.

Why is Claude Code better than Cursor?

CC just feeds the whole codebase and entire files into the model, no RAG, nothing in the way. It works substantially better because of that, but it's $expensive$.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by manmal »

prmph wrote: post #55
thehamkercat wrote: post #21

I wonder when all of them will adopt AGENT.md and stop using gemini.md/claude.md/crush.md/summary.md/qwen.md https://agent.md [redirect -> https://ampcode.com/AGENT.md ] https://agent-rules.org

Yep, that's a peeve of mine. I've resorted to using AGENT.md, and aliasing Claude, Gemini, etc to a command that calls them with an initial instruction to read that file. But of course they will forget after some time. The whole agentic coding via CLI experience could be much improved by: - Making it easy to see what command I last issued, without having to scroll up through reams of output hunting for context - Maki…

In case you haven’t seen this, you can just pipe contents into Claude. Eg

cat AGENT.md | claude

IIRC this saves some tokens.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by gpeal »

LeafItAlone wrote: post #124
mrcwinn wrote: post #98

I went from years of vscode to "Cursor is the future" to never using Cursor at all. Claude Code, even with new limits, is just too good. If I were to switch to gpt-5, why wouldn't I just use Codex? I'm struggling to understand the value of what they're presenting.

I find the Codex CLI to be the worst of the CLI tools I’ve used (including, but not limited to, Claude Code, Gemini, Aider). There’s something about it that makes it clunky. Haven’t tried Cursor CLI yet though.

We (Codex) shipped a pretty large CLI update today and have many more improvements coming. Give it a try if you haven't.

https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/1953559797883891735 (0.19 now)

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by zarzavat »

thehamkercat wrote: post #21

I wonder when all of them will adopt AGENT.md and stop using gemini.md/claude.md/crush.md/summary.md/qwen.md https://agent.md [redirect -> https://ampcode.com/AGENT.md ] https://agent-rules.org

Never. It's a marketing strategy. Some percentage of users will check these files into their repos, and some percentage of repo browsers will think "what is this X.md?" Given how much money people are spending on these things the value of having a unique filename must be enormous.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by alwillis »

JyB wrote: post #114
benbayard wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have had the exact opposite experience. Claude Code in any meaningful codebase for me gets stuck in loops of doing the wrong thing. Then when that doesn't work it deletes files and makes its own that don't have the problem it's encountering. Cursor on the other hand, especially with GPT-5 today but typically with Sonnet 4.1, has been a workhorse at my company for months. I have never had Claude Code complete a mean…

Better prompts?

> Better prompts?

I think you're right.

People getting really poor results probably don't recognize that their prompts aren't very good.

I think some users make assumptions about what the model can't do before they even try, so their prompts don't take advantage of all the capabilities the model provides.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by ako »

novaleaf wrote: post #138
ako wrote: post #137

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I asked claude code for a guidelines file so it would collaborate with windsurf. This is what it proposed: --- This project uses shared planning documents for collaboration with Claude Code. Please: 1. First read and understand these files: - PLAN.md - current project roadmap and objectives - ARCHITECTURE.md - technical decisions and system design - TODO.md - current tasks and their status - DECISIONS.md - decision h…

problem is that claude doesn't actually read those or keep them in context unless you prompt it to. it has to be in CLAUDE.md or it'll quickly forget about the contents

I've added these instructions in CLAUDE.md and .windsurfrules, and yes sometimes you have to remind it, but overall it works quite well.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by benbayard »

alwillis wrote: post #146
JyB wrote: post #114

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Better prompts?

> Better prompts? I think you're right. People getting really poor results probably don't recognize that their prompts aren't very good. I think some users make assumptions about what the model can't do before they even try, so their prompts don't take advantage of all the capabilities the model provides.

I don’t really have a problem prompting cursor with the same models. But I have no doubt my prompts could be improved

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by benbayard »

user3939382 wrote: post #133
benbayard wrote: post #110

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I have had the exact opposite experience. Claude Code in any meaningful codebase for me gets stuck in loops of doing the wrong thing. Then when that doesn't work it deletes files and makes its own that don't have the problem it's encountering. Cursor on the other hand, especially with GPT-5 today but typically with Sonnet 4.1, has been a workhorse at my company for months. I have never had Claude Code complete a mean…

If you don’t know how to divide a problem up given a toolset you won’t be able to solve it regardless of what those tools are. Maybe Cursor’s interface is more intuitive for you.

The problems I’ve given CC are things that are incredibly simple and basic. Things I knew how to fix immediately. I would tell it the gilt to change and how to change it. And it will get lost when the types are incorrect, or when it causes a test to fail. It will like just delete the test.

I don’t doubt I could improve my prompts but I don’t have those same prompting problems with cursor.

Re: Cursor CLI

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Post by benbayard »

alwillis wrote: post #140
benbayard wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have had the exact opposite experience. Claude Code in any meaningful codebase for me gets stuck in loops of doing the wrong thing. Then when that doesn't work it deletes files and makes its own that don't have the problem it's encountering. Cursor on the other hand, especially with GPT-5 today but typically with Sonnet 4.1, has been a workhorse at my company for months. I have never had Claude Code complete a mean…

> Cursor on the other hand, especially with GPT-5 today but typically with Sonnet 4.1 You probably mean Opus 4.1; there's no Sonnet 4.1 yet.

Yes that’s correct.
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