AI in your IDE (e.g. Cursor) vs AI in your terminal (Claude Code) — what’s the better flow?
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AI coding tools seem to come in two main flavors: IDE-based, like @Cursor and @GitHub Copilot, and terminal-based setups, like using @Claude Code to generate commands, scripts, or entire files. Both have their fans, but which one actually helps you move faster?
Curious what flow people are sticking with long term, and where you see the most gains (or frustrations).
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Onyx
I've got Codex and Claude Code both loaded in my Cursor. Kind of use it as a poor man's multi agent (only issue is that they work on the same branch). Main thing for me is that Cursor seems to be getting way worse and maintaining context, finding relevant code/patterns, etc, no matter which model I use (max mode only too). I usually opt for Codex first then Claude Code as a backup