[embedding-shape]

Hm, yeah maybe. I've tried Cursor once, but the entire experience was so horrible, and it was really hard to know what's going on.

The workflow I have right now, is something like what I put before, and I do it with Codex and Claude Code, both work the same. Maybe try out one of those, if you're comfortable with the terminal? It basically opens up a terminal UI, can read current files, you enter a prompt, wait, then can review the results with git or whatever VCS you use.

But I'm also never "vibe-coding", I'm reviewing every single line, and mercilessly ask the agent to refactor whenever the code isn't up to my standards. Also restart the agent after each prompt finished, as they get really dumb as soon as context is used more than 20% of their "max".

[ikidd]

If you're dumping the context every prompt, that might be why you're not happy with the results of Cursor. I can run a dozen or two prompts before the context gets polluted enough that it's worth compacting. If you clear it's context every time, it's not going to get a holistic enough view of the problem to deliver a good feature.

That's been my experience. You have to work them up to the big ask.

[theshrike79]

Instead of "asking to refactor", you might get better results by defining your standards in a ... standard way.

Give the agent tools to determine whether code is up to your standards, an executable or script it can run that checks for code style and quality. This way it won't stop the agent loop until the checks pass - saving you time.