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Mostly saying "include this line from x file and this block from y file" which keyboard shortcuts. Claude's VSCode plugin only does one selection. Claude Code requires explicitly telling it what to reference.

That plus Cursor's integration into VSCode feels very deep and part of the IDE, including how it indexes file efficiently and links to changed files, opens plans. Using Claude Code's VScode extension loads into a panel like a file which feels like a hack, not a dedicated sidebar. The output doesn't always properly link to files you can click on. Lots of small stuff like that which significantly improves the DX without swapping tabs or loading a terminal.

I also use Code from terminal sometimes but it feels very isolated unless you're vibecoding something new. I also tried others: Zed is only like 50% of the way there (or less). I also tried to use (Neo)Vim again and it's also nowhere close, probably 25% of the UX of Cursor even with experimental plugins/terminal setups.