Why One Developer Moved from Claude Code to Cursor

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-07-08 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator says he hasn't opened Claude Code in a while because Cursor's tooling is now better and it offers Claude models anyway. He likes moving between cloud, local and mobile sessions, so he can keep coding wherever he is.

Key points

• Cursor gives access to Claude models, so you don't lose model quality by leaving Claude Code.
• The creator thinks Cursor's tooling is now stronger than Claude Code's.
• Cursor lets you move a coding session between cloud, local and mobile.
• You can continue agent coding work from anywhere.

Resources mentioned

• Claude Code · tool · code.claude.com · paid · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  Build agents and pipelines from the terminal; the guide's main agentic coding tool.
  Also in: Create Claude Code Plugins with /plugin-authoring (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Claude Code mods: customize behavior and UI with plugins (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), AI Engineer Roadmap Overview: From ML Foundations to RAG, Agents & Ops (Bashiri Smith on Facebook · notes), SkillsBento: Free Plugin Marketplace for Codex and Claude Code (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 101 more
• Cursor · tool · x.com · free · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  AI-native code editor (VS Code with AI built in).
  Also in: GLM 5.3 and GLM 5.3 Flash now in Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Grok Bot Can Now Hand Off Coding Tasks to Cursor (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Plan Mode Still Matters in AI Coding Assistants (Codex, Claude, Cursor) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Why Plan Mode Still Matters in AI Coding Agents (Codex, Claude, Cursor) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 121 more