Vibecoding setup
In 2025, I was spending well over $1,000 per month on Cursor credits. I eventually realized that pairing a Claude Pro subscription with a Cursor Pro plan is significantly more cost-effective, about $400 for unlimited coding.
Current workflow:
I work in VS code with Claude until I hit Claudes 5-hour usage limit.
Once capped, I switch to Cursor and work until Claude limits reset.
Claude agent runs in either IDE's terminal
MCP
Vercel MCP: Checking deployment status & Logs in terminal
Time-line
Currently: 2026: Back to VS Code with Claude Code
2025: Discovered Cursor, increased productivity (and API Spending) by 10x
2024: Claude/ChatGPT pro: Copy & Paste code browser-chats into VS Code.
2023: Free Copy & Paste code browser-chats into VS Code.