I ditched Cursor for Claude Code and it's absolutely insane 🤯 $1000s of API credits for just $100-200/month...

I ditched Cursor for Claude Code and it's absolutely insane 🤯

$1000s of API credits for just $100-200/month AND way better at following instructions

My complete guide to 10x your coding with Claude Code: 

1/ Use Plan + Execution Mode (Shift+Tab)

Plan first with Opus 4 - it's the strategic thinker
Execute with Sonnet 4 - follows steps like a machine

This two-phase approach eliminates the chaos of "one-shot" coding attempts 

2/ Create a  file in your root folder

Include a standard workflow that forces Claude to:
- Think through problems first
- Write plans to 
- Check in before starting
- Mark TODOs as complete
- Keep changes simple

Credit to @AlexFinnX and @mckaywrigley for this

@AlexFinnX 3/ Master the --resume command

Fork old conversations to try different approaches

Maintain proper git hygiene by running git add . to stage often

You can easily restore code AND conversation context

It's like having multiple parallel universes of your project 

@AlexFinnX 4/ Use /clear frequently

Fresh context = better performance
Don't try to do everything in one conversation

Think of it like giving Claude a clean slate to think clearly instead of carrying baggage from 500 previous messages 

@AlexFinnX 5/ Run Claude Code INSIDE Cursor's terminal

Right-click on the terminal to switch panel position to 'Right'

Use Cursor chat for small tasks
Spin up background agents for research/bugs

Claude Code = your senior engineer
Background agents = your research interns 

@AlexFinnX 6/ Force Claude to read the docs

Working with third-party APIs? Give it the documentation link

Claude's training data might be outdated

Fresh docs = accurate implementation

@AlexFinnX 7/ Speak your thoughts into existence

Use voice-to-text tools like SuperWhisper to convert speech-to-text

This way you don't have to type everything and can capture everything going on in your head without resistance 

@AlexFinnX 8/ Track your usage (for fun)

You see those people sharing their crazy usage costs? $6k+!?

Fiind this out by running the following command:

npx ccusage@latest

This will get you a chart that looks like this: 

@AlexFinnX Pro tip: 90% of AI "failures" are actually prompting failures

Always plan first. Be specific. Tell Claude everything you know

If you follow this workflow you will literally see your productivity explode

Did I miss anything? Please share 👇