Building live with Claude Code + Cursor

I'm feeling very confident in a lot of my workflows now even though the pace of AI tools and capabilities is changing weekly.

So in that spirit...

I recorded myself turning my personal website into a blog. A little under an hour, fully unedited. You’ll see me think out loud, switch between tools, ask basic questions, and make decisions in real time.

This is how I actually work.

The first half is mostly researching and planning. I didn’t have AI generate anything other than co-develop a plan.

I started by having a chat and pasting Vercel’s Next.js blog starter options into Cursor. Portfolio Starter Kit, Content Layer Blog, a bunch of templates. Instead of picking one, I asked... “I’m thinking of turning this site into a blog. Which of these would you recommend?”

I showed it a few of my existing projects to give it more context into how I work, and explained I’d be deploying to Vercel. I was letting AI help me decide before deciding.
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​Context building is THE main skill that I've developed that I believe is the most substantial and significant personal skill for one to build when working with AI.

Once we landed on a solid option, I went deeper:

I was prompting to clarify, not prompting to build. Building context before building code.

Then I had Cursor save the entire plan to a markdown file before touching anything. I like having a paper trail. If something breaks, I can trace back to what we agreed on.

This is exactly what happens when you’re working on larger scopes with real production code. You don’t always vibe code your way through it. You count the cost first.

Once I felt my plan was solid, I handed it to Claude Code. It scaffolded the entire Next.js project while sipping on my Coke Zero.

Here’s what you’ll see in the video:

Watch the loom video here
​https://www.loom.com/share/fa64b9dda8ba4f20aedb0a985d05c590​

If you want to see me build something specific with AI, just reply. I’ll keep making these.

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