New and confused. With cursor I can use any AI. If I use Claude code, then what? I don't have it yet just wondering.

Switched from IDEs to Claude Code in terminal. Now I rarely use full IDEs - just command line and occasional direct code edits.

Anyone else made this transition? What's your experience been like?

Considring going back to the IDE, any good plugins or terminal IDE integrations to streamline working with Claude?

I've been an IntelliJ IDEA user since the 1.0 release, which is quite a long time. My license is up for renewal, and lately, with Claude Code, I've been typing so much less that I've realized the old IDE model may not be the best for coding agentically.

So I tried a couple of terminal windows side by side, one for claude, and one for the command line, and it's not bad with vi, but it's tedious to track down whatever file Claude is modifying to do a diff.

So... what are people using with Claude Code to get work done?

I am coming from an 5 years strike of using Jetbrains, I love the eco system, and got the subscription always as an employee free.

Recently I made a change and decided to develop my own thing. I had quit my job, and decided to go the way of an entrepreneur, and have my own thing that I started to work upon.

I haven’t utilized the power of AI while working as an employee, but I am curious to play with it and leverage my already existing skills, and I know I could profit from it.

I already decided on Claude Code with the max plan, looking in any direction screams currently that it is the best tool in the market.

And I am wondering what IDE to use with it.

Coming from Jetbrains, I would love to use Webstorm & DataGrip, but using it always through an employer put me currently on a new account with the highest fee tier (Webstorm would be 69$ a year and DataGrip would be 99$ a year).

Also, I decided not to go with individual packs, if I will go with jetbrains, I will take the all Products pack, that will put me in the loop for all future products, and I could use also Junie and AI Assistance, plus I could use IntelliJ instead of Android Studio. Talking with Jetbrains I got an offer for the all product pack for 260$ for the first year (next year would be the 231$ and then 173$ onwards from 3rd year).

I am wondering whether it is an overkill.

Yeah, sure, I really love having jetbrains, but it is expensive, and I am considering whether the benefits are worth the price.

I can go to VScode, yet I left it years ago and was happy with jetbrains as the replacement.

I could also use cursor, and possibly pay for the 20$ plan.

And as far as DataGrip goes, I never encountered a better solution. I work with Postgres, and yeah pgadmin and dbeaver are nice, but not as smooth as DataGrip.

My stack is React, Node, Flutter and Postgres.

What would you do in my shoes? Jetbrains eco system? cursor with subscription? or go less cost with vscode?

And what currently is your preferred IDE and DB tool together with Claude Code?

Thanks to the many answers to my questions about Claude Code, I am now trying to evaluate the best approach. Since I already have a year subscription to CursorAI, and I also don't vibe code, but do a combo, I still need an IDE. So I have a couple of questions, is the best way to use Claude in Cursor via Claude plugin or use Kilo, and if I use Kilo, do I use their access to Claude or get my own API access? I would assume Kilo doesn't give me Claude CLI but Kilo has a ton of context keeping which is supposed to be superior to Claude code VS plugin. If I am going to spend $100/month on Claude I need to find the most optimal setup. 1) Cursor + Kilo + own API access and Claude CLI, 2) Cursor + Claude plugin + Claude CLI, or 3) Cursor + Kilo and pay for Claude Code through Kilo.

I am currently planning to upgrade my subscription from Claude Pro to Claude Max to fully utilize its capabilities.

My primary tasks revolve around automation work, involving multiple languages such as PowerShell, Batch, Bash, and Python.

While I notice that many developers rely on VS Code, I’m seriously considering switching to Cursor for my workflow.
The main reason is that with Claude integrated into Cursor, I would no longer need to manually copy and paste code from https://claude.ai/ into my windows notepad — instead, I could interact directly with Claude inside the editor, allowing it to automatically generate, modify, and improve the code within the development environment itself.

This approach could significantly streamline my workflow and improve efficiency across my automation projects.

I’m exploring different IDEs to use alongside Claude AI for coding assistance and productivity. Whether it’s writing Java, Go, or working on general software projects—what IDEs or editors work best with Claude?

Would love to hear your setup or any tips to improve the workflow with Claude AI.

I'm still new to all this and have only used claude code, I just wanted to know what ide you use

I really don't like vs code and usually use jetbraisn the things you have to pay an extra 20 for it so I was just what you used

Feeling a little dumb and hoping someone can clarify the value proposition here.

For context, I'm a lifelong developer and comfortable in both IDEs and at the CLI.

I've been playing around with Cursor at $20/mo which interfaces with Claude and, although it gets weird sometimes, it's quite helpful, especially for small throwaway experiments that I tend to make a lot of. Well worth the price IMHO.

I'm now looking at Claude Code, with as I understand is included with Claude Max ("from" $100/month) or usable with a Claude API key.

My (limited) experience with Claude's API is that I can hit several dollars worth of usage VERY quickly, like within an hour or two. So, I would expect the cost of Claude Code via the API to be extremely high. I haven't tried, but I feel like I would blow through the equivalent of Cursor's $20/mo within a few days. Is this the case?

Using Claude Code via a plan like Max makes more sense, but it's still so much more expensive than a simple Cursor subscription.

So... what tips the scales for getting Claude Max vs. an IDE with an integrated agent? What justifies the substantially higher price?

I know and have experienced that Cursor gets kicked into the slow lane sometimes, but it still seems fast enough even then. It sure feels like having a more-or-less fixed-cost low-ish monthly subscription for what seems to be unlimited usage vs. something that "starts" at 5x more expensive and doesn't really even clearly spell out the usage limits.

I see that Claude Code can do operations at the CLI level but ... so does Cursor? I've had it move files around, refactor projects, etc.

I just feel like I'm missing something key here and would love to know what!

I'm not affiliated with any of these companies, just a confused user. Thanks in advance.

hello everyone I have a Claude professional subscription via the Android application I would like to know how to use it with the API key on my ide?? who vscode

It looks like the new integration with the IDE works but only from within the terminal. I hope this isn't the direction they're going because the thing I love about CC is that it let's you use your own tools.

I heard few days ago that Claude 3.7 was unavailable briefly on some IDEs. However. Is there any IDE available to use with it?

Could you please explain why everyone likes CLI editors so much (Claude Code)? It's much more convenient to connect, for example, the Sonnet 4 API to VS Code and use it there. Or are CLI editors designed in a way that makes them perform tasks better?

I originally was using Claude Code CLI in VS Code, but keep hearing great things about Cursor (and more recently Zed). I've tried switching to Cursor bur feel like I must be missing usage patterns that make it allegedly better.

I'd love to get advice - what are folks using IDE-wise with the Claude Code CLI and what works best (or doesn't)?

I’m trying different IDEs like VScode + RooCode+OpenRouter etc, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Vscode copilot. Currently have a few teams working on different projects on GitHub so I think I need MCP to help get my local environments up quickly so I can see the different projects. A lot of the projects are already live on linux servers so testing needs to be done before code is pushed.

How do you guys maintain multiple projects so you can provide feedback to your teams? Whats the best way to get an updated understanding on the codebase across multiple projects?

P.s Im also hiring devs for different projects. Python and JS mostly.

Right now i copy and paste the code directly into the claude.ai itself when i'm doing coding. I know that CC links to VS Code, but is there any means for lnking it to VS Community edition?

I tried this, but I can't find the VSCode extension first of all (it won't install), and when I find the .vsix file and install the extension into Vscode myself, still no ides will be detected upon running claude code via the Ubuntu terminal inside Vscode. Does anyone have access to this? I updated vscode and claude code to the newest version, but i can't seem to be able to run it.

I've been thinking about ways to enhance Claude's capabilities in software development, and I've stumbled upon an idea that I haven't seen implemented yet. What if we could create an agent that fetches debugging information directly from our IDE and feeds it to Claude? This could be a game-changer for developers using AI assistance.

Imagine being able to ask Claude to place breakpoints, run your code, and even debug it. While there are plenty of VS Code extensions out there that let Claude create, read, and edit code within the IDE, I haven't come across any that allow for this level of integration with the debugging process. It could potentially even capture screenshots of the output or error messages to provide Claude with more context.

This kind of tool could significantly streamline the debugging process, especially for complex issues where an AI's analytical capabilities could come in handy. It's just an idea at this point, but I'm curious to hear what others think. Has anyone attempted something similar or know of any projects working on this kind of functionality? If not, do you see any potential challenges or benefits I might be overlooking? If anyone might be interested, I'm about to start trying it if feasible, help is well received my fellow developers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvtPBaaykdo

BEFORE YOU DOWNVOTE THIS IS ABOUT VSCODIUM NOT VSCODE

You might have seen this presentation. They mention the new Claude Code Extension. Ok in the demo there was just Claude code running in the vscode Terminal. Marketplace does not show any official Anthropic Extension.

If you run Claude Code there is the posibility to configure ide wiht /ide.

But it says there is no extension installed?! OK i have VScodium but I cant find any official Anthropic Ext anywhere.

Thoughts on this?

Edit: update - i have just installed official vscode instead of vscoidum and ran the claude code. it promted this:
https://imgur.com/a/Fhob8Hp

edit2: Extension id is Anthropic.claude-code

edit3: official source repo according to the extension metadata

https://github.com/anthropic-labs/vscode-mcp.githttps://github.com/anthropic-labs/vscode-mcp.git

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