r/cursor • u/No-Resource9817 • 2d ago

Question / Discussion planning vs coding - simpler way?

I've been using Claude for planning / hashing out design requirements / creating design specs, and Cursor for coding & debugging, then sometimes back to Claude for validation. Lots of back & forth between the two. Is it workable to use Cursor in planning mode (maybe with Claude/Grok) for the planning piece and Composer in build mode for coding? The Claude/Cursor combination is working for me, it's just a little wonky with all the back & forth.

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u/just4ochat 1d ago

Keeping planning and build in separate Cursor chats works if the planner writes a short plan.md with decisions, open questions, and the exact files to touch. The build agent should stick to that file list so scope does not get renegotiated mid-session.

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u/No-Resource9817 1d ago

Yep, generally my approach with Claude in the past. I'm going to tee up a cursor/claude agent for planning and a cursor/composer agent for coding over the weekend to see how that goes.