Ship code with AI
Code · Workflow
Plan with Claude, hand off to Claude Code in the terminal for autonomous edits, let CodeRabbit review, fix what it finds, ship.
Role
Developers
AI as a pair programmer and a reviewer. Stacks for shipping faster, catching more in review, and building whole products solo without burning out.
16 stacks19 tools used
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4 ways to ship code with AI — Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity
Cost, tools, and workflow lined up. Pick the loop that fits how you work.
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Claude Code only
Code · Workflow
One surface, end to end. Claude Code does the planning AND the implementation; CodeRabbit reviews.
Codex (CLI + cloud)
Code · Workflow
OpenAI's Codex on two surfaces: CLI in the terminal for hands-on work, Cloud for fire-and-forget PRs.
Cursor (IDE-first)
Code · Workflow
Cursor as the primary surface. Inline edits, agent mode for multi-file work, Bugbot for review.
Antigravity (Google)
Code · Workflow
Google's IDE on top of Gemini's 2M-context. Especially clean if your stack is GCP, Firebase, Android, or Workspace.
Windsurf (Cascade)
Code · Workflow
Windsurf's Cascade agent plans + executes multi-step changes in the IDE. Fewer per-turn cycles on big diffs than Composer.
Indie SaaS
Code · Builder
Ship a SaaS by Sunday. Design, scaffold, build, deploy without leaving the AI loop.
Indie SaaS (Gemini long-context)
Code · Builder
Ship a SaaS by Sunday with Gemini's 2M-token context window holding the whole codebase as one file.
iOS app with AI
Code · Mobile
Ship an iOS app from scratch: Cursor for Swift code, Xcode for build/sign/TestFlight, Claude for product decisions.
Android app with AI
Code · Mobile
Ship a Kotlin app: Cursor and Claude for the code, Android Studio for build, signing, and Play Console upload.
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iOS + Android with Expo
Code · Mobile
One codebase, both app stores. Expo + React Native, Cursor for the code, Claude for the architecture, EAS Build for native compile.
Full-stack with Lovable
Code · Builder
Prompt a working full-stack app: Lovable scaffolds the UI, wires Supabase, drops in Stripe, and deploys to a live URL.
UI-first with v0
Code · Builder
v0 generates the React + shadcn UI; Cursor wires the backend + DB; Vercel deploys.
Cloud IDE with Replit
Code · Builder
No local install, no terminal. Replit Agent builds, runs, and hosts the app in your browser.
Cheap bulk LLM automation
Code · Backend
Run thousands of LLM calls a day for the price of a coffee. DeepSeek for production volume, Claude as the calibration and eval surface.
Open-weight LLM stack
Code · Backend
Run frontier-grade LLMs on weights you can inspect, self-host, and audit. Llama for general work, Mistral when EU data residency matters, Claude as the calibration eval.