Be a 10x Vibe Coder (Claude Code + Cursor + MCP)

Synopsis

Indie app builder Chris Raroque demos his real AI coding workflow: switching between Claude Code (Opus for architecture and UI) and Cursor (plan mode with GPT-5.1 high for planning, Sonnet for execution) on a portfolio of productivity apps earning thousands in MRR. He live-demos vibe-coding an iOS animation in both tools, compares results, and closes on plan mode, MCP servers, AI code review bots, dictation and deep research for solo devs.

Ideas in this episode

• Deep research as a product

  Chris Raroque on the Claude Code + Cursor combo for solo devs — plan mode, MCP servers, AI code review bots, dictation and deep research before implementation.

• Vibe-coded app launch / 14-day MVP