Personally I'm using the Filesystem server along with the mcp server called wcgw[0] that provides a FileEdit action. I use MacWhisper[1] to dictate. I use `tree` to give Claude a map of the directory I'm interested in editing. I usually opt to run terminal commands myself for better control though wcgw does that too. I keep the repo open in a Cursor/Windsurf window for other edits I need.
But other than that I basically just tell the model what I want to do and it does it, lol. I like the Claude Desktop App interface better than trying to do things in Cursor/Windsurf directly, I like the ability to organize prompts/conversations in terms of projects and easily include context. I also honestly just have a funny feeling that the Claude web app often performs better than the API responses I get from the IDEs.
But other than that I basically just tell the model what I want to do and it does it, lol. I like the Claude Desktop App interface better than trying to do things in Cursor/Windsurf directly, I like the ability to organize prompts/conversations in terms of projects and easily include context. I also honestly just have a funny feeling that the Claude web app often performs better than the API responses I get from the IDEs.
[0] https://github.com/rusiaaman/wcgw
[1] https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper