The agent that understands your entire codebase framing is exactly right. I've been running Claude Code alongside Cursor for two months and the gap between autocomplete and actual agentic coding is wider than most realize. The moment a tool handles multi-file refactors with terminal feedback loops, you're in a different category.

What I found surprising: Claude Code handles the reasoning layer differently than Cursor's Agent Mode - more transparent about what it's doing, less confident when uncertain. Wrote up the real-usage comparison if you're curious: thoughts.jock.pl/p/clau…