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Every Aftergradient guide in one place: setting up Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI and Antigravity, adding MCP servers and skills, writing CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md files, and choosing between tools and plans.
Cursor or VS Code: what differs, from both vendors' docs
Cursor is built on the VS Code codebase; here is what carries over, what changes and how each handles AI agents.
Is Cursor AI safe? Security, Privacy Mode and data use
What Cursor's security page, privacy policy and docs say about your code, training and agent guardrails.
Copilot custom instructions: files, paths and AGENTS.md
Copilot custom instructions live in .github/copilot-instructions.md, *.instructions.md files and AGENTS.md.
Copilot hooks: config files, events and examples
Copilot hooks run commands at agent events like preToolUse, from .github/hooks/*.json in the CLI and cloud agent.
OpenClaw vs Claude Code: purpose, models, license, security
OpenClaw vs Claude Code: OpenClaw is a self-hosted MIT assistant in chat apps; Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent.
Antigravity vs Claude Code: models, plans, free tier, MCP
Antigravity vs Claude Code: Google's agent app runs Gemini with a $0 tier; Claude Code runs Claude on paid Claude plans.
Is Google Antigravity free? Free plan, limits and upgrades
Yes.
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor: editors, agents, plans and MCP
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor: Copilot plugs into many editors, Cursor is its own editor. Paid plans start at $10 and $20/mo.
Get Shit Done for Claude Code: GSD Core install and commands
Get Shit Done is a community framework that runs Claude Code in a plan, execute, verify loop, now continued as GSD Core.
How much is Claude Code? Pro, Max, Team and API prices
How much is Claude Code? It comes with paid Claude plans: Pro $20/mo, Max $100 or $200, Team $20-$100 per seat.
Claude PDF skill: what it does and how to install it
The Claude PDF skill is Anthropic's skill for reading, creating, merging, splitting, filling and OCRing PDFs.
CLAUDE.md best practices: locations, imports and examples
CLAUDE.md best practices: run /init, keep it under about 200 lines, and only include what Claude can't infer from code.
Claude Code vs Codex: plans, config, MCP and sandboxes
Claude Code vs Codex: Claude Code needs a paid Claude or Console account; Codex is in every ChatGPT plan, even Free.
Claude vs Claude Code: chat apps vs agentic coding tool
Claude vs Claude Code: Claude is the chat app for writing and research; Claude Code edits and runs code in your repo.
Codex usage: five-hour and weekly limits, credits, /status
Codex usage draws on your ChatGPT plan, metered in five-hour and weekly windows; Pro has no five-hour cap. See /status.
Are MCP servers free? Protocol, licenses and service costs
The protocol is open and most MCP servers are open-source software you can run at no charge.
Claude Code hooks: events, matchers, JSON and exit codes
Claude Code hooks run commands, HTTP calls or prompts at events like PreToolUse and Stop, set in .claude/settings.json.
Claude Code features: surfaces, subagents, skills, hooks, MCP
Claude Code features: terminal, IDE, desktop, web and mobile surfaces, plus CLAUDE.md, skills, subagents, hooks and MCP.
Best MCP servers for Claude Code, grouped by job
Best MCP servers for Claude Code: official ones like GitHub, Playwright and Sentry, each added with claude mcp add.
What is Codex: OpenAI's coding agent, CLI, IDE and cloud
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent.
Claude Code MCP: add, configure and manage servers
Claude Code MCP: add a server with claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url>, then check it with /mcp.
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions: risks and safer modes
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions starts Claude Code in bypassPermissions mode with no prompts.