Is the new Grok 4 integration in Cursor the real deal? I put it to the ultimate test in this 2+ hour live coding session. We’ll go from successfully shipping a simple feature to tackling a complex, multi-file implementation… right up until I hit the hard API limits.

This isn’t just a tutorial; it’s a real-time journey into the strengths, weaknesses, and surprising costs of using Grok 4 for professional development. If you’re deciding between Grok, Claude, or other models, this is the deep dive you’ve been looking for.

In this stream, you’ll see my full workflow for:
• Configuring Grok 4: The right way to set it up in Cursor, including “Max Mode.”
• AI-Powered Coding: Watching the Grok agent plan, research, and execute on a real codebase.
• Professional Git & Deployment: Using branches, pull requests, Vercel, and Cursor’s BugBot to ship code safely.
• Advanced AI Strategy: How to correct an AI’s plan and avoid “Context Rot” in long conversations.
• Live Debugging: Troubleshooting a broken dev environment and fixing compilation errors from scratch.
• The Hard Truth About Pricing: A live comparison of Grok vs. Claude API costs and the moment I hit my monthly usage limit.

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🕒 Key moments:
00:00:00 Setting up Grok 4 in Cursor
00:00:32 Elon Musk’s claim about Cursor “lobotomizing” Grok
00:01:30 How to enable Grok 4 in Cursor’s settings
00:02:56 Explaining what “Max Mode” does in Cursor
00:03:56 Task: Add a login button to the landing page
00:04:46 Workflow: Creating a new Git branch for the feature
00:06:38 Watching the Grok 4 agent plan its moves
00:07:39 Grok 4’s impressive code review and suggestions
00:10:31 Implementing the changes with the AI agent
00:13:05 Testing the new login button on desktop and mobile
00:16:47 Explaining his Git and Vercel deployment workflow
00:19:11 Using Cursor’s BugBot on a GitHub pull request
00:20:20 Showing his Git workflow using the Tower app
00:25:22 Watching the new feature deploy live on Vercel
00:29:10 Workflow: Cleaning up the old feature branch
00:33:04 New Task: Adding a “word list” feature to his app
00:37:21 Prompting Grok to research and plan the implementation
00:41:51 Grok 4’s detailed research summary and UI plan
00:43:37 Deciding on a persistent, per-user word list
00:47:03 Community discussion on transcription tools (WhisperFlow, etc.)
00:51:22 Showcasing his open-source MLX transcriber repo
00:53:23 Comparing Grok 4 vs. Claude API pricing
00:55:36 Grok 4 begins coding the complex “word list” feature
01:01:00 Correcting the AI’s plan regarding Clerk authentication
01:06:20 Pro-Tip: Explaining “Context Rot” and how to avoid it
01:10:11 Grok 4’s impressive self-correction on its plan
01:18:28 Workflow: Manually adding new ShadCN UI components
01:20:04 Troubleshooting a local development environment error
01:24:28 The “AI agent loop” of failed troubleshooting
01:28:03 Pro-Tip: Manually fixing the build by reinstalling modules
01:32:21 Hitting the Cursor Pro plan usage limit live
01:34:28 Investigating the confusing “Pro Plus” and “Ultra” plans
01:39:28 Final recap of the Grok 4 experiment
01:47:31 Explaining his “Summer of Vibes” and channel goals
01:50:52 How to join the YouTube membership & Discord
01:52:25 Is “prompt engineering” the new coding?
01:59:08 Showcasing his full streaming and tech setup
02:02:28 The non-deterministic nature of AI models
02:06:30 Giving advice to a 15-year-old founder
02:10:10 Sharing his career journey and time at Apple
02:20:02 Showing his Mac’s resource usage with asi top
02:23:30 Final wrap-up and shout-out to a local cause

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