[yarlinghe]

One thing I’ve noticed building a small “use it and leave” tool is that the models tend to self-select into roles.

For me, Codex ended up being the reliable executor for actual logic and glue code, while Claude Code (especially the frontend design skill) was much better at overall UI structure, spacing, and interaction flow. I stopped trying to make one model do everything and just let them do what they seemed naturally good at.

This only worked because the project was tiny and mostly stateless — once scope or dependencies grow, the coordination cost goes up fast. Curious if others have seen a similar split in practice, or if this is just project-type dependent.