[runtimepanic]

I’ve tried both and ended up preferring a hybrid. IDEs are great when the AI understands project context, types, and refactors across files, but they can also nudge you into accepting changes too passively.

CLI feels more deliberate. You think first, ask precisely, and apply changes consciously, which helps avoid over-trusting the model. It’s slower, but the feedback loop feels cleaner and safer, especially for security-sensitive work.

Curious if others feel IDEs optimize for flow while CLI optimizes for intent.

[canxerian]

The IDE gives me a "human-in-the-loop" experience and conversely, I prefer this for secret sensitive work.

I agree with CLI feeling more deliberate. It could be the lack of "accept" gates (that you get with Cursor, Copilot etc).