I didn't expect this, but I stopped using Windsurf and Cursor. 🤯
In December, I was using Windsurf daily. But by January and February, my usage dropped significantly. Why? Claude with MCPs happened.
MCPs (Model Context Protocol) give Claude access to tools that go far beyond just coding:
✅ Codebase exploration & diagram generation
✅ Running long-running processes like video encoding
✅ Multi-file & diff-based code editing
✅ Migrating code between projects & frameworks
I even built my own MCP—ClaudeComputerCommander—that lets Claude:
⚡ Explore, read, write, and edit files
⚡ Run and manage terminal commands
⚡ Work across multiple repositories at the same time
⚡ Execute and monitor background processes
And guess what? My usage of Claude skyrocketed. 5x more chats than before!
In this video, I show:
🔹 How to install ClaudeComputerCommander in one command using Smithery
🔹 How to use Claude to explore codebases and generate diagrams
🔹 How to use MCPs for video encoding & automation
🔹 A comparison with Windsurf—where Claude outperforms it in real-world tasks
🔗 Links & Resources
📖 Read the full blog post:
➡️ https://medium.com/@wonderwhy-er/claude-with-mcps-replaced-cursor-windsurf-how-did-that-happen-c1d1e2795e96
💻 Try the MCP yourself (GitHub):
➡️ https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/ClaudeComputerCommander
🎨 Try the Gesture-Based Drawing App (Built with Claude & MCPs!):
➡️ https://wonderwhy-er.github.io/camera-geasture-drawing/
🚀 Install MCPs with One Command
Requires Node.js & Claude Desktop
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest inspect @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander
📌 Table of Contents:
00:00 - Introduction: Switching from Windsurf to Claude with MCPs
00:38 - I built my own MCP
01:44 - My Windsurf usage dropped, while Claude use shot up by 5x
02:33 - Setting up MCP on your machine with one line
04:30 - Codebase exploration and Diagram drawing
10:11 - Can Windsurf do this too?
14:54 - Example of Windsurf friction
16:14 - Video encoding example with Claude/MCP
20:55 - Code migration between projects example
23:21 - Creating WebCam hand gesture drawing web app demo
25:25 - Clade opens webapp in Chrome
28:05 - Claude edits projects and refreshes the browser! :D
28:22 - Block editing instead of full rewrite
35:14 - Final app with drawing and erasing
35:35 - Publishing to GitHub
38:25 - Conclusions summary
39:39 - One Good Cursor Workflow that still wins over MCPs
40:19 - More MCP videos coming: better code search
40:49 - Comparison with Claude Code coming
41:29 - Use of MCPs with any LLM coming soon!
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