The hardest part of working with an AI coding agent often isn't the code, it's giving it a clear plan to follow. Mckay Wrigley's workshop is built entirely around that problem.
The Project
You build a small marketing landing-page generator on a basic Next.js setup, using the ShadCN Next.js template as your starting point, with Claude Code guiding the work inside Cursor IDE.
Setting Up an AI Workflow
- Choosing a model for the task, such as Sonnet or Opus
- Writing a cloud.md rules file and a settings.local.json for local configuration
- Setting up Git with proper commits, branches, and a private repo
Planning With AI
You start with a simple to-do.md, then let Claude turn it into a detailed task list, read your project structure, update its own rules file, and work through the plan step by step, using faster Sonnet runs when you just need quick results. The point isn't to treat Claude as a shortcut, but to build a real workflow around planning, task tracking, and project management.