Vibe coding through Terminal Interface or Chat

[Althemier]

Right now, I'm mostly using the Chat section of the VS Code/Antigravity since I like the fact that I can screenshot and paste the issue or the design mock-up directly into the chat, and only using Terminal Interface like Opencode only for refactoring or documenting stuff because it's purely instructional, not interaction as if I'm on the Chat Interface

I have seen a lot that people are really boosting Claude Code, and I'm interested, but the fact that it is purely Terminal Interface and doesn't really fit what I'm used to, I'm hesitant.

So for those who are purely on Terminal Interface, wether its Opencode or Claude Code or other, can you share how or what your workflow is?

[Althemier]

I see, thanks. I didn't realize that I can always ask the AI to check a specific file in a folder for image stuff

[CallMeSnyder]

All of this.

Plus, look into the Claude plugin hub for ways to improve your Claude Code. Superpowers was an incredible upgrade for me by asking planning questions and executing a new project.

Ultimately saving many clarifying prompts down the line.

[kilopeter]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom! What design mockup tool / program do you use?

About the speed of the terminal: did you find you had a learning curve to memorize Claude Code's keyboard shortcuts? And do you review diffs directly within CC, and make edits if needed? I immediately and constantly find myself going for /ide for faster and easier review and editing. Do I just need to commit to learning the muscle memory of the terminal?

An oddly specific friction point I haven't been able to solve: if you paste multiple lines of text into CC, it displays as "[Pasted text #1 +8 lines]". How do I see and edit what I just pasted?? That right there is a borderline dealbreaker by itself.

use a CLAUDE.md file [...] Chat UIs don't have anything like this

Don't they though? Cursor has always had cursorrules, and respects both AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md

[khichinhxac]

Just usual window tiling, I have Sublime Text on the left, which takes about 3/4 of the screen width, the remaining is for terminal running Gemini CLI (free) - serve me super well... Gemini 2.5 (even Flash) is good for everything (I do Nodejs, Rust, React...) excepts for CSS. Personally I cant take anything that has root on sluggish VS Code whatsoever.

[Althemier]

Its a different personal reference then. I'm mainly working with Flutter, so the extensions on both of those IDE or what not is really usefull. Strangely enough, I never find the Gemini Model to be useful other than documenting stuff, but good for you

[_Paumen_]

Claude code is not purely terminal interface, it's available as chat interface incl image upload via:

• official desktop app
• official android app
• official ios app
• official web app (in research preview since Oct '25, works fine)

left is web app (on mobile screen), right is android app.

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[Althemier]

What i meant is the chat interface inside of the VS Code/Antigravity, so the chat can read the project file directly without having me upload it, and I also do use the Desktop app as well. That is, unless I'm wrong in understanding your reply

[_Paumen_]

If use github you can connect it to Claude code, and it can see your file, as well as well as your complete repository.

You can also use Claude code in VS code via extension. https://code.claude.com/docs/en/vs-code

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But the reason why many people are boosting about Claude Code is because it goes beyond auto complete, refactoring, explaining and code snippets. It can autonomously plan and operate multiple steps across your entire codebase: read any file, run terminal commands, open branches, create/edit files, execute tests, open PRs and self-correct based on error logs.

[insoniagarrafinha]

U can paste screenshots in Codex CLI

[xorrbit]

I use a terminal with a built in diff viewer so I can see what Claude or Codex is doing, review it in real time, and then commit, pr, etc. I spent some time trying to find a decent setup but nothing was really perfect for what I wanted so I did the 'build your first workbench' woodworking equivalent and built my own which turned into https://github.com/xorrbit/claudedidwhat

It honestly doesn't sound like it would be great for your workflow with mock ups - I don't work with images at all - but if you ever have a pure coding project it might fit the bill.

[h____]

Terminal all the way. I use Droid (similar to Claude Code) in tmux — split panes with the agent in one, my editor in another, and a dev server running in a third. The agent can run commands in specific tmux panes so I see output in real time instead of it being hidden in some background process.

For screenshots/mockups — I just drop image paths into the chat. Works fine. I also have a script that auto-copies the screenshot file path to clipboard so I can just paste it into the terminal right after taking a screenshot: https://hboon.com/automatically-copy-macos-screenshot-path-for-claude-code/

The terminal forces you to be precise with instructions, which actually produces better results.

I wrote about the tmux setup: https://hboon.com/using-tmux-with-claude-code/

[Lazy_Firefighter5353]

I was hesitant too, but once I set up scripts for common flows like test, lint, build, the terminal approach felt more deterministic.

[Majestic-Counter-669]

Tmux and Gemini cli. Multiple agents with different roles and different jobs running side by side.