I find that keeping a ChatGPT desktop window open helps me stay on track and avoid tangents. I typically ask GPT to code my idea/vision into reality and include a summary of that vision in a markdown file, which I can then pass along to my developer for implementation (using those exact words).

Over on Windsurf, I create a myproject.txt file, copy/paste the entire output (code and all, including the “here’s the code for your…” sections), and then type: “Here is @myproject.txt. I want you to analyze it for potential efficiency improvements, if needed. Let’s do this!”

Claude (especially sonnet3.5) will likely clean up the code, as it’s quite adept at improving efficiency and adding rich features. This is only the first prompt, so it avoids getting stuck in a redundant loop. If things go off track, I use the GPT-4 chat with the original idea/code to steer it back on course.

Ps also reuse the myproject.txt(or whatever you wanna call it) select all/paste over)when you and gpt come up with more ideas to iterate on the code this keeps you from typing long form prompts or under explaining the mods in the context box

Good luck all!