Best practices to stop Claude Code being "dumb" and ship features with less mistakes

(also mostly works for Cursor + other coding tools)

A thread ↓ 1. Take longer than you think to plan.

I like to use Claude Desktop in an open-ended conversation about the project. Discuss:

- Tech stack
- Packages and libraries to use
- MVP features needed

Do some manual research to verify suggestions, especially if it's a new stack to you

10 MCP BIZ IDEAS TO MAKE $10K+ MRR

everybody is covering "how" to build a paid MCP server.
but "what" do you build?

new devs and vibe coders DON'T bookmark this!

just pick one and take action: 1) "the mcp app store"

setting up an mcp server sucks!

what if you could just tell the agent what you want to do and it finds a verified server AND sets it up for you.

proof of concept:

https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1907804544202887452

I got sick of the "AI loop of death" where the agent spirals, breaks stuff, and can't fix it!

So I built a 4-rule task manager for Cursor + Windsurf that:

- Creates a plan
- Breaks it into tasks
- Ships one focused task at a time
- is 10x more efficient

Here's the full system: Rule 1: plans.⁠md

Tag the rule (or just ask the agent) with context about what you're trying to build:

"create a plan for [detailed project context]. use laravel for the backend with postgres database and vue.js and inertia for the frontend"

you now have a full PRD...

Vibe coders and new developers coding with AI should be building MCP servers ASAP

An entire market is wide open and completely untapped right now. The opportunity is massive.

Here's the simple 3-step playbook to get in on the goldrush: 1) Find a painkiller problem to solve

It could be looking up/formatting data, scraping URLs, finding UI components, or connecting apps in useful ways

If you find a solution that fixes a painful problem, you can sell it

Example: Magic MCP by @serafimcloud makes £400+ MRR

My programmatic SEO portfolio gets 80+ million impressions and 1+ million clicks a month - on autopilot

So... here's everything I know about programmatic SEO in 2025 (for the last time) Don't bother with a thread unroller, I published it all here for you with some extra details

(just don't forget to come back and like/reply for the engagement!)

practicalprogrammatic.com/blog/programma…

I built a directory of custom Cursor modes to help you take your Cursor agent to the next level

(including my content writer mode that A LOT of people were interested in)

check the thread below for links + examples and submit your own to get credit and a backlink ;) TLDR: I published 8 custom modes with instructions and settings. Keep reading the thread for specific examples...

playbooks.com/modes

One of the best ways to scale a digital product is STILL with programmatic SEO.

Pieter Levels took Photo AI to 46K+ traffic a month.

Here's how he did it: ⤵ Might as well address the elephant in the room.

When you have 400K+ followers on 𝕏 and you launch a product, it gets more attention.

Attention gets links and, despite Google claiming otherwise, links DO MATTER.

But you can still do this without being a celebrity...

I built a $30k MRR membership site using WordPress.

Here are the core tools I used to do it: 1/ Restrict Content Pro @rcpwp

Actually used this on multiple membership community projects and I always loved it. Very simple to use but very powerful features.

It also has lots of WP hooks to change how it functions with code.

Here's how you can build your own tiny bulk indexing tool in Python with the Google Indexing API.

I use this when I have a lot of internal pages I want to get indexed and to do it with IndexMeNow would be too expensive.

Breaking this into a thread b/c it's easier to read: The script is available on GitHub here (pull requests welcome!).

github.com/iannuttall/bul…

I built a $30k MRR membership site using WordPress.

Here are the core tools I used to do it: 1/ Restrict Content Pro @rcpwp

Actually used this on multiple membership community projects and I always loved it. Very simple to use but very powerful features.

It also has lots of WP hooks to change how it functions with code.

Here's a playbook a lot of people are interested in right now:

Using the SEO authority of an aged domain to build simple, profitable, web tools.

Here are 7 niche ideas to get your ideas flowing: All of the examples in this thread were found using .

Updated every month with new sites and ideas for your next project.NicheSiteMetrics.com

From January to June, I increased sessions on this site by ~247% and went from $0 to $2.5k a month in earnings.

Here's the playbook of how I did it using programmatic SEO, AI, Google Search Console and good ol' blog content: 1. Programmatic SEO for topical authority

Most of my projects start with pSEO because I can launch a lot of pages very quickly, on related topics, to jumpstart the topical authority of the site.

I had a dictionary of terms for the niche to use for this particular site.

If your niche site is monetised with Raptive, they have a VERY nice AI content ideas generator built into the dashboard 🔥

Here's how to use it: For this demo, I'll be using the classic topic I used for Cuppa.sh: "how deep can you scuba dive?"

Head to Content Optimization > Content Briefs and add your topic (you can also provide a URL to update an existing post 🤯)

Canva is great for quickly generating programmatic images from a dataset. 🏞️

Here's how you can do it: 1/ It all starts with your data source

For this example, I asked ChatGPT to spin up a list of internet business quotes. With a quick copy/paste to Google Sheets you can export a CSV.

Looking to earn $$$ in affiliate marketing? 🤑

Here are 7 high paying affiliate programs that you haven't heard of: 1/ Pixellot pay $200 to $300 per sale ($44 EPC) of their drone camera designed specifically for sports ⚽️

you.pixellot.tv

I built a $7m portfolio of internet businesses powered by aged (and abandoned) websites.

Using cold email.

Here's how to do it: 1/ Get really good at searching Google

There are certain fingerprints you can search for to find sites that are abandoned:

- "this website is for sale"
- "website is no longer updated"
- "website is closing down"

The quotes will find only those exact matches. But wait...

Overwhelmed with SEO and internet marketing tactics?

Don't be. Follow this Core SEO framework: 1/ Brandable .com

Not an SEO "tactic" per se but I'm old school .com has a lot of brandable and trust value.

If you're serious about building an online business, get the .com.

There are a bunch of interesting marketplaces you can use to find brandable names.

Did you know that programmatic SEO can create topical authority VERY quickly?

Here's an example of how you can use simple keyword research to map out a topical cluster: Let's say you collected a bunch of data about scuba diving in various locations:

- best beaches
- different tour guides
- prices
- interesting facts per location
- sea temperatures
- best time of year to visit
- etc etc

First thing to do is throw "scuba diving" into Low Fruits:

I'm not sure if this is genius email marketing or sneaky and underhand! 🧐

In the Nike SNKRS app, whenever there is a new drop, you enter the draw, confirm payment, and get entered for a chance to win the sneakers. When you don't get selected, you receive an email like this, with the subject line "Draw Results"

SEO traffic > display ads is a shaky business model 😰

It's a good starting point, but the gravy train doesn't roll forever.

Here is a pSEO + AI flow that I've been using recently with great success: Step 1: Get as much traffic as you can, as fast as you can

If you can write like a beast to hit all of your clusters, go for it.

For me, I scrape or outsource data collection, then use programmatic SEO templates to generate the bulk of my content.

My tweet about how to build a $20,000/mo programmatic SEO business performed better than any other tweet I've sent:

• 370k+ views
• 12k+ engagements
• 1,600+ likes
• 3,500+ bookmarks
• 100+ followers

Here's what I've learned for future tweets:

https://twitter.com/iannuttall/status/1650533527769976833

1/ You have to do the engagement bait dance

It can feel just a teensy weensy bit cringe to do the whole "I make $20k a month with 0 employees" thing unironically.

But this is the Twitter growth game, so if you want to win, you have to play it. HOWEVER...