Overlapping Tools & Categories

00:00 The four workflow types are useful categories, but in practice, tools often don’t fit neatly into just one type. Three tools make that especially clear because each one shows up across all four workflow types.

00:14 Claude Code runs as a shell-based agent in the terminal, it has native integrations for VS Code and JetBrains in the IDE, it also runs as Claude Code on the web for cloud workflows, and it supports PR workflows through code review as a managed service and Claude Code GitHub Actions.

00:33 Cursor covers all four as well. Its main editor experience is in the IDE. Cursor CLI handles terminal use, cloud agents manages cloud execution, and Bugbot is in charge of pull request reviews.

00:47 GitHub Copilot follows the same pattern: IDE integration, terminal access through GitHub Copilot CLI, code review for PR workflows, and a cloud agent for background tasks.

01:00 The takeaway is that this course describes workflows, which means how you’re working, not products. The same tool might show up in multiple categories depending on how you use it.

01:12 Try matching the interaction mode to your tasks. Most agentic coding tools now span more than one category, and that overlap will only keep growing. In the next lesson, you’ll look at the most common mistakes to avoid with any of these agents.