Today's Tips
2Practical ways to use these tools, picked up from social media and community threads.
T1 · Theme of the day
AI is seeping into your tools
Three small but useful tricks: adding Grok to Cursor, Cascade's Revert, and Figma's new canvas agent.
How to do it
Point Cursor's Base URL (Settings > Models > API Keys) at xAI's endpoint with an xAI API key to add models like grok-4.5.
Why it helps
Skips paying for both a consumer subscription and API usage. A quiet win if you already pay for Grok elsewhere.
Cascade's Revert undoes one step
WindsurfHow to do it
Cascade has a Revert feature that rolls back changes to a previous step, separate from your version control.
Why it helps
Handy for a quick undo that isn't worth a commit. Bigger win if you're not fluent in git.
Agents can now touch the Figma canvas
Figma AIHow to do it
New MCP tool use_figma lets AI agents design directly on the Figma canvas — now in open beta.
Why it helps
Points toward agents working the canvas without step-by-step direction. Still beta, so treat production use cautiously.
T2 · Theme of the day
Small tricks that shave off busywork
Three creative-tool tips: call-log automation, a UI prompt tweak, and cleaner 3D compositing.
Post-call webhooks auto-trigger workflows
ElevenLabsHow to do it
ElevenLabs Agents can extract info from call transcripts via a post-call webhook and trigger workflows in tools like n8n.
Why it helps
Removes manual copy-paste from transcripts into a CRM. Especially useful if you run anything call-center-like.
How to do it
Append `--style raw` to a UI design prompt to tone down stylization for sharper, cleaner UI details.
Why it helps
Pushes mocks past 'looks nice' toward something closer to real implementation. Skip it if you actually want a photographic look.
Feed Gen-4 References three shots for 3D
RunwayHow to do it
Give Gen-4 References a location plate, a rough comp of your 3D model placed in that space, and a style reference to bring 3D assets into video consistently.
Why it helps
A concrete fix for 3D backgrounds drifting out of alignment with live-action plates. Skip it if 3D isn't part of your pipeline.
