Move a production backend from .NET to Hono without typing code by hand
A published case study follows a developer who moved a financial platform's backend from .NET to Hono in 36 days using Claude Code, Cursor and Codex together.
Source
@stretchcloud on X · 2026-10-14
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
A published case study follows a developer who moved a financial platform's backend from .NET to Hono in 36 days using Claude Code, Cursor and Codex together.
Result (as claimed)
8.92 billion tokens, 615 commits and all 269 API routes ported, with zero lines of application code typed by hand.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; Cursor: free plan, paid from $8/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Hono. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Move a production backend from .NET to Hono without typing code by hand What the original author did: A published case study follows a developer who moved a financial platform's backend from .NET to Hono in 36 days using Claude Code, Cursor and Codex together. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 8.92 billion tokens, 615 commits and all 269 API routes ported, with zero lines of application code typed by hand. Source: https://x.com/stretchcloud/status/2110459124353777923 Tools they used: Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Hono Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Move a production backend from .NET to Hono without typing code by hand What the original author did: A published case study follows a developer who moved a financial platform's backend from .NET to Hono in 36 days using Claude Code, Cursor and Codex together. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 8.92 billion tokens, 615 commits and all 269 API routes ported, with zero lines of application code typed by hand. Source: https://x.com/stretchcloud/status/2110459124353777923 Tools they used: Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Hono Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Move a production backend from .NET to Hono without typing code by hand What the original author did: A published case study follows a developer who moved a financial platform's backend from .NET to Hono in 36 days using Claude Code, Cursor and Codex together. Reported result (as claimed by the author): 8.92 billion tokens, 615 commits and all 269 API routes ported, with zero lines of application code typed by hand. Source: https://x.com/stretchcloud/status/2110459124353777923 Tools they used: Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Hono Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
The Daily 5
Get five new use cases tomorrow morning
Free. Real sources. Unsubscribe any time.
Guides for this use case
How to vibe code an app with Claude Code · How to port code to another language with AI · How to use Claude Code and Codex together · How to use Cursor agents and automations
Related use cases
Browse, back up and move your local AI coding chats between CLIs
An open-source app that shows all your locally saved AI chats across accounts for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode and Cline. You can view, back up, export or copy chats, or continue a chat in another CLI.
Coordinate coding agents in one group chat with xMatrix
xMatrix is a group chat for people and coding agents across your own machines and repos. Mention Claude Code, Codex, Cursor Agent or Gemini CLI in a channel and it runs locally in your checkout with your own login, each launch in its own git worktree so parallel agents do not overwrite each other.
Keep one memory across Claude Code, Codex and Cursor when you switch tools
Two founders kept switching coding agents whenever usage limits ran out or a better model came out, and had to re-explain tasks, workflows and past mistakes each time. They built an open-source, cross-harness memory layer the agents share.
Make coding agents ask before they delete, push, deploy or migrate
A developer released production-dev-team, an open-source skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor that forces an approval step before destructive actions and never lets the agent call something verified without a recorded check.