Cursor migrates kentcdodds.com to React Router

Kent C. Dodds used Cursor to upgrade dependencies and migrate his website from Remix 2 to React Router 7. After human testing and several correction rounds, he merged the migration into the main branch.

The work began by grouping outdated packages by upgrade difficulty. Easier updates came first, followed by individual major upgrades using migration documentation. For the framework change, Dodds selected a long-running background agent and supplied requirements covering related dependencies, existing patches and an alternative fetch strategy.

He also changed the routing convention. The first attempt produced an incorrect route structure, so Dodds gave the agent route listings from both branches and asked it to preserve the original structure under the new convention. The next attempt worked in his test. He then requested current React Router typing patterns and left the agent working overnight; that run lasted twenty-one minutes.

Bugbot and CodeRabbit identified additional issues. Dodds continued the agent repair loop, pulled the changes locally and tested the site before merging. The source credits existing tests and documentation with making this practical. It does not show that an unreviewed migration would have succeeded. The reported outcome combines autonomous research and edits with decisive human feedback, route comparisons and final acceptance.

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Source: kentcdodds.com · Kent C. Dodds