Experiments with Kieran, OpenAI Live Voice inside Compound Engineering
Kieran Shanahan shows how he improved Compound Engineering by adding OpenAI's live voice API for real-time design feedback, using Cursor and upfront planning to reduce iteration time.
The gist
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Spending 1 to 2 hours mapping out a feature's architecture and edge cases lets AI agents build it in a single pass.
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Talking and annotating in real time through a voice API removes friction compared to typing out instructions.
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Building reusable, modular libraries keeps projects maintainable and lets the same code serve multiple projects at once.
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A lightweight drawing layer lets agents read user annotations and screenshots without adding unnecessary complexity.
"I love Cursor, especially the projects now. Cursor projects are amazing. They really took something from the Grockbot philosophy and put it in Cursor. And I think from all the IDEs and coding and whatever tools there are, I think Cursor gets it really right with the idea of al..."
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See all on the Cursor page"I use Monologue. It's from Naveen. I love it. It's on my Apple Watch, on my iPhone, it's everywhere. And I just dumped it in Cursor."
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"I love Cursor, especially the projects now. Cursor projects are amazing. They really took something from the Grockbot philosophy and put it in Cursor. And I think from all the I..."
"I used the live audio feature that just got released from OpenAI and it's really cool. So I'm like, hey, how can I bring like maybe looking at a website, responding to it, click..."
"I use Monologue. It's from Naveen. I love it. It's on my Apple Watch, on my iPhone, it's everywhere. And I just dumped it in Cursor."
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