Vibe Coding a Chess UI: Building on the ESP32 with Cursor & LVGL

In this post, I share my experience using AI-driven tools like Cursor, Claude Sonnet, and OpenAI&rsquo;s o3 to rapidly prototype an embedded chess UI on the ESP32 microcontroller using LVGL. Letting the AI handle implementation allowed me to stay focused on high-level design, iterate quickly, and stay in flow. Hype aside, it&rsquo;s a powerful tool for exploring ideas faster.