Using Google Antigravity Without Launching Yourself Into Orbit

There are two ways to use a powerful AI coding agent like Google Antigravity. The first is to walk in with a thoroughly defined plan, tightly scoped instructions, properly framed rules, and realistic expectations. The second is to do what I did. I recently used Google Antigravity for updating my portfolio website, and the experience can be summarized like this: Seamless. Insanely fast. Mind-boggling. I could never code at this speed !!! Followed immediately by: Wait. Why does this look like that? It was THE MOST IMPRESSIVE yet EYE OPENING coding experiences I’ve had. The Portfolio project The goal was to build a good looking portfolio website to record my progress so far, while familiarizing myself with Google Antigravity. This is the stack I decided to use, after consulting AI on various options: Next.js 16 for fast rendering and smooth transitions TypeScript 5.9 so the code doesn’t collapse from bad assumptions pnpm because disk space deserves rights too Tailwind CSS for quick stylin