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Cursor Launches Origin, a Code Hosting and Collaboration Platform
Key points
- Origin is in early beta for paid Cursor users.
- Features include repos, pull requests, code browsing, and GitHub sync.
- Supports two-way sync for GitHub pull requests.
- Integrates with Vercel, Depot, and Buildkite.
- Origin launched on Monday morning.
- GitHub experienced a 6-hour-42-minute global degradation with error rates near 20% for pull requests and 50% for archive downloads.
- Origin is available on Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans, not free plans.
- Origin includes an CLI for terminal workflows.
- Origin allows creating repositories from Cursor agents.
- Cursor is now a SpaceX subsidiary.
- Origin is a Git-compatible code-hosting platform for AI agents.
- Origin's beta launch was announced late on Monday.
- Tomas Reimers teased Origin two months ago at Cursor's developer conference.
- SpaceX confirmed its $60 billion bid to acquire Cursor on the same day.
- The acquisition deal formally closed on August 14.
- Origin is the first product Cursor shipped as a SpaceX subsidiary.
- GitHub experienced an 8-hour worldwide outage.
- Origin is designed for collaborative code development, editing, and pull request handling.
- Origin is designed to allow developers to work alongside GitHub.
- Cursor's primary focus until now has been selling automated web development services through its AI Code Editor.
- Origin is embedded within Cursor's AI-powered editor.
- Origin aims to automate tasks like moving pull requests towards a mergeable state.
- Origin is accessible via a new Codebase tab within the Cursor application.
- Origin's documentation describes capabilities for storing and sharing code.
- Origin's changelog emphasizes a narrow feature set.
- Developers can use the Origin git guide to clone, push, and pull repositories.
- Mirrored repositories are pulled from GitHub and kept in sync.
- Pushes for mirrored projects still land on GitHub, which remains the system of record.
Introduction of Origin Platform
Cursor has introduced Origin, a new platform designed for code hosting and collaboration. This service is currently rolling out in early beta to all users on paid plans, excluding enterprise organizations that opt out. Origin aims to provide essential code management features integrated with Cursor's existing AI agent functionalities.
Core Features and Functionality
Origin includes core features such as repositories, pull requests, and code browsing. Users can create new repositories directly within Origin, which are then hosted on the platform. Each repository includes a dedicated space for pull requests, showing timelines, commits, checks, and file changes, along with options for review, commenting, and merging.
GitHub Integration and Synchronization
A key aspect of Origin is its integration with GitHub. Users can connect their GitHub accounts to Cursor, allowing them to sync existing GitHub repositories. This synchronization is real-time and two-way for pull requests, meaning comments and reactions made in Cursor are reflected on GitHub and vice-versa. GitHub remains the source of truth for synced repositories, with pushes continuing to go to GitHub.
Ecosystem and Third-Party Integrations
Origin is building an app ecosystem to integrate with various development tools. Integrations with Vercel, Depot, and Buildkite are already available. The Vercel integration provides preview deployments for pull requests, while Depot and Buildkite support existing GitHub Actions workflows and native pipelines for CI.
AI Agent Integration
The platform integrates code, pull requests, and AI agents in one location. This allows users to ask Cursor's AI agents questions about the code they are browsing, enabling the agents to answer, make changes, update pull requests, or push branches directly.
Updates
- Origin is embedded within Cursor's AI-powered editor.
- Origin aims to automate tasks like moving pull requests towards a mergeable state.
- Origin is accessible via a new Codebase tab within the Cursor application.
- Origin's documentation describes capabilities for storing and sharing code.
- Origin's changelog emphasizes a narrow feature set.
- Developers can use the Origin git guide to clone, push, and pull repositories.
- Mirrored repositories are pulled from GitHub and kept in sync.
- Pushes for mirrored projects still land on GitHub, which remains the system of record.
- Origin is designed for collaborative code development, editing, and pull request handling.
- Origin is designed to allow developers to work alongside GitHub.
- Cursor's primary focus until now has been selling automated web development services through its AI Code Editor.
- Cursor is now a SpaceX subsidiary.
- Origin is a Git-compatible code-hosting platform for AI agents.
- Origin's beta launch was announced late on Monday.
- Tomas Reimers teased Origin two months ago at Cursor's developer conference.
- SpaceX confirmed its $60 billion bid to acquire Cursor on the same day.
- The acquisition deal formally closed on August 14.
- Origin is the first product Cursor shipped as a SpaceX subsidiary.
- GitHub experienced an 8-hour worldwide outage.
- Origin launched on Monday morning.
- GitHub experienced a 6-hour-42-minute global degradation with error rates near 20% for pull requests and 50% for archive downloads.
- Origin is available on Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans, not free plans.
- Origin includes an CLI for terminal workflows.
- Origin allows creating repositories from Cursor agents.
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How outlets covered it
AI coding agent Cursor released Origin, a git-based code hosting platform embedded within its AI-powered editor, as an alternative to GitHub for teams using Cursor. Origin focuses on agent-native infrastructure to better integrate source control with AI agents, aiming to automate tasks like moving pull requests towards a mergeable state.
AI startup Cursor, now part of SpaceX, launched Origin, a new code hosting platform designed for collaborative code development, editing, and pull request handling. This launch coincides with ongoing performance issues and outages reported by GitHub, positioning Origin as an alternative or complementary service for developers.
Cursor, now a SpaceX subsidiary, has launched Origin, a Git-compatible code-hosting platform designed for AI agents. This release coincides with ongoing scaling challenges at GitHub, which has experienced increased incidents due to a surge in commit volume, partly driven by AI agents.
Cursor has released Origin, a new Git forge, in early beta, allowing users to host repositories, sync projects from GitHub, and browse team repositories. This provides Cursor users with an integrated solution for code storage and collaboration within the Cursor ecosystem.
Cursor released Origin, its new code hosting platform for paid users, which integrates AI agents directly with code and pull requests. This launch occurred on the same day as a significant GitHub outage, highlighting potential alternatives for code hosting and AI-driven development workflows.
Cursor has launched Origin, a new code hosting and collaboration platform available in early beta for paid plan users. Origin provides repositories, pull requests, code browsing, and GitHub synchronization, aiming to integrate code management with Cursor's AI agent capabilities.