Cursor launches Origin code hosting service to compete with GitHub
Cursor today introduced Origin, a cloud service that software teams can use to store their code. The launch marks the company’s first major product update since its $60 billion sale to SpaceX Corp. in June. Cursor develops one of the industry’s most popular desktop-based vibe coding tools. The program uses artificial intelligence agents to automate […] The post Cursor launches Origin code hosting…
Cursor has unveiled Origin, a new cloud-based code hosting service aimed at competing with GitHub. This marks the first significant product update for Cursor since its acquisition by SpaceX in June for $60 billion. Origin enables software teams to store their code in the cloud, leveraging Cursor's popular desktop coding tool that employs AI agents to automate programming tasks. These agents can help developers write code, modernize existing software, and understand application modules written by colleagues.
Accessible through a new tab in the Cursor desktop client, Origin offers similar functionality to Git, a widely-used code repository management tool. Origin's standout feature is branching, allowing team members to create separate copies of code repositories, modify them independently, and then merge the changes. This feature streamlines the process of managing code changes, reducing the likelihood of errors.
Cursor has integrated Origin with GitHub, enabling developers to transfer projects between the two platforms with ease. Any updates made to an upstream project on GitHub are automatically synced to Origin, and vice versa. Developers can also use Cursor's built-in AI agents to modify code within Origin repositories. The platform supports two types of agents: those hosted on the user's desktop and others running in a cloud-based sandbox.
The cloud agents can handle long-term coding tasks even when the developer's workstation is turned off.
For developers seeking more advanced capabilities, Cursor allows connection of Origin to external services. The platform currently offers pre-packaged connectors for Vercel's application hosting platform, Depot Technologies, and Buildkite. Additional integrations are planned for the near future. Additionally, Cursor intends to release agent-native features, which could include simplifying the creation of isolated cloud-based virtual machines for hosting code repositories relevant to the work of hosted agents.
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