Cursor launches Origin: built-in code hosting for paid plans
Cursor just added code hosting to its AI coding platform. The new feature is called Origin, and it’s now in early beta for all paid plans.
What Origin Includes
The initial feature set covers the basics you’d expect from any code hosting service: repositories, pull request workflows, code browsing, and GitHub sync. A new codebase tab serves as the main entry point, where you can create repos, follow CLI setup instructions, and clone or push local projects directly to Origin.
- GitHub sync: Connect existing GitHub repos alongside Origin-hosted code. Sync controls are granular, so you choose which repos to link or disconnect. Access permissions carry over: anyone with read or write access on a synced repo can view it in Cursor.
- Pull requests: View timelines, commit logs, checks, file diffs, and comments. Merge branches from within the platform.
- AI agent integration: Cursor’s AI agent can answer questions about code, make changes, update pull requests, or push new branches directly from the PR workflow.
- Third-party integrations: Vercel, Depot, and Buildkite are supported out of the box.
The Operator Angle
If you’re already living inside Cursor for AI-assisted coding, Origin removes one more reason to context-switch. Your repo, your PRs, and your CI integrations all sit in the same environment as the agent doing the work. Whether that’s worth consolidating away from GitHub depends on how much of your workflow is already inside Cursor, but the direction is clear: Cursor is building toward a full-stack dev environment, not just an editor.
Origin is available now in early beta on all paid Cursor plans. Details at cursor.com/docs/origin.
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