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Cursor Origin
Cursor's hosted git forge 'for the agentic era': git-compatible repos, PRs with Code Tours, GitHub sync, and cloud agents and automations that work directly on repos.
cursor.com/originActive
Announced 2026-06 at Cursor's Compile event; 'Early beta now available on all paid plans' (cursor.com/origin, checked 2026-10-25). (checked 2026-10-25)
In Version control beyond git
Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (11% of 19 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? no, it needs the maker's servers (0% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? account required (22% of 18 others)
- Is it designed with AI coding agents in mind? yes, agents are a primary design target (20% of 20 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (90% of 20 others)
- Who is it for? developers (90% of 20 others)
- How does it relate to git repositories? built on git: reads and writes git repositories directly (53% of 19 others)
- Can you commit, branch, and read history with no network connection? yes (94% of 17 others)
- What is the basic unit of history? (pick the most specific that applies) snapshots (commits) with no identity that survives a rewrite (74% of 19 others)
- What size of project is it designed for? ordinary source repositories (74% of 19 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Are stacked changes (a chain of dependent changes reviewed separately) a first-class workflow?
- How are merge conflicts mainly handled?
Nearest neighbors
- zz 86% of 14 shared answers match
- Graphite 80% of 15 shared answers match
- Gitea 73% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads Part of Cursor's paid plans (not on Free or Plus); Anysphere/Cursor. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart account required Needs a Cursor account on paid plans (not Free or Plus). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | developers | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | git (repository format and protocol) 'Clone, push, and pull with standard git'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it relate to git repositories? | built on git: reads and writes git repositories directly 'Clone, push, and pull with standard git'; can sync from GitHub with GitHub as source of truth. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where does the authoritative copy of a project live? | one central server per project (hosted or self-hosted) | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can you commit, branch, and read history with no network connection? | yes | source 2026-10-25 |
| Is it designed with AI coding agents in mind? | stands apart yes, agents are a primary design target | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which layer of the stack does it mainly replace? | the forge layer (hosting, review, or merging) | source 2026-10-25 |
| What is the basic unit of history? (pick the most specific that applies) | snapshots (commits) with no identity that survives a rewrite | source 2026-10-25 |
| Are stacked changes (a chain of dependent changes reviewed separately) a first-class workflow? | Not documented Press reports mention stacked PRs (via Graphite), but the docs page does not. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How are merge conflicts mainly handled? | Not documented Not documented. | source 2026-10-25 |
| What size of project is it designed for? | ordinary source repositories Pitched on push/clone throughput for agent swarms rather than repo size. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Is code review part of the product? | yes, it has its own review interface | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · cursor.com/docs/origin · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · cursor.com/origin · read 2026-10-25
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