Origin - The AI-native code hosting platform launched by Cursor

What is Origin

Origin is an Cursor AI-native code hosting platform designed for the Agent era. The platform provides core features such as Git repository management, PR review and merging, and two-way GitHub sync, and pioneers Agent-native features such as stacked PRs, AI automatic conflict resolution, and machine-readable review status. Origin is built from scratch on NVMe+S3+global replicas, supporting high-concurrency operations such as 22 commits per second. It is currently in Beta and open to Cursor paying users; in the short term it coexists with GitHub, and its long-term goal is to become the code infrastructure of the Agent era.

Origin's main features

• Code repository management: Supports creating and managing code repositories on the web, and provides standard Git clone, push, and pull operations.
• Two-way GitHub sync: You can mirror a GitHub repository with one click and sync bidirectionally in real time, or disconnect at any time to make Origin an independent authoritative data source.
• Stacked PRs: Splits large changes into multiple small PRs with dependencies and displays them in a visual dependency graph, making review easier for Agents and humans.
• Merge queue: Automatically orders multiple PRs, detects conflicts, and verifies CI; when complex conflicts occur, AI resolves them automatically.
• Machine-readable review status: Presents review results in a structured API form, enabling Agents to query, read, and write directly without parsing natural language.
• Application ecosystem integration: Already integrated with Vercel (preview deployments), Depot, and Buildkite (CI), and supports running existing GitHub Actions workflows.
• Ask Cursor integration: In the PR review interface, you can directly select code snippets to ask AI questions or request line-by-line explanations.
• High-performance infrastructure: Built from scratch on NVMe+S3+global replicas, supporting 22 commits per second and global sync latency below 400ms.

How to use Origin

• Prerequisites: Confirm that your Cursor account is on a Pro, Teams, or Enterprise paid plan, and wait for the Origin feature to be rolled out in phases.
• Enable Origin: Visit the Origin official website at https://cursor.com/codebase page, and click "Quick Start" to claim a codebase name and enable Origin.
• Create and push a repository: On the Codebase tab, click "+New" to create a repository; the page will automatically display CLI installation commands and guidance for pushing a local project. Install the Origin CLI in your local terminal, then run the commands to clone or push your local project to the Origin repository.
• Sync a GitHub repository: If you need to migrate an existing project, connect your GitHub account and select the target repository; Origin will sync code and PR comments bidirectionally in real time.
• Review and merge code: Open a PR in the repository to view the timeline and file changes, review the diff, add comments, and merge code directly.
• Integrate third-party apps: Go to the repository's Apps tab and install Vercel, Depot, or Buildkite to enable preview deployments and CI workflows.
• Configure permissions and rules: In the repository settings, configure access permissions, branch protection rules, and merge method (merge commit or squash).

Origin's core advantages

• Agent-native architecture: Fully designed from protocol to infrastructure for high-frequency concurrent operations by AI Agents.
• Stacked PRs: Split the large batches of changes produced by Agents into small PRs with dependency relationships and visualize them, thoroughly solving the human review difficulty caused by too many changes in a single PR.
• Smart Merge Queue: Automatically order PRs submitted by multiple Agents, detect conflicts, and validate CI. When complex cross-file conflicts occur, AI resolves them automatically with no manual intervention.
• Machine-Readable Review Status: Replace traditional text comments with a structured API, enabling Agents to directly query, read, and write review results without parsing natural language.
• Extreme Performance: Built from scratch on NVMe+S3+global replicas, supporting 22 commits per second and global sync latency below 400ms, handling the operational pressure of Agent scale.
• Deep Cursor Integration: Code repositories, PR reviews, and AI Agents are concentrated on the same platform. Agents can directly modify code, update PRs, and push branches without cross-platform switching.

Origin's Comparison with Similar Competitors

Origin's Application Scenarios

• Autonomous AI Agent Development: Agents autonomously complete the full process from coding, committing, and opening PRs to merging in the cloud, delivering a closed loop without human intervention.
• Large-Scale Change Review: Split the hundreds of file changes produced by agents into stacked PRs with dependency relationships, using a visualized dependency graph to reduce the cognitive load of human review.
• Multi-agent concurrent collaboration: When multiple agents submit PRs to the same repository at the same time, the merge queue automatically sorts and detects conflicts, and AI resolves them, ensuring the main branch is always green.
• GitHub disaster recovery and gradual migration: Daily two-way synchronization with GitHub serves as a mirror layer; once GitHub goes down, it can be disconnected with one click so that Origin becomes an independent authoritative data source, ensuring development is not interrupted.
• Full-chain AI-driven delivery: Full-process automation from code submission to AI review, CI testing, and Vercel preview deployment, enabling agent-based delivery without cross-platform switching.