Cursor Launches Origin, A Code-Hosting Rival to a Struggling GitHub
Cursor, the AI startup now officially part of SpaceX, launches Origin, a new code-hosting platform that aims to do everything developers typically use GitHub for. Origin supports collaborative work on codebases, browsing and editing code, handling pull requests, and storing repositories. Cursor says agent-native features are coming soon, along with a wider app ecosystem to support broader coding efforts within Origin.
Notably, Origin does not require developers to abandon GitHub. The platform is designed to work alongside GitHub, letting code pass back and forth between the two in an interoperable manner. Users can connect GitHub to Cursor, pick their organization, and sync existing repositories so they sit alongside the ones Cursor hosts.
The launch comes amid mounting frustration over GitHub's reliability. On the same day Origin debuts, GitHub suffers a lengthy worldwide outage lasting over six hours, with a nearly 20% error rate globally. According to an analysis by LeadDev, GitHub experiences 257 outages over the past year, prompting a visible exodus of high-profile users. Still, Cursor faces an uphill battle: GitHub counts some 180 million developers on its platform, and remains the dominant player in code hosting.