Cursor: Start from scratch, without a repo

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Cursor's Cloud Agents now let you start building instantly without connecting GitHub or other services—just prompt and go. You can preview your work live in the browser and save it to a repository whenever you're ready, then publish directly with Vercel. See how fast you can g...

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Start from scratch, without a repo

Cloud Agents no longer require a connected GitHub or other third-party SCM provider to get started. Prompt from the get-go, then save your work to a Cursor Origin repo.

Get started

Select Start from scratch in the repo picker, then prompt the agent. In the background, Cursor creates an Origin repo for you.

Turn it into a real repo, whenever you want

Once the agent's build is to your liking, click the Create repo button to save your work in an Origin repo. Choose a custom name or pick one of the suggested ones, then set the visibility to private or internal. You'll get a fully scaffolded Origin repo, ready to share or keep building on. Navigate to the Codebase tab to find your repo and access your project.

A live preview, right in the browser

Cursor now port-forwards your cloud agent's live environment straight to your browser, so you can preview it and use tools like design mode.

Publish your work

Connect a Vercel account and hit publish to get a live URL for what you built.

A Vercel account is required to use the publish feature.

Get started today.

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