Start from scratch, without a repo
By Steven Van ·
Cloud Agents no longer require a connected GitHub or other third-party SCM provider to get started.
Cloud agents in Cursor no longer need a connected GitHub or other SCM provider before you can start. Selecting Start from scratch in the repo picker lets you prompt an agent right away, and Cursor creates a Cursor Origin repo for the work in the background.
- Once the build looks right, clicking Create repo saves it as a named Origin repo, set to private or internal visibility, accessible from the Codebase tab.
- Cursor now port-forwards the cloud agent's live environment to the browser, so the build can be previewed and used with tools like design mode.
- Connecting a Vercel account adds a publish option that produces a live URL for the build; a Vercel account is required to use it.
The announcement is on Cursor's changelog.
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