LaunchDevelopersAugust 27, 2026

Cursor Cloud Agents can now start from scratch without a repo

Cursor's Cloud Agents no longer require a connected GitHub or other SCM provider; users can prompt from the get-go and save work to a Cursor Origin repo. The update also adds browser port-forwarding for live previews and Vercel publishing.

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Cursor Cloud Agents can now start from scratch without a repo