Github's losing users, so Cursor launched a rival
ai editor cursor launched origin, a github competitor, amidst 257 github outages this year, signaling a shift toward agent-native dev environments.
cursor, known for its ai code editor, launched origin this week to directly compete with github by offering repository hosting, pull requests, and collaboration tools. the move targets developer frustration caused by github's reliability, which included 257 outages in the past year and a worldwide error rate of nearly 20% this week. origin is designed to be interoperable, allowing developers to sync existing github repos while leveraging cursor's upcoming agent-native features. this represents a significant expansion for cursor, positioning it not just as an editor tool but as a full-stack infrastructure provider aiming to capitalize on github's instability.