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Cursor, August 2026 new features

5 releases · 1 product · 1 Preview · 1 Beta

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.

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Origin Code Hosting

Cursor can now host your code. Origin begins rolling out today in early beta on all paid plans. We're starting with the essentials, designed for agent scale: repos, pull requests, code browsing, and GitHub sync. Agent-native features ship soon. Origin Repos The new **Codebase** tab is home for Origin repos. Click **+New** to create a new repo and name it.

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Cloud Agents Start 3x Faster with Builds

Agents do their best work when they start in a ready environment: repos cloned, dependencies installed, and your install script already run. This release introduces **builds**: ready-to-use copies of your development environment that Cursor prepares in the background. Agents boot into a ready environment instead of setting up from scratch each session.

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Google Workspace Plugins

Cursor can now read, write, and act across your Google Workspace. New plugins give coding agents direct access to Gmail, Google Drive, and Calendar, so you can pull context, draft and update files, and manage your inbox and calendar without leaving Cursor.

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