As GitHub goes down, Cursor launches its own code hosting with agents in every repo
prasenx · x · 2026-08-18
On the very day GitHub went down, Cursor launched its own code hosting:
- Repos, pull requests, and code browsing;
- Two-way sync with existing GitHub repos, no migration needed;
- Agents built into every repo;
- Vercel, Depot, and Buildkite integrations already live.
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