Origin is currently released in early beta. You can create repos, push and pull with git, mirror from GitHub, browse and search code, open and merge pull requests, and share with your Cursor team.
Please submit any and all feedback to hi@cursor.com to help us make the product better.
The Origin CLI (origin) is separate from the Cursor Agent CLI (agent) documented under CLI.
macOS, Linux and Windows (WSL)¶
Install the Origin CLI with a single command:
curl -fsSL https://downloads.cursor.com/origin/install.sh | sh
The installer puts the binary at ~/.local/bin/origin. If your shell says command not found: origin (for example zsh: command not found: origin), add that directory to your PATH.
For zsh:
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
For bash:
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Verification¶
After installation, verify that the Origin CLI is working correctly:
origin --version
Sign in¶
Sign in to your Cursor account:
origin auth login
Complete the browser flow with the Cursor account that has Origin access.
Signing in also sets up the git credential helper, so git push and git pull against Origin remotes work without further setup.
Manage repositories¶
The CLI can create and delete Origin repositories, so you do not have to open the web UI:
origin repo create my-project
origin repo delete acme/my-project
origin repo create without a slash creates the repository in your account’s namespace. origin repo delete always takes the full org/name.
Cursor agents can drive the same commands. Ask the agent to store a project on Origin and it can install the CLI, sign in, create the repo, set the remote, and push.
For every command and flag, see the command reference and pull request commands.
Updates¶
To update the Origin CLI to the current release:
origin update