Get to GitHub·Beginner
Cursor → GitHub
Push your Cursor project to GitHub so FinishKit can scan it.
Cursor is a local code editor. Your project files are on your machine. To push them to GitHub, you'll use Git from the terminal inside Cursor.
Prerequisites
- Git installed: run
git --versionin terminal. If not installed, download from git-scm.com. - A GitHub account
Step 1: Create a new repo on GitHub
Go to github.com/new. Give it a name, set it to Private (recommended), and click Create repository. Don't initialise with a README.
Step 2: Open the terminal in Cursor
Press Ctrl+` (or Cmd+` on Mac) to open the integrated terminal.
Step 3: Initialise Git in your project
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"Step 4: Connect to your GitHub repo
Copy the remote URL from GitHub. It will look like https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git. Then run:
git remote add origin https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin mainStep 5: Verify
Go to github.com/yourusername/your-repo. You should see all your files.
Before committing, check that you don't have a .env file with secrets included. Add .env to your .gitignore file first.