# Curor Project - unable to create new one

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/curor-project-unable-to-create-new-one/172136>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [September 18, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/curor-project-unable-to-create-new-one/172136 "2026-09-18T11:12:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![m1ai](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/m1ai/32/121381_2.png) [@m1ai](https://forum.cursor.com/u/m1ai)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/curor-project-unable-to-create-new-one/172136/1 "2026-09-18T11:12:02Z")

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When I try to click “new project,” I get a modal asking for the new project name, workspace, and template.  
But the workspace remains in a perpetual “loading repositories” folder.  
Is this happening to anyone else?

 ![Screenshot 2026-09-18 alle 13.11.32](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/5/e/5ec64b7424f2ca1f6d246ecc712d44a9afae4ae7.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/curor-project-unable-to-create-new-one/172136/2 "2026-09-18T11:12:11Z")

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Hi there!

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/curor-project-unable-to-create-new-one/172136/6 "2026-09-18T11:49:05Z")

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Hey @m1ai, thanks for the report, and sorry about the stuck dialog.

Quick context: Create Project is for cloud projects, so the Workspace picker only lists repositories from a connected GitHub or GitLab account, or lets you “Start from scratch” on a brand new repository hosted by Cursor (visible at [cursor.com/codebase](http://cursor.com/codebase)). It does not offer folders that only exist on your machine. For an agent on a local folder, use New Chat in the Agents Window instead.

On your account there is currently nothing for that picker to list: GitHub is not connected, and your team does not have a codebase namespace yet. The picker should settle to “Start from scratch” in that state instead of spinning, so the endless “Loading Repositories…” is on our side and I have passed it along.

To get unblocked now, since you are the team admin:

1. Open [cursor.com/codebase/get-started](http://cursor.com/codebase/get-started) and complete the one-time namespace setup for your team (about a minute).
2. Quit Cursor completely and reopen it.
3. Open the Agents Window, click Create Project, give it a name.
4. In the Workspace row, pick “Start from scratch” and click Create Project.

Could you let me know two things afterwards: did the project get created, and does the Workspace row still show “Loading Repositories…” at step 3? If you would rather use your GitHub repositories, connect GitHub in Cursor Settings → Integrations and install the Cursor GitHub app on your organization, then repeat steps 2 and 3.