# DevAgentForge/Open-Claude-Cowork

OpenSource Claude Cowork. A desktop AI assistant that helps you with programming, file management, and any task you can describe.

Repository: https://github.com/DevAgentForge/Open-Claude-Cowork
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devagentforge-open-claude-cowork
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-03-21T08:16:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 66, longevity 16
- inputs: {"age_days": 232, "days_push": 165, "days_rel": 226, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3399, forks 464 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:02.782595+00:00)

## What it is
Open Claude Cowork (Agent Cowork) is an open-source desktop AI assistant that serves as a GUI alternative to Claude Cowork, helping users with programming, file management, and arbitrary described tasks. It wraps Claude Code capabilities in a native desktop application with visual feedback, multi-session tracking, and reuse of existing ~/.claude/settings.json configuration.

## Use cases
- run claude code tasks with a gui instead of terminal
- desktop ai assistant for coding and file management
- manage multiple ai agent sessions visually
- open source alternative to claude cowork
- delegate tasks to an ai agent without learning the claude sdk
- inspect tool outputs from ai agent runs

## When to choose
- you use Claude Code but want a native desktop GUI with visual feedback
- you need to track and inspect multiple agent sessions and tool outputs
- you want an open-source Claude Cowork alternative reusing your existing Claude settings
- you want an AI collaboration partner for general tasks without installing a dev environment

## When to avoid
- you prefer terminal-only workflows and already like the Claude Code CLI
- you need a license-guaranteed open-source project (no license is currently specified)
- you need a mature, stable product - the project is at version 0.0.2
- you want an agent framework that works without Claude Code installed and authenticated

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: agent-framework, chat-interface, gui, developer-tools, file-system
- domain: large-language-models, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform, bun
- tags: claude-code, desktop-ai-assistant, agent-gui, open-source-alternative, task-automation, electron-app, ai-agents, macos, linux, desktop, typescript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- DevAgentForge/Open-Claude-Cowork (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:02.782595+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:38:43.107908+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DevAgentForge/Open-Claude-Cowork (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:02.782595+00:00, sha caf97b7b4d75)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.