different-ai/openwork

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

OpenWork is a free, open-source desktop app for building and sharing AI agent workflows, positioned as an open-source alternative to Claude Cowork. It exposes an MCP server so skills, plugins, and connected services can be reused across agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, with a team control plane (OpenWork Den) for organizations.

Use cases

• share AI workflows and skills across teammates and machines
• run AI agent tasks with my own LLM keys locally
• replace Claude Cowork with an open-source alternative
• manage AI agent access and models for a whole organization
• automate browser tasks from plain-language requests
• reuse the same MCP servers and skills across Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex

When to choose

• you want a free, self-hostable desktop workspace for AI agent tasks with bring-your-own keys
• you need to share skills, plugins, and MCP connections across multiple agents or a team
• you want organization-level control over model providers, policies, and skill marketplaces

When to avoid

• you only need a simple single-agent chat client without workflow sharing
• you require a fully permissive license for enterprise redistribution without reviewing the EE terms
• you need mobile or web-only access rather than a desktop app

Facets

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agent-framework mcp workflow-automation chat-interface browser-extension large-language-models developer-tools self-hosted windows self-hosted claude-cowork-alternative ai-workflows skills-marketplace byok team-control-plane browser-automation opencode ai-agents automation macos linux desktop typescript

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