# different-ai/openwork

The open-source alternative to Claude Cowork (powered by opencode)

Repository: https://github.com/different-ai/openwork
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openwork
Homepage: https://openworklabs.com
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:21:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 16
- inputs: {"age_days": 232, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 632}
- 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 23093, forks 2289 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:34.399567+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, mcp, workflow-automation, chat-interface, browser-extension
- domain: large-language-models, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, self-hosted
- tags: claude-cowork-alternative, ai-workflows, skills-marketplace, byok, team-control-plane, browser-automation, opencode, ai-agents, automation, macos, linux, desktop, typescript

## Member repositories
- different-ai/openwork (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.399567+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 2026-08-29T16:56:47.951330+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/different-ai/openwork (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.399567+00:00, sha 9d4e51eddfe7)
  - homepage: https://openworklabs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:05.427398+00:00, sha 2ff6710d35de)
  - site_page: https://openworklabs.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:05.437191+00:00, sha 3fa48e853220)
  - site_page: https://openworklabs.com/docs/start-here/migrate-from-claude-cowork (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:05.441578+00:00, sha a6dc545a2a49)
  - site_page: https://openworklabs.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:05.439635+00:00, sha 47c4c347c40f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.