OpenWork
OpenWork is a free, open-source desktop app made for sharing AI workflows. It is an open-source alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Add one OpenWork MCP to Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or another compatible agent and reuse the same skills, MCPs, and connected services across your tools, teammates, and machines. Create something once, share it with coworkers or friends, or keep it for yourself.
The desktop app is there when you want a dedicated workspace, but it is not required. You can use OpenWork from the agent you already have. For larger organizations, the admin interface lets you publish capabilities, manage access, and configure shared or per-user connections.
Install with your AI agent
Already use an AI agent? Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT, or any agent that can run commands on your computer.
Install OpenWork on my computer, set up my first workspace, and open it ready to use. Follow the steps in https://openworklabs.com/start.md?v=hero
- Installs OpenWork
- Creates your workspace
- Opens it ready to run
Use OpenWork from any agent
The OpenWork MCP brings your assigned skills, plugins, MCP connections, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365 capabilities into any compatible agent.
It exposes two tools: search_capabilities finds what you can use, and execute_capability runs it. After adding the MCP, your client opens a browser so you can sign in and choose your OpenWork organization.
Codex
codex mcp add openwork --url https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agentClaude Code
claude mcp add --transport http openwork https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agentOpenCode
Add this to opencode.json:
{
"mcp": {
"openwork": {
"type": "remote",
"enabled": true,
"url": "https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent",
"oauth": {}
}
}
}Any MCP client
Use this remote MCP server URL:
https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
OpenWork Den
OpenWork Den is the control plane for managing OpenWork across a team or organization.
- Provision inference at scale and control which members and teams can use each model provider.
- Invite teammates, create teams, and manage access from one place.
- Set desktop policies, restrict local model access, and control which app versions your organization can use.
- Publish skills and plugins through marketplaces, then assign them to the organization, a team, or specific people.
- Import Anthropic-compatible plugins and make their supported skills and remote MCPs available through the OpenWork MCP.
Documentation
Local development
For one checkout, keep using pnpm dev; with no extra environment variables it reuses the existing shared dev profile.
To run multiple git worktrees at once, use:
pnpm dev:worktreeThat sets OPENWORK_DEV_PROFILE=auto, derives a stable profile name from the worktree path, lets Electron choose a free CDP port, and asks Vite for a free dev-server port. You can also choose a named profile, for example OPENWORK_DEV_PROFILE=my-feature OPENWORK_ELECTRON_REMOTE_DEBUG_PORT=0 PORT=0 pnpm dev.
dev:worktree also defaults OPENWORK_ELECTRON_USE_MOCK_KEYCHAIN=1. A brand-new profile has no stored credentials, so on macOS the real keychain prompts as soon as Chromium persists an authenticated cookie, and that modal blocks Electron's main loop until it is dismissed. Set OPENWORK_ELECTRON_USE_MOCK_KEYCHAIN=0 if you specifically want the system keychain in an isolated profile.
Dev startup prints a banner like [openwork] dev profile=... cdp=http://127.0.0.1:9223; use it to find the profile directory and pass the CDP URL to local tooling.
If a second instance cannot get the profile lock it now says so and exits, instead of lingering with an open CDP port and no window.
