Product tour

Everything inside CoWork OS

The workspace, agents, bots, memory, model routes and integrations behind the free, open-source AI app for real work.

Product preview

Start from the app, then move into real work

The main workspace keeps suggested workflows, active context, recent runs, and the task composer in view.

CoWork OS
CoWork OS home in the Calm style with the sidebar and task composer
Home in the Calm style, with the icon-rail sidebar, the session panel and the task composer.
MIT licensedOpen-source repo, releases, and documentation on GitHub.macOS, Windows, LinuxDesktop installers, npm install, and self-hosted deployment paths.Install and use in minutesInstall with one command, download an installer, use npm or build from source.Changelog and releasesTrack release notes, version history, and project progress from canonical docs.

How it works

From request to controlled execution

A clear, approval-gated execution loop from request to output.

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Describe the outcome

    Tell CoWork OS what you want. It creates an execution plan automatically.

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    CoWork OS Everyday Agent plan
  2. 2

    Step 2

    Let it plan and execute

    Choose a mode — Autonomous, Collaborative, Multi-LLM, or Think With Me — and let the agent run.

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    CoWork OS task feed of a running session
  3. 3

    Step 3

    Watch the timeline and outputs

    Track timeline events, shell output, generated files, and agent decisions in real time.

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    CoWork OS Library of task outputs
  4. 4

    Step 4

    Approve risky actions only

    Destructive actions and spending remain explicitly approval-gated by design.

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    CoWork OS sidebar with session filters and the notifications panel

Inside the app

Five places where the work happens

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01 · Agents

Agent Runtime & Teams

Task-based execution with dynamic re-planning, multi-agent collaboration, and persistent teams. Watch the real-time timeline as the agent plans, executes, and produces artifacts.

  • Four per-task modes: Autonomous, Collaborative, Multi-LLM, Think With Me
  • Agent teams with shared checklists and multi-LLM synthesis
  • High-signal completion UX with explicit output visibility
CoWork OS Mission Control board with agent tasks

02 · Build

CoWork Build

Build sessions turn an idea into a working page or prototype. Preview it next to the session, and see every changed file one click away.

  • Build view with attachments, drafts and recent builds
  • Sandboxed live preview with a per-file changes panel
  • Phased idea-to-prototype workflow with named checkpoints and revert support
CoWork Build session with a live preview beside the conversation

03 · Bots

CoWork Bots

The Bots page shows your bots, what they need from you, and what is scheduled. Give a bot a responsibility, and it runs only after you turn it on.

  • Modes: Observe, Propose, or Act within granted scope
  • Each responsibility has a trigger, sources, a review boundary and a budget
  • Responsibilities are saved paused until you turn them on
CoWork Bots page listing bots and scheduled responsibilities

04 · Memory

Memory you can read and edit

CoWork keeps what it learns in a memory folder of plain markdown notes in a local git repo. Every change is a commit you can inspect.

  • Notes such as MEMORY.md, me.md and lessons.md, plus one file per workspace
  • Edit, pin or delete notes in Settings, or edit them in any editor
  • Dreaming tidies duplicates and stale notes, and changes to your notes wait for review
CoWork OS memory notes in Settings

05 · Interface

Calm interface

An optional Calm visual style, in light or dark, with an icon-rail sidebar and a session panel. Notifications show what needs you first.

  • Icon rail for Home, Inbox, Bots and Automations, with Library in Calm
  • Search sessions with Cmd/Ctrl+K and filter to Running or Needs you
  • Mission Control, Devices, Everyday, Build and Add tools under More, pinnable to the rail
CoWork OS Appearance settings with the Calm style selected

Features

What makes CoWork OS different

Production differentiators from the README and docs, focused on reliability and operator visibility.

Mission Control

Kanban board, heartbeat monitoring, standup reports, and centralized orchestration.

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Output Completion UX

High-signal completion toasts, file visibility cues, and artifact parity.

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Active Context Sidebar

Live connectors and enabled skills are always visible with auto-refresh.

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Usage Insights

Cost/token tracking, heatmaps, top skills, and pack-level analytics.

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AI Playbook

Learns what worked from successful runs and feeds patterns into future tasks.

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ChatGPT History Import

Import prior conversation history to avoid cold-start context loss.

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Skills, connectors, channels, profiles, and more in the docs.

Explore every feature

Open harness underneath

Keep the workspace. Change the model route.

CoWork OS keeps tools, skills, memory, approvals, agents, artifacts, automations, and task history in one harness. Choose among supported model sources without rebuilding the rest of your workflow.

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CoWork OS is free and open source. Providers, gateways, connected services, and account plans may charge separately and apply their own eligibility and usage rules.

Provider APIs

Bring keys for direct model access and provider-controlled billing.

Stays the same on every route

  • Tools
  • Skills
  • Memory
  • Approvals
  • Agents
  • Artifacts
  • Automations
  • Task history

Integrations

Works with your existing stack

Connect CoWork OS to your messaging channels, providers, and infra surfaces without rebuilding your workflow.

Channels

Channel support docs
WhatsAppTelegramDiscordSlackTeamsSignaliMessageXWhatsAppTelegramDiscordSlackTeamsSignaliMessageX

Models

Provider docs
OpenAIAnthropicGoogleAWS BedrockOpenRouterOllamaOpenAIAnthropicGoogleAWS BedrockOpenRouterOllama

Infrastructure

Full features
DockerE2BGitHubDomain APIsx402 PaymentsDockerE2BGitHubDomain APIsx402 Payments
CoWork OS AI model provider settings
Provider routing for Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, and more.
CoWork OS connector catalog
Connectors bring external tools into the same governed workspace.
CoWork OS messaging channel setup
Channels move useful agents into the communication surfaces teams already use.

Why CoWork OS

Why people install CoWork OS

Built for real agent workflows — not experiments. Run agents locally with full visibility and control.

01

Run real agent workflows

Desktop, headless, remote, and channel-based execution. Four per-task modes: Autonomous, Collaborative, Multi-LLM, and Think With Me.

02

Stay in control

Approval-gated destructive actions, spending controls, and sandbox isolation, with clear boundaries for local and configured cloud services.

03

See everything

Timeline events, outputs, files, decisions, and operator visibility — all in one place. No blind spots.

Deployment

Deployment modes

Choose the runtime form that matches your environment and operational requirements.

Desktop App

macOS / Windows

Getting Started

Headless / Server

Linux VPS

VPS Guide

Self-Hosted

Docker / systemd

Self-Hosting

Remote Access

Tailscale / SSH

Remote Access

Compare

Comparison resources

If you are already evaluating adjacent agent tools, these down-funnel resources explain where CoWork OS fits.

Positioning LensOpenClawCoWork OS
CategoryOpen personal-agent and channel runtimeOpen AI super app and desktop control plane
Primary use caseConfigure and operate an agent hubWork directly, delegate, review, and automate
Security postureVaries by workflow and setupBuilt-in approvals, guardrails, sandbox isolation, encrypted local storage
Runtime surfacesOperator and messaging surfacesDesktop app + CLI + headless daemon + messaging gateway
Data ownershipSelf-hosting and configured model providersLocal operational state plus supported account, API, gateway, cloud, and local routes
OpenClaw alternative pageRead docs comparison guide

Go deeper

Deeper evaluation paths

Product guides, use cases, and comparison pages for readers who have moved beyond the homepage.

OpenClaw alternative

Production-focused comparison and migration framing.

Claude Cowork alternative

Free, open-source local alternative to hosted AI coworking tools.

Personal AI assistant

Execution-first assistant model for real operational workflows.

Agent operating system

Runtime, control, and context layers for team operations.

Agentic systems

Deployment patterns for controlled, production agent execution.

Use cases

Showcase pages, including a novel built end to end with the Novelist skill.

Explore CoWork OS by workflow.

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Try it on your own work

Free and open source. Install it with one command and connect the model you already use.

Install CoWork OSView on GitHub