OpenWork

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An OpenCode-based alternative to Claude Cowork

About

• An extensible open-source system aimed at automating knowledge workers' workflows
• Runs on top of opencode, but also provides guidance in the form of a desktop app instead of a CLI
• Organized as a flow of workspace selection → run → progress monitoring → permission approval → reuse
• Repeatable tasks can be saved as templates and re-run, and reusing commands and skills helps improve productivity
• Skills and opencode plugins can be installed as modules, providing flexible extensibility
  • Skill Manager manages the .opencode/skills folder and supports installing OpenPackage(opkg)
  • OpenCode plugin management: project/global scope settings based on opencode.json. Same format as the CLI
• Shows run history and change history, and includes access approval for sensitive operations
• Supports both local and remote modes, can run on a personal PC or a server environment
  • Host mode: runs the opencode server locally
  • Client mode: connects to an existing OpenCode server via URL
• Session feature: supports sending prompts and real-time event streaming (SSE)
• Provides Owpenbot (WhatsApp bot), a lightweight bridge connecting an OpenCode server to WhatsApp
• MIT license

See also

• OpenCode
• Claude Cowork

Favorite site

• Github - different-ai/openwork
• OpenWork - An OpenCode-based alternative to Claude Cowork | GeekNews