# Open Cowork Full AI Context This file provides a fuller, machine-readable context snapshot for AI assistants, search/retrieval crawlers, and citation systems. It is intentionally factual and based on public project materials in the Open Cowork website, README, package metadata, and changelog. ## Project Identity - Name: Open Cowork - Organization: OpenCoworkAI - Repository: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork - Website: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/ - Chinese website: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/zh/ - License: MIT - Application category: DeveloperApplication - Platforms: Windows and macOS - Package version in current metadata: 3.3.0 ## Canonical Description Open Cowork is a free, open-source AI agent desktop app for Windows and macOS. It provides a graphical interface for AI-powered local workflows, including file work, document generation, MCP tools, GUI automation, and remote control. Users bring their own AI model provider API key. Short description: Open Cowork is an open-source AI agent desktop app for Windows and macOS with one-click installation, sandbox isolation, multi-model support, built-in Skills, MCP integration, GUI automation, and remote control. ## What Open Cowork Does - Provides one-click installers for Windows and macOS. - Lets users select a local workspace where the AI can operate. - Supports Claude, OpenAI-compatible APIs, Gemini, DeepSeek, GLM, MiniMax, Kimi, and other compatible model providers. - Includes built-in Skills for generating and processing PPTX, DOCX, XLSX, and PDF files. - Integrates external tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), including browser and Notion-style tool connectors when configured. - Supports GUI automation through computer use. - Supports remote control through Feishu (Lark) and Slack integration. - Shows reasoning and tool execution traces in the app UI. - Provides English and Chinese interface/content. ## Security And Privacy Notes Open Cowork is a local desktop application. The website and README describe a local-first privacy posture: user files stay in the selected workspace, and Open Cowork does not send data to Open Cowork servers. Security controls described by the project: - Basic workspace path restrictions on all platforms. - WSL2 VM isolation on Windows when available. - Lima VM isolation on macOS when available. - Commands can run inside an isolated Linux environment when VM isolation is configured. - Users should still review risky file modifications or deletions because Open Cowork is an AI collaboration tool. ## Installation macOS Homebrew: ```bash brew tap OpenCoworkAI/tap brew install --cask --no-quarantine open-cowork ``` Installer downloads: - Releases page: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/releases - Windows installer type: `.exe` - macOS installer type: `.dmg` Build from source: ```bash git clone https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork.git cd open-cowork npm install npm run rebuild npm run dev ``` ## Model Configuration The project documentation lists these provider examples: - OpenRouter: base URL `https://openrouter.ai/api`, recommended model `claude-4-5-sonnet` - Anthropic: default base URL, recommended model `claude-4-5-sonnet` - Zhipu AI / GLM: base URL `https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/anthropic`, recommended models `glm-4.7` and `glm-4.6` - MiniMax: base URL `https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic`, recommended model `minimax-m2` - Kimi: base URL `https://api.kimi.com/coding/`, recommended model `kimi-k2` Any provider with an OpenAI-compatible API can be configured when compatible with the app's model settings. ## Main Public Pages - English homepage: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/ - Chinese homepage: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/zh/ - GitHub repository: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork - README: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/blob/main/README.md - Chinese README: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/blob/main/README_zh.md - Changelog: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md - Roadmap: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/blob/main/ROADMAP.md - Security policy: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/blob/main/SECURITY.md - Contributing: https://github.com/OpenCoworkAI/open-cowork/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md ## Release Context The changelog lists Open Cowork 3.3.0 on 2026-04-18 as the first stable release of the 3.3.x series. Public release notes mention Feishu remote control improvements, the official VitePress website, Codex-powered PR and issue automation workflows, ROADMAP.md, SEO improvements, platform build changes, security hardening, screenshot result handling, model preset updates, and dependency management policy. ## FAQ ### What is Open Cowork? Open Cowork is a free, open-source AI agent desktop application for Windows and macOS. It wraps AI models into a user-friendly GUI with one-click installation. ### How is Open Cowork different from Claude Cowork? The README describes Open Cowork as the open-source implementation of Claude Cowork, with multi-model support, GUI automation through computer use, remote control through Feishu/Slack, and VM-level sandbox isolation. ### Is Open Cowork free? Yes. Open Cowork is free and open-source under the MIT license. Users still pay their selected AI model provider for API usage. ### Does Open Cowork work on Linux? The public website and README list prebuilt installers for Windows and macOS. Linux users can build from source. ### Does Open Cowork send user data to Open Cowork servers? The public website says Open Cowork runs locally and that the external communication is with the AI model API configured by the user, not Open Cowork servers. ## Machine-readable Resources - `llms.txt`: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/llms.txt - `llms-full.txt`: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/llms-full.txt - Project metadata JSON: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/project.json - Sitemap: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/sitemap.xml - Robots policy: https://opencoworkai.github.io/open-cowork/robots.txt ## Crawler And Citation Policy Summary The website robots policy is intended to allow search engines and AI retrieval/citation tools to discover public project pages. This is a crawling preference only and does not change the MIT license or other legal terms attached to the repository and public assets. When generating citations: - Cite the website for product overview. - Cite GitHub releases for download availability. - Cite the repository for source code and development facts. - Cite the changelog for release history. - Cite the license file for license claims. - Avoid unsupported claims such as calling Open Cowork a hosted SaaS product or claiming Linux prebuilt installers.