CoWork-OS
Enrichment pendingLocal-first personal agentic OS and everything app for coding, knowledge work, web design, automations, and artifacts.
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (387) are secondary evidence.
- npm downloads (30d)
- 548·npm downloads API·today
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (0d since push)
- As of today
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of today
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of today
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Install
npm install CoWork-OSSimilar tools
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Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
Local-first personal agentic OS and everything app for coding, knowledge work, web design, automations, and artifacts.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Jul 15, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Jul 15, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Jul 15, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Jul 15, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Jul 15, 2026
Categories
Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Jul 15, 2026)
npm install -g cowork-osSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Jul 15, 2026)
ols 2022 (C++)](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/) and Python 3, then retry.Source link
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README
Or Install via npm
npm install -g cowork-os
cowork-os
cowork
cowork run "who are you?"
cowork-os launches the desktop GUI. cowork launches the terminal UI, cowork run starts a local one-shot task, and commands like cowork status, cowork sessions list, cowork tools list, cowork mcp list, cowork backup create, and cowork security audit manage the same local profile, provider settings, workspaces, skills, and MCP configuration. Use --remote only when intentionally calling a remote Control Plane endpoint.
Windows npm install notes:
- Run
npm install -g cowork-os/npm uninstall -g cowork-osfrom%USERPROFILE%(or another neutral directory), not from%APPDATA%\npm\node_modules\cowork-os, to avoidEBUSYlock errors.- On Windows ARM64, first launch may take longer while native modules are rebuilt; this can run multiple fallback steps before the app opens.
- If native rebuild fails, install Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 (C++) and Python 3, then retry.
- If startup logs show
ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND ... dist/renderer/index.html, reinstall the latest package and check Troubleshooting.
Infrastructure
Built-in cloud infrastructure tools — no external processes or MCP servers needed. The agent can spin up sandboxes, register domains, and make payments natively.
- Cloud Sandboxes (E2B): Create, manage, and execute commands in isolated Linux VMs. Expose ports, read/write files — all from natural language.
- Domain Registration (Namecheap): Search available domains, register, and manage DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT).
- Crypto Wallet: Built-in USDC wallet on Base network. Auto-generated, encrypted in OS keychain. Balance displayed in sidebar.
- x402 Payments: Machine-to-machine HTTP payment protocol. Agent can pay for API access automatically with EIP-712 signed USDC transactions (requires approval).
All infrastructure operations that involve spending (domain registration, x402 payments) require explicit user approval. Configure in Settings > Infrastructure. Learn more
Deployment
| Mode | Platform | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop App | macOS, Windows | Getting Started |
| Packaged Server | Linux x64 VPS | VPS Guide |
| Self-Hosted | GitHub release tarball / Docker / systemd | Self-Hosting |
| Remote Access | Tailscale / SSH | Remote Access |
License
MIT License. See LICENSE.
"Cowork" is an Anthropic product name. CoWork OS is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic. If requested by the rights holder, we will update naming/branding.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.