CoWork-OS
Local-first personal agentic OS for coding and knowledge work with integrated AI assistants and automation.
GraphCanon updated Sep 11, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 11, 2026
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Decision brief
CoWork-OS is a local-first personal agentic operating system for coding, knowledge work, web design, automations, integrated directly with AI assistants and automation capabilities.
Good fit when
- You prioritize local operation over cloud dependency
- Task management and infrastructure tools need tight integration
Avoid when
- Require extensive collaboration features across multiple environments
- Expecting zero-local configuration, with all setup in the cloud
Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (451) are secondary evidence.
- npm downloads (30d)
- 1,400·npm downloads API·Sep 11, 2026
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (0d since push)
- As of Sep 11, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 11, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Sep 6, 2026
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
CoWork-OS is an all-in-one application suite designed to aid in various tasks including coding, web design, automations, and more, with a strong emphasis on local-first operation that employs AI assistance and automation through its desktop or terminal interfaces. It integrates several AI capabilities into an operating environment built for productivity.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 11, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 11, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 11, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 11, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 11, 2026
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Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 11, 2026)
npm install -g cowork-osSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 11, 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 launches the desktop GUI. launches the terminal UI, starts a local one shot task, and commands like , , , , , and manage the same local profile, provider settings, workspaces, skills, and MCP configuration. Use only when intentionally calling a remote Control P...
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.