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Installs the free OpenWork desktop app on macOS, Windows or Linux by detecting the OS and CPU, choosing the right download and guiding the first task.
Install Install OpenWork
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork install-openwork --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork .claude/skills/install-openwork && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "install-openwork" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork into .claude/skills/install-openwork/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "install-openwork", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openworkType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork install-openwork --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork .agents/skills/install-openwork && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "install-openwork" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork into .agents/skills/install-openwork/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "install-openwork", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork install-openwork --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork .cursor/skills/install-openwork && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "install-openwork" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork into .cursor/skills/install-openwork/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "install-openwork", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git --path ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork install-openwork --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork .gemini/skills/install-openwork && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "install-openwork" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork into .gemini/skills/install-openwork/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "install-openwork", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork install-openworkInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork .github/skills/install-openwork && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "install-openwork" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork into .github/skills/install-openwork/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "install-openwork", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork install-openwork --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/different-ai/openwork.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork .opencode/skills/install-openwork && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "install-openwork" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork into .opencode/skills/install-openwork/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "install-openwork", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
install-openwork- GitHub stars
- 24k
- Token cost
- ~564 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 208 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 33
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Installs the free OpenWork desktop app on macOS, Windows or Linux by detecting the OS and CPU, choosing the right download and guiding the first task.
- Works in 4 steps: Detect the OS and CPU → Install → First run → …
- Installing OpenWork on a personal computer running macOS, Windows or Linux
- SKILL.md covers 1. Detect the OS and CPU, 2. Install, 3. First run and 4. Finish
- Calls curl, npx and npm; reaches openworklabs.com
What it does
OpenWork is described as a free, open-source desktop app for working with AI agents on local files, and no account is needed. The skill warns the agent never to run npx openwork or npm install openwork, because the npm package with that name is a different project. It first detects the system with uname on macOS and Linux, or the processor architecture variable in PowerShell on Windows, to tell ARM from Intel or AMD.
The agent must ask before installing anything. On macOS with Homebrew the command is `brew install --cask openwork`. Otherwise it uses a platform download link: dmg files for macOS Apple Silicon and Intel, exe files for Windows x64 and ARM64, and AppImage files for Linux x64 and ARM64. Each link redirects to the latest stable GitHub release, and a short curl and chmod sequence covers Linux without a package manager.
On first run you open the app, pick a folder, since OpenWork only works in folders you authorize, and choose a model by signing in with ChatGPT, adding an API key or using a local model. The agent then runs a first task such as summarizing the folder, tells you in a sentence or two that it is installed, and offers a separate team set-up skill if you work with others.
When your agent uses it
- Installing OpenWork on a personal computer running macOS, Windows or Linux
- Choosing the correct installer for an ARM or Intel machine
- Getting through OpenWork's first run with a concrete first task
Example prompts
- “Install OpenWork on this laptop and help me run a first task.”
- “Which OpenWork download do I need for my Windows ARM machine?”
- “Set up OpenWork on my Linux box using the AppImage and a local model.”
Requirements
- curl, for the Linux AppImage download
- Homebrew, optional on macOS
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Detect the OS and CPU
- Install
- First run
- Finish
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9ce20f8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
curlnpxnpmbrew
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
openworklabs.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Install OpenWork loads about 564 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 208 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 208 words (~564 tokens).
“OpenWork is a free, open-source desktop app for doing work with AI agents on local files. No account is needed.”
- name
- install-openwork
Files
Just SKILL.md in ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork of different-ai/openwork.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9ce20f8
Compare with similar skills
Install OpenWork next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install OpenWork this skilldifferent-ai/openwork | 24k | — | ~564 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| TreeSheets Agent Socketaardappel/treesheets | 3.2k | — | ~5.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | Zlib | |
| Open Computer UseiFurySt/open-codex-computer-use | 2.4k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Waku Computer Useegoist/waku | 1.6k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Daily Briefleiting-eric/DailyBrief | 364 | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Browser MCP Agentantibrow/anti-detect-browser-skills | 932 | 1 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT |
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Questions about Install OpenWork
What does Install OpenWork do?
Installs the free OpenWork desktop app on macOS, Windows or Linux by detecting the OS and CPU, choosing the right download and guiding the first task. OpenWork is described as a free, open-source desktop app for working with AI agents on local files, and no account is needed. The skill warns the agent never to run npx openwork or npm install openwork, because the npm package with that name is a different project.
When should I use Install OpenWork?
Install OpenWork fits situations like: installing OpenWork on a personal computer running macOS, Windows or Linux; choosing the correct installer for an ARM or Intel machine; getting through OpenWork's first run with a concrete first task.
How do I install Install OpenWork in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork in different-ai/openwork) into .claude/skills/install-openwork in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Install OpenWork in Codex?
Run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/install-openwork in different-ai/openwork) into .agents/skills/install-openwork in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Install OpenWork in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill install-openwork -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/install-openwork, .gemini/skills/install-openwork, .github/skills/install-openwork and .opencode/skills/install-openwork in your project.
What does Install OpenWork need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Install OpenWork needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl, npx, npm and brew). Our summary lists: curl, for the Linux AppImage download; Homebrew, optional on macOS.
Does Install OpenWork access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: openworklabs.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Install OpenWork safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Install OpenWork use?
Install OpenWork has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Install OpenWork use?
About 564 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Install OpenWork?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Install OpenWork: TreeSheets Agent Socket (aardappel/treesheets, 3.2k stars), Open Computer Use (iFurySt/open-codex-computer-use, 2.4k stars), Waku Computer Use (egoist/waku, 1.6k stars) and Daily Brief (leiting-eric/DailyBrief, 364 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Install OpenWork?
different-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in different-ai/openwork, which has 23,943 GitHub stars. The repository holds 33 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: different-ai/openwork on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.