MCP Server Builder
anthropics/skills
Guides the design and implementation of Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript or Python, from tool naming and error messages to evaluation.
Search and use the skills, MCP connections, and connected services available through the user's OpenWork organization.
Install Openwork Connect
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill openwork-connect -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork openwork-connect --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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect .claude/skills/openwork-connect && 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 "openwork-connect" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect into .claude/skills/openwork-connect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "openwork-connect", 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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connectType 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 openwork-connect -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork openwork-connect --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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect .agents/skills/openwork-connect && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "openwork-connect" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect into .agents/skills/openwork-connect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "openwork-connect", 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 openwork-connect -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork openwork-connect --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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect .cursor/skills/openwork-connect && 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 "openwork-connect" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect into .cursor/skills/openwork-connect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "openwork-connect", 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 integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect--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 openwork-connect -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork openwork-connect --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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect .gemini/skills/openwork-connect && 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 "openwork-connect" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect into .gemini/skills/openwork-connect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "openwork-connect", 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 openwork-connectInstalls 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 openwork-connect -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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect .github/skills/openwork-connect && 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 "openwork-connect" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect into .github/skills/openwork-connect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "openwork-connect", 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 openwork-connect -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 openwork-connect --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/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect .opencode/skills/openwork-connect && 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 "openwork-connect" agent skill from https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/tree/dev/integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect into .opencode/skills/openwork-connect/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "openwork-connect", 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
openwork-connect- GitHub stars
- 24k
- Token cost
- ~370 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 195 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 32
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Search and use the skills, MCP connections, and connected services available through the user's OpenWork organization.
- Works in 2 steps: Call list_skills to see every skill the… → Call get_skill with the skill's name or…
- Tasks that involve MCP servers
- SKILL.md covers Skills and Workflow
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Openwork Connect is an agent skill from different-ai/openwork. Search and use the skills, MCP connections, and connected services available through the user's OpenWork organization.
Its SKILL.md is about 370 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: The open-source alternative to Claude Cowork (powered by opencode).
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve MCP servers
Example prompts
- “/openwork-connect”
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Call list_skills to see every skill the member may use; no keywords are
- Call get_skill with the skill's name or exact capability, read the whole
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e7d03dd. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Openwork Connect loads about 370 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 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 195 words (~370 tokens).
“Use the OpenWork MCP server when the user asks for an organizational skill, shared MCP tool, connected service, or OpenWork Cloud operation.”
- name
- openwork-connect
Files
Just SKILL.md in integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect of different-ai/openwork.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e7d03dd
Compare with similar skills
Openwork Connect 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openwork Connect this skilldifferent-ai/openwork | 24k | — | ~370 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| MCP Server Builderanthropics/skills | 180k | 62 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| MCP Server BuildershareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 5 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MCP Integration for Pluginsanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 37k | 11 repos | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Fastmcp Client CLIPrefectHQ/fastmcp | 28k | 1 repos | ~823 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Crush Configurationcharmbracelet/crush | 29k | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Openwork Connect
What does Openwork Connect do?
Search and use the skills, MCP connections, and connected services available through the user's OpenWork organization. Openwork Connect is an agent skill from different-ai/openwork. Search and use the skills, MCP connections, and connected services available through the user's OpenWork organization.
When should I use Openwork Connect?
Openwork Connect fits situations like: tasks that involve MCP servers.
How do I install Openwork Connect in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill openwork-connect -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect in different-ai/openwork) into .claude/skills/openwork-connect in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Openwork Connect in Codex?
Run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill openwork-connect -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (integrations/agent-plugins/openwork-connect/skills/openwork-connect in different-ai/openwork) into .agents/skills/openwork-connect in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Openwork Connect 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 openwork-connect -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/openwork-connect, .gemini/skills/openwork-connect, .github/skills/openwork-connect and .opencode/skills/openwork-connect in your project.
What does Openwork Connect need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Openwork Connect is instructions for the agent only.
Does Openwork Connect access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Openwork Connect 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 Openwork Connect use?
Openwork Connect 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 Openwork Connect use?
About 370 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Openwork Connect?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Openwork Connect: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), MCP Integration for Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 37k stars) and Fastmcp Client CLI (PrefectHQ/fastmcp, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Openwork Connect?
different-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in different-ai/openwork, which has 23,920 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 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.