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Agent skill

Workspace Guide

by different-ai in different-ai/openwork

Workspace guide to introduce OpenWork and onboard new users.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Workspace Guide

skills CLI
$ npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill workspace-guide -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install different-ai/openwork workspace-guide --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ 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/workspace-guide .claude/skills/workspace-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
workspace-guide
GitHub stars
24k
Token cost
~411 tokens
SKILL.md length
230 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Workspace guide to introduce OpenWork and onboard new users.

  • Works in 3 steps: Install OpenCode from opencode.ai → Configure providers there (models and… → Come back to OpenWork and start a session
  • SKILL.md covers If the person is non-technical, Skills and plugins (simple) and If the person is technical
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Workspace Guide is an agent skill from different-ai/openwork. Workspace guide to introduce OpenWork and onboard new users.

Its SKILL.md is about 410 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: The open-source alternative to Claude Cowork (powered by opencode).

Example prompts

  • “/workspace-guide”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Install OpenCode from opencode.ai
  2. Configure providers there (models and API keys)
  3. Come back to OpenWork and start a session

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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • opencode.ai

    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

Workspace Guide loads about 411 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 230 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~411

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 230 words (~411 tokens).

“Hi, I'm Ben and this is OpenWork. It's an open-source alternative to Claude's cowork. It helps you work on your files with AI and automate the mundane tasks so you don't have to.”

— opening of SKILL.md by different-ai, Custom licence
name
workspace-guide

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/workspace-guide of different-ai/openwork.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e7d03dd

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Workspace Guide 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.

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Onboardingsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Contributor Onboarding DocDonchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios26k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
RuView Onboarding Path Pickerruvnet/RuView97k—~333Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Workspace Guide

What does Workspace Guide do?

Workspace guide to introduce OpenWork and onboard new users. Workspace Guide is an agent skill from different-ai/openwork. Workspace guide to introduce OpenWork and onboard new users.

How do I install Workspace Guide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill workspace-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/workspace-guide in different-ai/openwork) into .claude/skills/workspace-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Workspace Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add different-ai/openwork --skill workspace-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ee/apps/landing/public/.well-known/agent-skills/workspace-guide in different-ai/openwork) into .agents/skills/workspace-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Workspace Guide 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 workspace-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/workspace-guide, .gemini/skills/workspace-guide, .github/skills/workspace-guide and .opencode/skills/workspace-guide in your project.

What does Workspace Guide need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Workspace Guide is instructions for the agent only.

Does Workspace Guide access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: opencode.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Workspace Guide 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 Workspace Guide use?

Workspace Guide 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 Workspace Guide use?

About 411 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Workspace Guide?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Workspace Guide: Onboard (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Codebase Onboarding (affaan-m/ECC, 274k stars), Onboarding (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Contributor Onboarding Doc (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Workspace Guide?

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.