Principles and patterns for effective collaborative work (coworking).

No licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Cowork

skills CLI
$ npx skills add IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows --skill cowork -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows cowork --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/IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cowork/.opencode/skill/cowork .claude/skills/cowork && 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
cowork
GitHub stars
122
Token cost
~710 tokens
SKILL.md length
297 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Principles and patterns for effective collaborative work (coworking).

  • Works in 5 steps: Core Ethos → Collaboration Patterns (Agent-to-Agent) → Communication Etiquette → …
  • Aligning agents on communication etiquette
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Core Ethos, 2. Collaboration Patterns…, 3. Communication Etiquette and 4. Workspace Hygiene, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Cowork is an agent skill from IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows. Principles and patterns for effective collaborative work (coworking). Use for aligning agents on communication etiquette, workspace hygiene, and feedback loops. Use proactively when coordinating multi-agent workflows, managing vault hygiene, or standardizing status updates. Examples: - user: "How should we work together?" - review coworking principles - user: "Give me a status update" - use 3P status reporting pattern - user: "Keep the workspace clean" - apply vault hygiene rules - user: "Coordinate the…

Its SKILL.md is about 710 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. The repository describes itself as: An ever evolving repository of Opencode workflow examples that might enhance your experience with it. I only left the stuff that actually works. YMMV.

When your agent uses it

  • Aligning agents on communication etiquette
  • Workspace hygiene

Example prompts

  • “How should we work together?”
  • “Give me a status update”
  • “Keep the workspace clean”
  • “/cowork”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Core Ethos
  2. Collaboration Patterns (Agent-to-Agent)
  3. Communication Etiquette
  4. Workspace Hygiene
  5. Feedback Loops

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6444ec4. 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

Cowork loads about 710 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 141 tokens; SKILL.md has 297 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~141
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~710

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 297 words (~710 tokens).

“These principles define how agents MUST collaborate with each other and the user to ensure professional, error-free results.”

— opening of SKILL.md by IgorWarzocha
name
cowork

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in cowork/.opencode/skill/cowork of IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6444ec4

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Questions about Cowork

What does Cowork do?

Principles and patterns for effective collaborative work (coworking). Cowork is an agent skill from IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows. Principles and patterns for effective collaborative work (coworking).

When should I use Cowork?

Cowork fits situations like: aligning agents on communication etiquette; workspace hygiene.

How do I install Cowork in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows --skill cowork -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cowork/.opencode/skill/cowork in IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows) into .claude/skills/cowork in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cowork in Codex?

Run `npx skills add IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows --skill cowork -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cowork/.opencode/skill/cowork in IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows) into .agents/skills/cowork in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cowork 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 IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows --skill cowork -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cowork, .gemini/skills/cowork, .github/skills/cowork and .opencode/skills/cowork in your project.

What does Cowork need to run?

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

Does Cowork 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 Cowork 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 Cowork use?

No licence was found for Cowork or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Cowork use?

About 710 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 Cowork?

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Who maintains Cowork?

IgorWarzocha (a GitHub user) maintains it in IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows, which has 122 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 4, 2026.

Source: IgorWarzocha/Opencode-Workflows on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.