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Dev tools · January 18, 2026

OpenWork

Open-source Claude Work alternative, powered by OpenCode

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What it does

OpenWork is an open-source desktop app for agentic work, built to be extensible from day one. Skills and plugins are installed via a built-in package manager and run on top of the growing OpenCode ecosystem. The focus is on making agentic workflows composable, inspectable, and easy to extend.

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