{"repo":"coasty-ai/open-cowork","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/coasty-ai/open-cowork","clone":"git clone https://github.com/coasty-ai/open-cowork.git","description":"Open-source alternative to Claude Co-Work built by Claude. with BYOK","language":"TypeScript","stars":137,"topics":["anthropic","anthropic-api","anthropic-claude","automation","browser-automation","claude-cowork","claude-cowork-alternative","claude-cowork-free","claude-cowork-windows","computer-use"],"license":"MIT","category":"workflow-automation","readme_excerpt":"open-cowork Hand off computer tasks to an AI coworker — watch it work, approve from anywhere. An open-source agentic coworker that sees a screen and acts on it — your own desktop, a cloud VM, or a browser. Bring your own LLM, or use Coasty's out of the box. Quickstart  ·  Bring your own LLM  ·  Automate your PC  ·  What it does  ·  How it works  ·  Docs Delegate a task → watch it work, step by step → get the result. Runs with zero setup. --- Quickstart Prereqs: Node ≥ 22.5 · pnpm 10 ( corepack enable ) One command, zero config. pnpm desktop starts the backend and web UI, then opens the desktop app — the build that can drive your own screen . With no key set it runs in demo mode : a bundled mock server and a throwaway sandbox key. No account, no network, no billing. Then, in the window: 1. Sign in with any email. 2. On Delegate , pick “This computer (local screen).” 3. Type a task → confirm the cost → watch it work. ⚠️ Local control moves your real mouse and keyboard. Stop with Cancel or close the window. Start small — safety notes in RUN LOCALLY.md . Ways to run Goal How Cost --- --- --- Automate your own PC pnpm desktop demo $0 · BYOK = your provider's rate Web app only pnpm dev → $0 Use your own LLM put a key in .env , or Settings your provider's rate · local = $0 Use your Coasty account add COASTY API KEY to .env sandbox key = $0 Everything has a working default. The only thing you might set is a key — and even that is opti","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/coasty-ai","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/coasty-ai/open-cowork/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}