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Abu-Cowork: Local AI Agent Desktop for Privacy‑First Startups

Name: Abu-Cowork: Local AI Agent Desktop for Privacy‑First Startups
Author: PM-Shawn

Run a self‑hosted AI assistant on your desktop, switch models easily, and let it auto‑evolve skills—ideal for founders who value control and data privacy.

From the repo · “Claude Cowork 开源替代品，开源的本地 AI Agent 桌面端 · 多模型适配 · 自进化 Skills · 隐私优先”

402 stars+9★ this week93 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 21Updated 10/23/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Abu-Cowork provides a self-evolving AI assistant for founders, offering automation and prioritizing privacy by running locally on their machines.

When to use it

•You need an AI assistant that can automate tasks without relying on cloud services
•Your startup requires a high level of data privacy and security
•You're looking for an open-source alternative to existing AI assistant solutions

Ready-to-paste prompt

Type `hello` in the Abu-Cowork interface to initiate a conversation with your AI assistant and explore its capabilities

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js (16 or higher) and npm installed on your system before attempting to install and run Abu-Cowork, as it relies on these tools to function

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/abu-cowork && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/abu-cowork/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/abu-cowork/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

What's inside — free to inspect

No purchase needed

Read the entire source before you build — unlike paid marketplaces that hide it behind a buy button.

top-level files

folders

108.4M

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Other

license

Key files

AGENTS.md

eslint.config.js

index.html

package.json

playwright.config.ts

playwright.electron.config.ts

File tree

.github/

.husky/

abu-browser-bridge/

abu-browser-shared/

abu-chrome-extension/

build/

builtin-plugin-market/

builtin-skills/

docs/

e2e/

electron/

enterprise-tests/

eval-results/

public/

scripts/

sidecar/

src/

src-tauri/

test-reports/

tests/

website/

.gitignore

AGENTS.md

CAPABILITY_CENTER_V1.md

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/abu-cowork && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/abu-cowork/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/abu-cowork/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

PM-Shawn

Language

TypeScript