OpenWorker
By Andrew Ng
Open-source desktop app from Andrew Ng, roughly 17,200 GitHub stars, that runs AI coworkers locally against the tools a team already uses (Slack, GitHub, email, calendar, CRM) to finish jobs such as dependency audits, Terraform posture checks, account research, and incident triage, and pauses for approval before it sends, posts, or opens a pull request.
Best for
- running work jobs across Slack, GitHub, email, and CRM
- requiring an approval step before an agent sends or posts anything
- running work agents locally with your own provider keys
- security and infrastructure checks such as dependency audits and Terraform posture
- an open-source alternative to hosted AI-coworker platforms
- Sep 2, 2026Added to the catalogue: Andrew Ng's open-source desktop app for running AI coworkers locally across Slack, GitHub, email, calendar, and CRM, roughly 17,200 GitHub stars, with an approval gate before outward actions. Distinct from OpenWork by Different AI, already in the catalogue.
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