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AI agent tools for claude cowork
Short answer: Our top pick for claude cowork: invisible_dots, with the highest AgentPick Score (83/100) among tools tagged "claude-cowork". Runners-up: eigent (81) and rowboat (80). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | invisible_dots | Open-source, self-hosted alternative to OpenAI Dots, Grok Bot. Built to be undetectable by anti-bot systems. | 83/100 | ★ 32k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | eigent | Eigent: The Open Source Cowork Desktop - Local and Free Alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex | 81/100 | ★ 16k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | rowboat | AI coworker with memory and collaboration | 80/100 | ★ 18k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | mindshub | The unified workspace where open-source models get things done for you. | 73/100 | ★ 40k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | one-skill-to-rule-them-all | The meta-skill that builds and improves all your skills, including itself. Watches your work sessions (autonomous or human-led), captures patterns, co… | 73/100 | ★ 3.3k | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | Orkas | Orkas is an open-source, local-first AI desktop app: a commander LLM directs specialist sub-agents, and runs your installed coding CLIs — Claude Code,… | 70/100 | ★ 2.2k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | higgsfield-ai-prompt-skill | Claude AI skill for cinematic Higgsfield AI prompts — 32 sub-skills covering Seedance 2.5 (omni-reference, video edit + extend) and 2.0, the Hell Grin… | 60/100 | ★ 742 | MIT | 27 Sept 2026 |
| #8 | open-dots | Open-source, self-hosted AI agent workspace and alternative to OpenAI Dots, Meta Muse, Grok Bot, Instinct, Manus Cue, Claude Cowork, and ChatGPT agent… | 44/100 | ★ 5.8k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | open-claude-cowork | Open Source version of Claude Cowork with 500+ SaaS app integrations | 32/100 | ★ 4.3k | MIT | 23 May 2026 |
| #10 | career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- | Claude Cowork plugin for job seekers. 9 AI skills: evaluate job postings, generate ATS-optimized resumes, scan company career portals, track applicati… | 26/100 | ★ 502 | MIT | 23 Jul 2026 |
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