OpenWork
OpenWork provides a sovereign AI platform that lets knowledge workers and enterprises own their entire AI stack—from models to data to infrastructure. The local-first desktop app keeps files on employee machines while supporting 50+ LLM providers, and OpenWork Cloud adds centralized management of skills, MCPs, and models with role-based governance. The platform is open source, self-hostable, and designed as a vendor-neutral alternative to tools like Claude Cowork.
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Enterprise Software
- Software Only
- Developer Tools
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Knowledge workers and enterprises face a lack of control and flexibility when using AI agents, often being locked into vendor-specific ecosystems that separate them from their data, models, and infrastructure. This limits customization, raises security concerns, and makes it difficult to enforce consistent governance across teams.
Solution
OpenWork provides a sovereign AI platform that lets users and organizations own their entire AI stack—from models to data to infrastructure. The platform is local-first by design, allowing files to stay on employee machines or within a company's perimeter, while prompts go directly to the user's chosen provider. For teams, OpenWork Cloud offers centralized management of skills, MCPs, and models, with role-based policies applied across every client. Enterprise deployments include self-hosting options, SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, and full audit trails, ensuring compliance and operational control without vendor lock-in.
Target Audience
Primary customers are knowledge workers, AI engineers, and enterprises that need secure, customizable AI agent environments with strict data governance and the ability to self-host or privately manage their infrastructure.
Features
- Local-first desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux with no account required for individual use
- OpenWork Connect MCP gateway that lets teams add servers or skills once and deploy them to every teammate and agent instantly
- Bring-your-own-inference support for AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, OpenRouter, or models in a private VPC
- Centralized management console for deploying skills, MCPs, and models to every seat with role-based governance
- SOC 2 Type II certified with SAML SSO, SCIM seat provisioning, and full audit logs exportable to SIEM
- Open source end-to-end stack, allowing self-hosting in a company's VPC or white-labeling for customer-facing rollouts