Kuse Cowork
Open-source, model-agnostic Claude Cowork alternative in Rust
Free Cowork Open Source
Overview
Kuse Cowork is a lightweight, open-source desktop cowork agent built for local-first execution, full model freedom, and real privacy control. Written entirely in Rust with zero external dependencies, it's blazingly fast and memory-safe. Supports BYOK with Anthropic, OpenAI, or local models, and uses Docker containers for secure command execution. Features an extensible skills system for docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx handling and full MCP protocol support for tool integration.
Pricing: Free (open source, BYOK)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Pure Rust agent with zero external dependencies
- BYOK support for Anthropic, OpenAI, or local models
- Docker container isolation for secure command execution
- Extensible skills system (docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx)
- Full MCP protocol support for tool integration
- Native cross-platform (macOS ARM & Intel, Windows, Linux)
- Lightweight ~10MB app size using Tauri
- Local storage with no telemetry
- Model-agnostic - works with Claude, GPT, local models
- MIT licensed, 275+ GitHub stars
