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Andrew Ng announced OpenWorker on 2026-07-23 as an open-source agent that…

2026-07-23 · 16:45 UTC ·@AndrewYNg ·1 min read

Brief

OpenWorker is an open‑source, model‑agnostic agent announced by Andrew Ng (with Rohit Prasad) on July 23, 2026 that runs on macOS (Windows soon) to produce finished deliverables—customer briefs, reports, triaged Slack alerts, calendar fixes—while keeping data local and requiring users to supply their own API keys; source and site available at github.com/andrewyng/openwor… and openworker.com.

Why it matters

Andrew Ng announced OpenWorker on 2026-07-23 as an open-source agent that delivers finished work (e.g., polished documents, sends Slack messages, updates calendar entries) and “checks in” before doing consequential actions.

Key details

  • OpenWorker runs on macOS today with Windows support coming soon and is model‑agnostic: bring your own API key to use GPT‑5.6 Sol, Claude Fable, Gemini 3.6, open weights (Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek, Inkling), or Ollama; user data stays on the machine except when routed through the LLM provider or chosen integrations.
  • Andrew Ng and Rohit Prasad are building OpenWorker as an open, privacy‑preserving, model‑independent AI coworker; code and downloads are available at openworker.com and github.com/andrewyng/openwor… (requires your own API key).
Source evidence

Announcing OpenWorker! An open-source agent that doesn't just chat with you, but delivers finished work -- like hand you a polished document, send a slack message, or update a calendar entry.

Ask it to prepare a customer brief, untangle your calendar, draft a report, or triage a Slack alert. It works across your files and everyday tools, produces the deliverable, and checks in before doing anything consequential.

OpenWorker runs on your Mac, with Windows support coming soon. It does not lock you into any one model. Bring your own API key and run it with GPT 5.6 Sol, Claude Fable, Gemini 3.6, an open weight model (like Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek, Inkling), or Ollama to keep your data local. Your data does not leave your machine except through an LLM provider and integrations that you choose.

@rohitcprasad and I are building OpenWorker because AI coworkers are an important way to get work done, and we want there to be an open, privacy-preserving, model-independent option. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Try it out: openworker.com (requires your own API key)
Source code: github.com/andrewyng/openwor…

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