Open source AI employees. Browse, install, and pilot them from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more.
| Pilot (account required) | Install (free, no account) | |
|---|---|---|
| What | Chat with AI employees running on the platform | Copy skill workflows and employee personas into your coding tool as local prompts |
| How | openlabor ask madison "task" |
openlabor install skill logo-maker |
| Runs where | On the OpenLabor platform (powered by OpenClaw) | Locally in your coding tool |
| Needs account | Yes — API key from your dashboard | No |
| Employee actually works | Yes — uses tools, APIs, skills, produces real output | No — your coding tool roleplays the persona |
| Best for | Teams using OpenLabor to automate work | Developers trying workflows before signing up |
Chat with your AI employees from the terminal. They run on the platform with all their skills, tools, and API credentials already configured.
npm install -g @openlabor/cli
# Connect (one-time — get your key from Settings > API Keys)
openlabor login <api-key>
# See who's available
openlabor team
# Send a message (auto-routes to best employee)
openlabor ask "Draft 3 tweet threads about our launch"
# Continue the conversation
openlabor chat "Make the second one more casual"
# Message a specific employee
openlabor ask cto "Review our auth module"
# View conversations
openlabor history
openlabor history madison
# Scheduled tasks
openlabor tasks madison
openlabor run <task-id>Works from any coding tool that can run shell commands — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, or just your terminal.
Browse and install employee personas and skill workflows as local prompts. No account needed.
npx openlabor install skill logo-maker # works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Windsurf
npx openlabor install employee cto # install an AI personaAuto-detects your tool. Browse what's available:
npx openlabor list skills # 25+ skills
npx openlabor list employees # 15 AI employees
npx openlabor search "logo" # search across bothYou: I need a logo for my new project
Claude: [activates /logo-maker — generates concepts with Flux and Imagen]
You: /seo-optimization
Claude: [analyzes your content, suggests keywords, rewrites meta tags]
You: /cold-outreach
Claude: [researches prospects, writes personalized emails, schedules follow-ups]
Every skill is a complete workflow — not just a prompt, but step-by-step instructions with APIs, scoring frameworks, and examples.
Each employee has a role, personality, behavior guidelines, and boundaries.
| Role | Name | Department | Tagline |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | Travis | Engineering | Ships code while you sleep |
| CMO | Madison | Marketing | Runs your entire marketing engine |
| SDR | Hunter | Sales | Books meetings you never could |
| COO | Oliver | Operations | Runs ops so you don't have to |
| X Manager | Xavier | Marketing | Turns your X into a growth machine |
| Designer | Daisy | Design | Designs like it has taste |
| Content Writer | Penelope | Content | Writes better than your last hire |
| Data Analyst | Derek | Data | Finds the insight you missed |
| HR Manager | Holly | HR | Hires faster than recruiters |
| Logo Designer | Logan | Design | Crafts logos that stick |
| Brand Advisor | Brandon | Marketing | Finds the perfect name before someone else does |
| Accountant | Penny | Finance | Your books, always clean |
| Lead Finder | Chase | Sales | Fills your pipeline while you sleep |
| Social Manager | Sierra | Marketing | Grows your following on autopilot |
| Email Secretary | Reed | Operations | Inbox zero, every single day |
Skills give employees specialized capabilities — workflows, APIs, and scoring frameworks.
| Category | Skills |
|---|---|
| Content Creation | Image Generator, Video Generator, Logo Maker, Animate Story, Content Humanizer |
| Social Media | Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, YouTube, X Strategy |
| Sales | Cold Outreach, Lead Qualification, Web Research |
| Marketing | SEO Optimization, Marketing Psychology, Competitor Analysis, News Trends |
| Productivity | Airtable Manager, Google Calendar, Stripe Manager |
| Analytics | Data Analyst, Content Summarizer |
| Agent Intelligence | Prompt Engineering, Self-Improving Agent |
Browse all skills in
skills/
Missions are recurring tasks that run on a schedule — the real work.
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Marketing | Daily Social Content Engine, Brand Mention Monitor, Weekly X Analytics |
| Sales | Daily Outbound Prospecting, Pipeline Follow-Up Sweep, Lead List Builder |
| Engineering | Daily Code Review Sweep, Weekly Security Audit, Dependency Updates |
| Design | Weekly Social Graphics Batch, Monthly Brand Consistency Report |
| Operations | Daily Inbox Triage, Weekly Ops Dashboard, Calendar Prep |
| Finance | Daily Expense Reconciliation, Weekly Cash Flow Forecast |
Browse all missions in
missions/
Everything is a Markdown file. No code required.
employees/cto/EMPLOYEE.md → who Travis is, how he behaves
skills/logo-maker/SKILL.md → step-by-step logo generation workflow
missions/daily-code-review/ → scheduled task that runs every morning
An employee is not a prompt. It's a complete definition:
---
id: cto
name: Travis
role: CTO
department: Engineering
tagline: "Ships code while you sleep"
skills:
- "Code review"
- "Architecture planning"
- "Bug fixing"
- "Security audits"
---A skill is a full workflow:
---
name: logo-maker
description: Generate professional logomarks and wordmarks
triggers:
- "make a logo"
- "create logo"
- "design logo"
---
# Step 1: Understand the Brand
# Step 2: Craft the Prompt
# Step 3: Generate with Replicate (Flux)
# Step 4: Generate with Google Imagen
# Step 5: Present and Compare
# Step 6: Refine# Pilot (requires account)
openlabor login <api-key> # connect to your org
openlabor login <api-key> --url <url> # connect to self-hosted instance
openlabor logout # clear credentials
openlabor whoami # show current login
openlabor team # list your live employees
openlabor ask "<message>" # auto-routes to best employee, new conversation
openlabor ask <employee> "<message>" # new conversation with specific employee
openlabor chat "<message>" # continue last conversation
openlabor chat <employee> "<message>" # continue with specific employee
openlabor history # list all conversations
openlabor history <employee> # list employee's conversations
openlabor tasks <employee> # list scheduled tasks
openlabor run <task-id> # run a scheduled task now
# Install (free, no account)
openlabor list employees # browse employees
openlabor list skills # browse skills
openlabor search <query> # search across both
openlabor install employee <name> [--target t] # install a persona
openlabor install skill <name> [--target t] # install a workflow
openlabor targets # list supported tools
# Maintenance
openlabor version # show version
openlabor update # upgrade CLI
openlabor outdated # list stale installs
openlabor update-skills # re-install all to latest
openlabor config <key> <value> # set configEvery employee, skill, and mission is a Markdown file. No code required to contribute.
Add an employee — create employees/your-role/EMPLOYEE.md with personality, skills, behavior guidelines, boundaries.
Add a skill — create skills/your-skill/SKILL.md with frontmatter, workflow steps, examples, optional API integrations.
Add a mission — create missions/your-mission/MISSION.md with schedule, role, and prompt.
Ideas: Product Manager, Recruiter, CFO, Legal Counsel, Pricing Advisor, Contract Reviewer, Competitor Tracker.
PRs welcome. Open an issue first if the change is significant.
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MIT — use however you want, commercially or otherwise.
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