Overview
Eigent is an open-source workflow skill for Codex, published by eigent-ai. Its author describes it as: “Eigent: The Open Source Cowork Desktop - Local and Free Alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/eigent`.
Installation
Add Eigent to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/eigent Review a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Codex — named in the skill.md
License
Eigent is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in eigent-ai/eigent, an established project with 14,700 GitHub stars
- Works with Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does Eigent do?
- Eigent: The Open Source Cowork Desktop - Local and Free Alternative to Claude Cowork and Codex
- How do I install Eigent?
- Run git clone https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent ~/.claude/skills/eigent in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/eigent-ai/eigent before installing.
- Is Eigent free to use?
- Yes. Eigent is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does Eigent work with?
- Eigent lists Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does Eigent come from?
- Eigent ships inside eigent-ai/eigent, a repository that contains 7 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,700 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.