# Knowledge Work Plugins

> Apache-2.0 knowledge-work plugins (Anthropic)

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins  
**Added:** 2026-09-17

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## The Hook

Anthropic’s knowledge-work-plugins repo is an open plugin pack for knowledge workers — primarily shaped for Claude Cowork.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins). First-party Anthropic plugin collection for knowledge-work workflows (research, docs, office-shaped tasks). ~24k★. Plugins themselves are free to read, fork, and adapt.

## The Catch

Plugins are free; primary intent is Claude Cowork (paid host). Vs generic Claude Code skills packs: this tree is aimed at knowledge-work / Cowork surfaces, not a drop-in replacement for every coding-agent skill. You still need a compatible Anthropic host product and whatever model plan that host requires.

## Verdict

Apache-2.0 knowledge-work plugins. Free pack; Cowork/paid host is the intended runtime.