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claude mcp add cowork -e COWORK_API_KEY=<COWORK_API_KEY> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/slashman413/cowork:1.0.1
{
"mcpServers": {
"cowork": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/slashman413/cowork:1.0.1"
],
"env": {
"COWORK_API_KEY": "<COWORK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"cowork": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/slashman413/cowork:1.0.1"
],
"env": {
"COWORK_API_KEY": "<COWORK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"cowork": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/slashman413/cowork:1.0.1"
],
"env": {
"COWORK_API_KEY": "<COWORK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
COWORK_API_KEYRequired, secret | Bearer key required on /api and /mcp. If unset, a key is generated on first start, saved to /data/api-key and printed once in the container log. |
Details
| Package | ghcr.io/slashman413/cowork:1.0.1 (OCI, streamable-http) |
| First published | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.slashman413/cowork |
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