Hey DEV Community! 👋
I'm Craig, founder at Marowa Labs. Over the past few months, I've been building WorkContext — an open-source productivity workspace designed to eliminate tool sprawl by bringing writing, tasks, real-time collaboration, and grounded AI assistance under one roof.
💡 Why WorkContext?
Most workspace AI tools trap you in proprietary ecosystems or charge heavy subscription markups. WorkContext takes a different approach:
- Bring Your Own Key (BYOK): Connect your Google AI Studio, OpenAI, Anthropic, or OpenRouter keys directly. You pay AI providers at cost with zero vendor lock-in.
- Context-Aware AI: The assistant isn't just a generic chatbot; it reads your active documents, tasks, and history to give grounded answers.
- Real-Time Collaboration: Live multi-user editing with presence cursors and comments, powered by Yjs & CRDTs (Hocuspocus).
- Smart Task Extraction: Highlight any text inside your docs to turn it into actionable tasks and deadlines instantly.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Frontend: Next.js 16 (App Router), React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, TipTap Editor, Radix UI
- Backend: Node.js, Express 5, TypeScript, Prisma 7
- Database & Auth: PostgreSQL 17 + pgvector, Supabase Auth
- Real-time Engine: Hocuspocus + Yjs (CRDT)
🤝 Looking for Contributors!
We're making a strong push to welcome open-source contributors! Whether you're looking to practice TypeScript, test Next.js 16, or dive into real-time CRDT architectures, there's a place for you.
We already have beginner-friendly tasks set up:
- 🏷️ Look for the
good first issuetag on our GitHub Issues tab. - Tasks include adding unit tests, UI empty states, and expanding
.envdocumentation.
🔗 Links
- 📦 GitHub Repo: marowa-labs/workcontext
- 🚀 Live Demo: workcontext.vercel.app
I’d love to hear your feedback on the architecture, UX, or feature ideas. Star the repository if you find it interesting! ⭐
Top comments (1)
The interesting part of an AI workspace is not just collecting context, but deciding what context deserves to persist. I would look for workflows around source links, stale context cleanup, and handoff between sessions. That is where these tools become operational.