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title: "Get started with OpenWork Cloud"
description: "Connect the desktop app to your OpenWork Cloud org and unlock shared workspaces, skill hubs, and shared providers"
---

OpenWork Cloud requires an active subscription at [app.openworklabs.com](https://app.openworklabs.com/).
It is intended for teams what want to share `SKILLs.md`, `MCPs` and `configs`. 


First, you should connect your desktop app with Openwork Cloud.

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  ![OpenWork Cloud org settings with organization identity, allowed email domains, and desktop restrictions](/images/cloud-org-settings.png)
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1. Open [app.openworklabs.com](https://app.openworklabs.com/) in your browser.
2. Click `Create organization`.
3. Enter your org name.
4. Finish checkout if OpenWork Cloud asks for billing.
5. Return to the desktop app and refresh `Active org`.

Once you're there, you can configure the settings for the organization.

## Configure org settings

Note: You need to be logged in as an `org_owner` in order to make modifications.

1. Open the `dashboard/org_settings` [page](https://app.openworklabs.com/dashboard/org-settings) in the cloud app.
2. Set the name for your organization
3. Optional: enable `Restrict allowed email domains` and add the approved domains.
4. Optional: change any `Desktop restrictions` that should apply after people sign in from the desktop app.

These settings apply across the org. You can also create teams, share workspaces, install org skills or skill hubs, and import shared providers.

Next, you want to make sure you can sign in the desktop app.

## Sign in from the desktop app

1. Open `Settings -> Cloud`.
2. Click `Sign in`.
3. Finish sign-in in your browser.
4. If the browser does not return to OpenWork automatically, click `Paste sign-in code`, paste the `openwork://den-auth?...` link or one-time code from OpenWork Cloud, then click `Finish sign-in`.

## Choose your organization

After sign-in, pick your org in `Settings -> Cloud -> Active org`.

## What to do next

- Use [Skill hubs](/cloud/share-with-your-team/skill-hubs) to publish grouped skills for teams, or save a single skill directly from the desktop app and install it from `Skills -> Cloud`.
- Use [Shared workspaces](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/shared-workspace) to deploy hosted OpenWork runtimes that teammates can open from the desktop app.
- Use [LLM providers](/cloud/share-with-your-team/managed-llm-provider) or [custom LLM providers](/cloud/share-with-your-team/custom-llm-provider) to manage shared model access.
- Use [Members and RBAC](/cloud/members-and-rbac) to invite people, create teams, and control access.
