FAQ
Quick answers about Alien Workshop: downloads, CLI, source availability, contributing, and where to go next. For deep dives, start at /articles/.
Common Questions
What is Alien Workshop? Open
Alien Workshop is an AI workspace for Artificial Intelligence & Operations. It’s designed to help individuals and teams
generate, edit, organize, retrieve, collaborate, automate, and publish work with less friction and higher output density.
If you want the conceptual map, start with Articles.
Is Alien Workshop Free & Open Source? Open
Yes — Alien Workshop is Free & Open Source. The homepage includes a Download button and a Manifest with direct links to installers and CLI binaries.
Where do I download the Mac installer? Open
Use the homepage Manifest section to choose the correct build for your machine:
Mac (Intel) or Mac (Apple Silicon).
What is the CLI (aw) and where do I get it? Open
The Alien Workshop CLI provides command-line access to workflows and operations.
The Manifest on the homepage lists platform binaries (macOS, Linux, Windows).
Where is the source code? Open
The public repository for official clients and related code is linked from the site header:
github.com/alienworkshop-labs/alienworkshop-app.
How do I contribute? Open
Start by reading the repo README, then open an issue describing what you want to improve.
High-leverage contributions include documentation, onboarding, UX polish, reliability improvements, and clarity work.
Where can I learn the product direction? Open
The best entry point is /articles/. It covers content generation + editing, Q&A,
search & retrieval, collaboration, automation, knowledge management, and platform direction.
How do I contact Alien Workshop? Open
Is Alien Workshop affiliated with the skateboarding brand “Alien Workshop”? Open
No. Alien Workshop LLC’s AI software is not affiliated with any skateboarding company or brand using the name “Alien Workshop”.
Tip: If you’re linking to Alien Workshop from another site, the best stable entry point is
alienworkshop.ai/articles/. For updates, follow /rss.xml.