Python: Integration: cowork-to-code-bridge for local Claude Code execution in agents

[abhinaykrupa]

Problem

Agent Framework users building enterprise agents need reliable local execution for code-heavy tasks without:

• Separate API key management
• Cloud-only execution models
• Additional billing outside existing subscriptions

Solution: cowork-to-code-bridge MCP Provider

cowork-to-code-bridge provides exactly that: agents escalate to Claude Code on the user's infrastructure using their existing subscription.

Key Features

• ✅ No API keys — uses Claude subscription on the user's machine
• ✅ Full local context — agent has access to repos, shell, MCPs, environment
• ✅ MCP standard — JSONRPC 2.0 over stdio (native protocol)
• ✅ Zero network ports — file-based queue, token-authenticated
• ✅ Production-ready — 570 lines + 9 unit tests

How It Works

Agent Framework config:

{
  "providers": {
    "claude-code-bridge": {
      "type": "mcp",
      "command": "cowork-to-code-bridge-mcp",
      "args": ["--stdio"],
      "env": {"BRIDGE_ROOT": "$HOME/.cowork-to-code-bridge"}
    }
  }
}

Agent escalates work:

result = agent.escalate(
    tool="escalate_to_claude",
    request="Debug the API failure and propose fix",
    wait_seconds=600
)

Why This Matters

Agent Framework users building enterprise agents need reliable local execution for code-heavy tasks. cowork-to-code-bridge provides that without API key management: agents escalate to Claude Code on the user's infrastructure using their existing subscription.

Cost-effective, local-first alternative to cloud APIs.

Reference Implementation

• GitHub: https://github.com/abhinaykrupa/cowork-to-code-bridge
• MCP Docs: https://github.com/abhinaykrupa/cowork-to-code-bridge/blob/main/docs/MCP_SERVER_IMPLEMENTATION.md
• Live examples: Crew.ai, Hermes, Open Claw

Proposed Action

Options:

1. Integration example showing MCP bridge provider in Agent Framework config
2. Use case: "Build → test → debug workflow with local Claude Code execution"
3. Or link from docs to our starter repo

(Happy to contribute any of these.)