Mac Computer Use
To3akaRin/mac-computer-use
操作 macOS 桌面应用，探测窗口和自动化接口、截图、读取或修改辅助功能元素、执行鼠标键盘动作，以及通过 CDP 操作内嵌 Chromium 页面。适用于桌面应用自动化与界面验收；普通网页任务优先使用已有浏览器工具。
Capture screenshots on registered computers, record on macOS or HarmonyOS, and manage saved captures.
Install Recording
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale recording --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording .claude/skills/recording && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "recording" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording into .claude/skills/recording/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recording", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recordingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale recording --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording .agents/skills/recording && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "recording" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording into .agents/skills/recording/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recording", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale recording --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording .cursor/skills/recording && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "recording" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording into .cursor/skills/recording/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recording", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git --path crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale recording --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording .gemini/skills/recording && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "recording" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording into .gemini/skills/recording/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recording", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale recordingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording .github/skills/recording && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "recording" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording into .github/skills/recording/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recording", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale recording --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording .opencode/skills/recording && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "recording" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording into .opencode/skills/recording/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "recording", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
recording- GitHub stars
- 41k
- Token cost
- ~540 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 281 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 63
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Capture screenshots on registered computers, record on macOS or HarmonyOS, and manage saved captures.
- Works in 5 steps: Pick the computer (computer_list, or… → Check request_access when readiness is… → Do the work (or let the user do it). → …
- Productivity & Automation work in your project
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Recording is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Capture screenshots on registered computers, record on macOS or HarmonyOS, and manage saved captures. Probe capabilities before recording.
Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Productivity & Automation. It works with macOS. The repository describes itself as: Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Productivity & Automation work in your project
Example prompts
- “/recording”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Pick the computer (computer_list, or pass computer — it switches).
- Check request_access when readiness is unknown. On a supported target,
- Do the work (or let the user do it).
- recording_stop with the returned id → finalized file path + bytes.
- recording_list shows everything saved; recording_status checks one.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fead51e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Recording loads about 540 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 281 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit fead51e, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 281 words, ~540 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/recording/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- recording
- description
- Capture screenshots on registered computers, record on macOS or HarmonyOS, and manage saved captures. Probe capabilities before recording.
Recording and screenshots
- Pick the computer (
computer_list, or passcomputer— it switches). - Check
request_accesswhen readiness is unknown. On a supported target, userecording_startwith optionaldisplay,region,fpsanddurationSec(macOS auto-stop), orintervalMs(HarmonyOS snapshot cadence). - Do the work (or let the user do it).
recording_stopwith the returnedid→ finalized file path + bytes.recording_listshows everything saved;recording_statuschecks one.
Platform truths:
- macOS: ScreenCaptureKit inside the signed helper captures a display or
region straight to .mov — no system recorder selection UI and no desktop
dimming overlay. If capture is denied, Screen Recording permission is
missing for whoever ran it: the Codewhale Computer Use app when
request_accesssaysvia: "app", else the terminal that hosts the server — tell the user which, do not retry. - Windows and Linux: recording is unavailable pending session-owned recorder cleanup. Use screenshots; installing ffmpeg does not enable it.
- HarmonyOS: no native CLI recorder; the backend captures
snapshot_displayframes atintervalMsand muxes with ffmpeg on stop. The receipt labels the modesnapshot-series— never call it real-time.
Screenshots: screenshot returns a saved path, geometry and raster_id. Carry
that ID in pixel targets and as the parent of zoom when a target is too small
to read. Each zoom returns a new child ID; use it for child-image coordinates.
OCR coordinate targets already include their pin. Pins remain reusable while
current; older unpinned calls retain latest-raster behavior. A replaced capture,
app launch or route change retires the context. On raster_stale or no_raster,
observe again; never drop the ID to retry. Pins detect capture replacement,
not a changed UI: re-observe after UI changes and verify input separately.
An omitted image cannot supply coordinates.
© codewhale-hq, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fead51e
Compare with similar skills
Recording next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recording this skillcodewhale-hq/Codewhale | 41k | — | ~540 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Mac Computer UseTo3akaRin/mac-computer-use | 1.1k | 1 repos | ~495 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Verify Reelrselbach/reel | 118 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Unlicense | |
| Slack Messaginghaojing8312/WorkClaw | 141 | — | ~897 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Steerdisler/mac-mini-agent | 272 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Computer Usekunpengtalk/PeakCode | 166 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Recording
What does Recording do?
Capture screenshots on registered computers, record on macOS or HarmonyOS, and manage saved captures. Recording is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Capture screenshots on registered computers, record on macOS or HarmonyOS, and manage saved captures.
When should I use Recording?
Recording fits situations like: productivity & Automation work in your project.
How do I install Recording in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .claude/skills/recording in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Recording in Codex?
Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/plugins/computer-use/skills/recording in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .agents/skills/recording in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Recording in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill recording -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/recording, .gemini/skills/recording, .github/skills/recording and .opencode/skills/recording in your project.
What does Recording need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Recording is instructions for the agent only.
Does Recording access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Recording safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Recording use?
Recording is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Recording use?
About 540 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Recording?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Recording: Mac Computer Use (To3akaRin/mac-computer-use, 1.1k stars), Verify Reel (rselbach/reel, 118 stars), Slack Messaging (haojing8312/WorkClaw, 141 stars) and Steer (disler/mac-mini-agent, 272 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Recording?
codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,079 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: codewhale-hq/Codewhale on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.