Open Computer Use
iFurySt/open-codex-computer-use
Platform-neutral guidance for using Open Computer Use, the open-source Computer Use MCP server and CLI for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Connect Things 3 (macOS only) so Dex reads and updates your Things tasks.
Install Things Setup
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex things-setup --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/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/things-setup .claude/skills/things-setup && 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 "things-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setup into .claude/skills/things-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "things-setup", 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/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setupType 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 davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex things-setup --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/things-setup .agents/skills/things-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "things-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setup into .agents/skills/things-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "things-setup", 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 davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex things-setup --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/things-setup .cursor/skills/things-setup && 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 "things-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setup into .cursor/skills/things-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "things-setup", 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/davekilleen/Dex.git --path .agents/skills/things-setup--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 davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex things-setup --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/things-setup .gemini/skills/things-setup && 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 "things-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setup into .gemini/skills/things-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "things-setup", 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 davekilleen/Dex things-setupInstalls 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 davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/things-setup .github/skills/things-setup && 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 "things-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setup into .github/skills/things-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "things-setup", 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 davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex things-setup --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/things-setup .opencode/skills/things-setup && 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 "things-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex/tree/main/.agents/skills/things-setup into .opencode/skills/things-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "things-setup", 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
things-setup- GitHub stars
- 493
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 657 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 91
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Connect Things 3 (macOS only) so Dex reads and updates your Things tasks.
- Works in 8 steps: Platform Check → Check if Already Connected → Check if Things 3 is Installed → …
- The user says I use Things
- SKILL.md covers What This Enables, Privacy, When to Run and Setup Flow, plus 2 more sections
- Calls osascript; reaches apps.apple.com
What it does
Things Setup is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Connect Things 3 (macOS only) so Dex reads and updates your Things tasks. Use when the user says 'I use Things', 'sync my Things inbox', or pastes a things:// link. Not for Todoist (todoist-setup) or Trello (trello-setup).
Its SKILL.md is about 2k 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, covering Email management. It works with macOS, Todoist and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Your AI Chief of Staff — a personal operating system starter kit that adapts to your role. No coding required.
When your agent uses it
- The user says I use Things
- Sync my Things inbox
- Pastes a things:// link
Example prompts
- “I use Things”
- “sync my Things inbox”
- “/things-setup”
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Platform Check
- Check if Already Connected
- Check if Things 3 is Installed
- Add the things3-mcp Server
- Test the Connection
- Configure Mapping
- Save Configuration
- Capability Cascade
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab5d6ad. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
osascript
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
apps.apple.com
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
Things Setup loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 657 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 657 words (~1,980 tokens).
“Connect Things 3 so Dex can work with your Things tasks whenever you ask. No account needed. Everything stays on your Mac. Works offline.”
- name
- things-setup
- manifest.id
- things
- manifest.auth
- none
- manifest.category
- task_access
- manifest.platform
- macos
- manifest.mcp_server
- things3-mcp
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/things-setup of davekilleen/Dex.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab5d6ad
Compare with similar skills
Things Setup 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Things Setup this skilldavekilleen/Dex | 493 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Open Computer UseiFurySt/open-codex-computer-use | 2.3k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Interceptor BrowserHacker-Valley-Media/Interceptor | 514 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Browser MCP Agentantibrow/anti-detect-browser-skills | 914 | 1 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Interceptor iOSHacker-Valley-Media/Interceptor | 514 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Altic Studioaltic-dev/altic-mcp | 172 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Things Setup
What does Things Setup do?
Connect Things 3 (macOS only) so Dex reads and updates your Things tasks. Things Setup is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Connect Things 3 (macOS only) so Dex reads and updates your Things tasks.
When should I use Things Setup?
Things Setup fits situations like: the user says I use Things; sync my Things inbox; pastes a things:// link.
How do I install Things Setup in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/things-setup in davekilleen/Dex) into .claude/skills/things-setup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Things Setup in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/things-setup in davekilleen/Dex) into .agents/skills/things-setup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Things Setup 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 davekilleen/Dex --skill things-setup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/things-setup, .gemini/skills/things-setup, .github/skills/things-setup and .opencode/skills/things-setup in your project.
What does Things Setup need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Things Setup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (osascript).
Does Things Setup access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: apps.apple.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Things Setup 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 Things Setup use?
Things Setup has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Things Setup use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.9k 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 Things Setup?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Things Setup: Open Computer Use (iFurySt/open-codex-computer-use, 2.3k stars), Interceptor Browser (Hacker-Valley-Media/Interceptor, 514 stars), Browser MCP Agent (antibrow/anti-detect-browser-skills, 914 stars) and Interceptor iOS (Hacker-Valley-Media/Interceptor, 514 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Things Setup?
davekilleen (a GitHub user) maintains it in davekilleen/Dex, which has 493 GitHub stars. The repository holds 91 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.
Source: davekilleen/Dex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.