Computer Use Agents
sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills
Build AI agents that interact with computers like humans do - viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text.
Build AI agents that interact with computers like humans do - viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates computer-use-agents --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/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents .claude/skills/computer-use-agents && 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 "computer-use-agents" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents into .claude/skills/computer-use-agents/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "computer-use-agents", 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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agentsType 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates computer-use-agents --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents .agents/skills/computer-use-agents && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "computer-use-agents" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents into .agents/skills/computer-use-agents/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "computer-use-agents", 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates computer-use-agents --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents .cursor/skills/computer-use-agents && 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 "computer-use-agents" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents into .cursor/skills/computer-use-agents/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "computer-use-agents", 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/davila7/claude-code-templates.git --path cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents--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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates computer-use-agents --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents .gemini/skills/computer-use-agents && 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 "computer-use-agents" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents into .gemini/skills/computer-use-agents/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "computer-use-agents", 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 davila7/claude-code-templates computer-use-agentsInstalls 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents .github/skills/computer-use-agents && 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 "computer-use-agents" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents into .github/skills/computer-use-agents/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "computer-use-agents", 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates computer-use-agents --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents .opencode/skills/computer-use-agents && 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 "computer-use-agents" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents into .opencode/skills/computer-use-agents/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "computer-use-agents", 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.
computer-use-agentsBuild AI agents that interact with computers like humans do - viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text.
Computer Use Agents is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Build AI agents that interact with computers like humans do - viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text. Covers Anthropic's Computer Use, OpenAI's Operator/CUA, and open-source alternatives. Critical focus on sandboxing, security, and handling the unique challenges of vision-based control. Use when: computer use, desktop automation agent, screen control AI, vision-based agent, GUI automation.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k 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 Desktop control. It works with OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 14680ec. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Computer Use Agents loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 369 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.
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.
The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 14680ec, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 369 words, ~2,356 tokens.
.claude/skills/computer-use-agents/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).The fundamental architecture of computer use agents: observe screen, reason about next action, execute action, repeat. This loop integrates vision models with action execution through an iterative pipeline.
Key components:
Critical insight: Vision agents are completely still during "thinking" phase (1-5 seconds), creating a detectable pause pattern.
When to use: ['Building any computer use agent from scratch', 'Integrating vision models with desktop control', 'Understanding agent behavior patterns']
from anthropic import Anthropic
from PIL import Image
import base64
import pyautogui
import time
class ComputerUseAgent:
"""
Perception-Reasoning-Action loop implementation.
Based on Anthropic Computer Use patterns.
"""
def __init__(self, client: Anthropic, model: str = "claude-sonnet-4-20250514"):
self.client = client
self.model = model
self.max_steps = 50 # Prevent runaway loops
self.action_delay = 0.5 # Seconds between actions
def capture_screenshot(self) -> str:
"""Capture screen and return base64 encoded image."""
screenshot = pyautogui.screenshot()
# Resize for token efficiency (1280x800 is good balance)
screenshot = screenshot.resize((1280, 800), Image.LANCZOS)
import io
buffer = io.BytesIO()
screenshot.save(buffer, format="PNG")
return base64.b64encode(buffer.getvalue()).decode()
def execute_action(self, action: dict) -> dict:
"""Execute mouse/keyboard action on the computer."""
action_type = action.get("type")
if action_type == "click":
x, y = action["x"], action["y"]
button = action.get("button", "left")
pyautogui.click(x, y, button=button)
return {"success": True, "action": f"clicked at ({x}, {y})"}
elif action_type == "type":
text = action["text"]
pyautogui.typewrite(text, interval=0.02)
return {"success": True, "action": f"typed {len(text)} chars"}
elif action_type == "key":
key = action["key"]
pyautogui.press(key)
return {"success": True, "action": f"pressed {key}"}
elif action_type == "scroll":
direction = action.get("direction", "down")
amount = action.get("amount", 3)
scroll = -amount if direction == "down" else amount
pyautogui.scroll(scroll)
return {"success": True, "action": f"scrolled {dirComputer use agents MUST run in isolated, sandboxed environments. Never give agents direct access to your main system - the security risks are too high. Use Docker containers with virtual desktops.
Key isolation requirements:
The goal is "blast radius minimization" - if the agent goes wrong, damage is contained to the sandbox.
When to use: ['Deploying any computer use agent', 'Testing agent behavior safely', 'Running untrusted automation tasks']
# Dockerfile for sandboxed computer use environment
# Based on Anthropic's reference implementation pattern
FROM ubuntu:22.04
# Install desktop environment
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
xvfb \
x11vnc \
fluxbox \
xterm \
firefox \
python3 \
python3-pip \
supervisor
# Security: Create non-root user
RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash agent && \
mkdir -p /home/agent/.vnc
# Install Python dependencies
COPY requirements.txt /tmp/
RUN pip3 install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
# Security: Drop capabilities
RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcap2-bin && \
setcap -r /usr/bin/python3 || true
# Copy agent code
COPY --chown=agent:agent . /app
WORKDIR /app
# Supervisor config for virtual display + VNC
COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/
# Expose VNC port only (not desktop directly)
EXPOSE 5900
# Run as non-root
USER agent
CMD ["/usr/bin/supervisord", "-c", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf"]
---
# docker-compose.yml with security constraints
version: '3.8'
services:
computer-use-agent:
build: .
ports:
- "5900:5900" # VNC for observation
- "8080:8080" # API for control
# Security constraints
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:true
- seccomp:seccomp-profile.json
# Resource limits
deploy:
resources:
limits:
cpus: '2'
memory: 4G
reservations:
cpus: '0.5'
memory: 1G
# Network isolation
networks:
- agent-network
# No access to host filesystem
volumes:
- agent-tmp:/tmp
# Read-only root filesystem
read_only: true
tmpfs:
- /run
- /var/run
# Environment
environment:
- DISPLAY=:99
- NO_PROXY=localhost
networks:
agent-network:
driver: bridge
internal: true # No internet by default
volumes:
agent-tmp:
---
# Python wrapper with additional runtime sandboxing
import subprocess
import os
from dataclasses imOfficial implementation pattern using Claude's computer use capability. Claude 3.5 Sonnet was the first frontier model to offer computer use. Claude Opus 4.5 is now the "best model in the world for computer use."
Key capabilities:
Tool versions:
Critical limitation: "Some UI elements (like dropdowns and scrollbars) might be tricky for Claude to manipulate" - Anthropic docs
When to use: ['Building production computer use agents', 'Need highest quality vision understanding', 'Full desktop control (not just browser)']
from anthropic import Anthropic
from anthropic.types.beta import (
BetaToolComputerUse20241022,
BetaToolBash20241022,
BetaToolTextEditor20241022,
)
import subprocess
import base64
from PIL import Image
import io
class AnthropicComputerUse:
"""
Official Anthropic Computer Use implementation.
Requires:
- Docker container with virtual display
- VNC for viewing agent actions
- Proper tool implementations
"""
def __init__(self):
self.client = Anthropic()
self.model = "claude-sonnet-4-6" # Best for computer use
self.screen_size = (1280, 800)
def get_tools(self) -> list:
"""Define computer use tools."""
return [
BetaToolComputerUse20241022(
type="computer_20241022",
name="computer",
display_width_px=self.screen_size[0],
display_height_px=self.screen_size[1],
),
BetaToolBash20241022(
type="bash_20241022",
name="bash",
),
BetaToolTextEditor20241022(
type="text_editor_20241022",
name="str_replace_editor",
),
]
def execute_tool(self, name: str, input: dict) -> dict:
"""Execute a tool and return result."""
if name == "computer":
return self._handle_computer_action(input)
elif name == "bash":
return self._handle_bash(input)
elif name == "str_replace_editor":
return self._handle_editor(input)
else:
return {"error": f"Unknown tool: {name}"}
def _handle_computer_action(self, input: dict) -> dict:
"""Handle computer control actions."""
action = input.get("action")
if action == "screenshot":
# Capture via xdotool/scrot
subprocess.run(["scrot", "/tmp/screenshot.png"])
with open("/tmp/screenshot.png", "rb") as f:
| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | critical | ## Defense in depth - no single solution works |
| Issue | medium | ## Add human-like variance to actions |
| Issue | high | ## Use keyboard alternatives when possible |
| Issue | medium | ## Accept the tradeoff |
| Issue | high | ## Implement context management |
| Issue | high | ## Monitor and limit costs |
| Issue | critical | ## ALWAYS use sandboxing |
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Just SKILL.md in cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents of davila7/claude-code-templates.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 14680ec
We found 12 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Computer Use Agents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Use Agents this skilldavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 6 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Computer Use Agentssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~450 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Yichen Codex Chatgptmcncarl/yichen-skills | 4.3k | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Chatgpt Web Researchbear2u/my-skills | 933 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Yichen Chatgpt Web Researchmcncarl/yichen-skills | 4.3k | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Vision SkillsAnionex/agent-vision-toolkit | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Build AI agents that interact with computers like humans do - viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text. Computer Use Agents is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Build AI agents that interact with computers like humans do - viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text.
Computer Use Agents fits situations like: desktop automation agent; screen control AI; vision-based agent.
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/computer-use-agents in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/computer-use-agents in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/computer-use-agents in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill computer-use-agents -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/computer-use-agents, .gemini/skills/computer-use-agents, .github/skills/computer-use-agents and .opencode/skills/computer-use-agents in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Computer Use Agents is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3; Docker.
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.
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.
Computer Use Agents is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Computer Use Agents: Computer Use Agents (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Yichen Codex Chatgpt (mcncarl/yichen-skills, 4.3k stars), Chatgpt Web Research (bear2u/my-skills, 933 stars) and Yichen Chatgpt Web Research (mcncarl/yichen-skills, 4.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,463 GitHub stars. The repository holds 477 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.