Agent skill

Agent Desktop

by mvanhorn in mvanhorn/printing-press-library

Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesProductivity & Automation

Install Agent Desktop

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library agent-desktop --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop .claude/skills/agent-desktop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "agent-desktop" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop into .claude/skills/agent-desktop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-desktop", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library agent-desktop --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop .agents/skills/agent-desktop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "agent-desktop" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop into .agents/skills/agent-desktop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-desktop", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library agent-desktop --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop .cursor/skills/agent-desktop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "agent-desktop" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop into .cursor/skills/agent-desktop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-desktop", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git --path cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library agent-desktop --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop .gemini/skills/agent-desktop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "agent-desktop" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop into .gemini/skills/agent-desktop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-desktop", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library agent-desktop

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop .github/skills/agent-desktop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "agent-desktop" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop into .github/skills/agent-desktop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-desktop", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library agent-desktop --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop .opencode/skills/agent-desktop && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "agent-desktop" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop into .opencode/skills/agent-desktop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-desktop", 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: agent-desktop
GitHub stars: 2.1k
Token cost: ~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length: 689 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 506
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge.

Works in 3 steps: Install via the Printing Press… → Verify: agent-desktop-pp-cli --version → Ensure the reported install directory is…
An agent needs to observe
SKILL.md covers Prerequisites: Install the CLI, Install the Real agent-desktop…, Load Version-Matched Docs and Core Loop, plus 4 more sections
Calls npx and go; reaches github.com

What it does

Agent Desktop is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge. Use when an agent needs to observe, inspect, or control native desktop applications with accessibility trees: snapshots, refs, clicks, typing, scrolling, windows, notifications, screenshots, clipboard, waits, and bundled version-matched skill docs.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k 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 and Accessibility. It works with Rust. The repository describes itself as: Official library of CLIs generated by the CLI Printing Press. Endorsed, tested, and community-contributed. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

An agent needs to observe
Control native desktop applications with accessibility trees: snapshots
Bundled version-matched skill docs

Example prompts

“/agent-desktop”

Requirements

Node.js
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and…
Verify: agent-desktop-pp-cli --version
Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 76de244. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Bash
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- npx
- go
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:
- github.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

Agent Desktop loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 94 tokens; SKILL.md has 689 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~94
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~2.3k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Read, Bash
```

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 mvanhorn/printing-press-library at commit 76de244, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mvanhorn). 689 words, ~2,293 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/agent-desktop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: agent-desktop
description: Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge. Use when an agent needs to observe, inspect, or control native desktop applications with accessibility trees: snapshots, refs, clicks, typing, scrolling, windows, notifications, screenshots, clipboard, waits, and bundled version-matched skill docs.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash
author: Lahfir
license: Apache-2.0
argument-hint: <agent-desktop command> [args]

<!-- GENERATED FILE — DO NOT EDIT.
     This file is a verbatim mirror of library/developer-tools/agent-desktop/SKILL.md,
     regenerated post-merge by tools/generate-skills/. Hand-edits here are
     silently overwritten on the next regen. Edit the library/ source instead.
     See the repository agent guide, section "Generated artifacts: registry.json, cli-skills/". -->

Agent Desktop - Printing Press CLI

agent-desktop is a native desktop automation CLI for AI agents. It is not an agent and does not call an LLM. It exposes the operating system accessibility tree as structured JSON, assigns snapshot-scoped refs such as @e1, and lets the calling agent perform semantic actions against those refs.

This Printing Press package installs agent-desktop-pp-cli, a catalog bridge. The bridge does not reimplement automation. It installs or delegates to the real remote agent-desktop package from https://github.com/lahfir/agent-desktop and the npm package agent-desktop.

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the agent-desktop-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:
bash
```
npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install agent-desktop --cli-only
```
Verify: agent-desktop-pp-cli --version
Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead:

bash

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/developer-tools/agent-desktop/cmd/agent-desktop-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

Install the Real agent-desktop CLI

After the bridge is installed, install and verify the real remote desktop automation CLI:

bash

agent-desktop-pp-cli install --version latest
agent-desktop-pp-cli doctor

The bridge defaults to agent-desktop@latest, so future upstream releases are pulled from the remote package channel instead of being copied into Printing Press. Use agent-desktop-pp-cli install --version <version> when a task needs a pinned version. Use agent-desktop-pp-cli install --dry-run before mutating a host when you only need to inspect the install command.

Load Version-Matched Docs

The real binary ships its own agent skills inside the executable. Prefer those docs before nontrivial desktop work because they match the installed agent-desktop version exactly:

bash

agent-desktop skills
agent-desktop skills get desktop --full
agent-desktop skills get desktop workflows
agent-desktop skills get desktop commands-observation
agent-desktop skills get desktop commands-interaction
agent-desktop skills get desktop commands-system
agent-desktop skills get desktop macos
agent-desktop skills get ffi --full

After doctor confirms the real binary is installed, call agent-desktop directly for commands that need their own flags.

Show full SKILL.md (356 more words)Show less

Core Loop

Every useful automation follows the same loop:

bash

agent-desktop permissions
agent-desktop snapshot --app "App Name" -i
agent-desktop click @e5 --snapshot <snapshot_id>
agent-desktop wait --text "Done" --app "App Name" --timeout 5000
agent-desktop snapshot --app "App Name" -i

Rules for agents:

Snapshot before acting. Do not guess UI state.
Keep the returned snapshot_id and pass it to every ref-consuming command.
Treat refs as ephemeral. Re-snapshot after UI-changing actions.
Prefer refs over coordinates. Use click @e5, type @e2, check @e4, or scroll @e1 before mouse-click --xy.
Use wait --predicate actionable, wait --text, wait --window, or wait --notification instead of blind sleeps.
On STALE_REF or AMBIGUOUS_TARGET, take a fresh snapshot and choose a new ref. Do not retry the same stale ref.
Use --session <id> when concurrent agents may share latest-snapshot state.
Use --trace /tmp/agent-desktop.jsonl when diagnosing stale refs, ambiguity, policy denial, or actionability failures.
Use --headed only when physical input is explicitly required. Ref actions are headless and accessibility-first by default.

JSON Contract

All real agent-desktop commands write a JSON envelope on stdout.

Success:

json

{
  "version": "2.0",
  "ok": true,
  "command": "snapshot",
  "data": {
    "snapshot_id": "s8f3k2p9",
    "ref_count": 14
  }
}

Error:

json

{
  "version": "2.0",
  "ok": false,
  "command": "click",
  "error": {
    "code": "STALE_REF",
    "message": "Element could not be resolved from the requested snapshot",
    "suggestion": "Run snapshot to refresh, then retry with an updated ref"
  }
}

Exit codes are 0 for success, 1 for structured runtime errors, and 2 for argument or parse errors. The bridge run command preserves the real binary's exit code.

Command Surface

The real CLI exposes 54 commands:

Category	Commands
Observation	`snapshot`, `screenshot`, `find`, `get`, `is`, `list-surfaces`
Interaction	`click`, `double-click`, `triple-click`, `right-click`, `type`, `set-value`, `clear`, `focus`, `select`, `toggle`, `check`, `uncheck`, `expand`, `collapse`
Scroll	`scroll`, `scroll-to`
Keyboard	`press`, `key-down`, `key-up`
Mouse	`hover`, `drag`, `mouse-move`, `mouse-click`, `mouse-down`, `mouse-up`
App/window	`launch`, `close-app`, `list-windows`, `list-apps`, `focus-window`, `resize-window`, `move-window`, `minimize`, `maximize`, `restore`
Notifications	`list-notifications`, `dismiss-notification`, `dismiss-all-notifications`, `notification-action`
Clipboard	`clipboard-get`, `clipboard-set`, `clipboard-clear`
Wait	`wait`
System	`status`, `permissions`, `version`, `skills`
Batch	`batch`

Common examples:

bash

agent-desktop snapshot --app Finder -i --compact
agent-desktop snapshot --skeleton --app Slack -i --compact
agent-desktop snapshot --root @e3 --snapshot <snapshot_id> -i --compact
agent-desktop find --app TextEdit --role button --name Save
agent-desktop get @e3 --snapshot <snapshot_id> --property value
agent-desktop is @e7 --snapshot <snapshot_id> --property checked
agent-desktop click @e5 --snapshot <snapshot_id>
agent-desktop type @e2 --snapshot <snapshot_id> "hello@example.com"
agent-desktop check @e6 --snapshot <snapshot_id>
agent-desktop scroll @e1 --snapshot <snapshot_id> --direction down --amount 3
agent-desktop press cmd+s --app TextEdit
agent-desktop list-windows --app Finder
agent-desktop focus-window --app Finder
agent-desktop clipboard-get
agent-desktop wait --element @e5 --snapshot <snapshot_id> --predicate actionable --timeout 5000
agent-desktop batch '[{"command":"status","args":{}}]' --stop-on-error

Printing Press Bridge Commands

Use these only for catalog, install, diagnosis, and delegation:

bash

agent-desktop-pp-cli info
agent-desktop-pp-cli install --version latest
agent-desktop-pp-cli install --version latest --dry-run
agent-desktop-pp-cli install --manager bun
agent-desktop-pp-cli doctor
agent-desktop-pp-cli doctor --json
agent-desktop-pp-cli run version
agent-desktop-pp-cli run status

After doctor confirms the real binary is on PATH, agents may call agent-desktop directly. Keep using agent-desktop-pp-cli run when the caller needs a stable Printing Press entry point.

Platform Notes

macOS is the Phase 1 fully implemented adapter. The launching app, such as Terminal, iTerm, Codex, or another agent runtime, needs Accessibility permission for UI automation. Screenshots need Screen Recording permission. Some automation surfaces may also require Automation permission.

Check and request permissions with:

bash

agent-desktop permissions
agent-desktop permissions --request

If permissions are denied, stop and surface the returned error.suggestion. Do not work around TCC failures with coordinate clicking.

Files

Just SKILL.md in cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop of mvanhorn/printing-press-library.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 76de244

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Questions about Agent Desktop

What does Agent Desktop do?

Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge. Agent Desktop is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge.

When should I use Agent Desktop?

Agent Desktop fits situations like: an agent needs to observe; control native desktop applications with accessibility trees: snapshots; bundled version-matched skill docs.

How do I install Agent Desktop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .claude/skills/agent-desktop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agent Desktop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-agent-desktop in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .agents/skills/agent-desktop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Agent Desktop 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 mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill agent-desktop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-desktop, .gemini/skills/agent-desktop, .github/skills/agent-desktop and .opencode/skills/agent-desktop in your project.

What does Agent Desktop need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Agent Desktop needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx and go). Our summary lists: Node.js. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash.

Does Agent Desktop access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Agent Desktop safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Agent Desktop use?

Agent Desktop is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Agent Desktop use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.2k 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 Agent Desktop?

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Who maintains Agent Desktop?

mvanhorn (a GitHub user) maintains it in mvanhorn/printing-press-library, which has 2,056 GitHub stars. The repository holds 506 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mvanhorn/printing-press-library on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Agent Desktop

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Agent Desktop - Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

Install the Real agent-desktop CLI

Load Version-Matched Docs

Core Loop

JSON Contract

Command Surface

Printing Press Bridge Commands

Platform Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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