cua-driver Python SDK
Rust-backed Python SDK and bundled executable for Cua Driver.
Product boundary
This package is for client applications importing Cua Driver as an SDK:
from cua_driver import CuaDriver
It does not contain a Python MCP client. Agents already have runtime-neutral MCP clients and should configure the bundled server directly:
cua-driver mcp
The removed pre-release MCP facade used CuaDriver.stdio(),
AsyncCuaDriver, *Args, and transport classes. Application code imports the
typed Rust-backed SDK shown below; agent code supplies cua-driver mcp to its
agent SDK.
Installation
Install and usage docs live at https://cua.ai/docs/how-to-guides/driver/install and https://cua.ai/docs/reference/cua-driver/mcp-tools.
The wheel contains generated UniFFI bindings, a platform-specific Rust SDK
library, and the cua-driver executable. CuaDriver.create() loads the runtime
in the importing process and does not require the executable or daemon.
SDK example
import asyncio
from cua_driver import (
CaptureScope,
CuaDriver,
EndSessionInput,
GetDesktopStateInput,
StartSessionInput,
)
async def main() -> None:
driver = CuaDriver.create()
await driver.start_session(
StartSessionInput(session="demo", capture_scope=CaptureScope.DESKTOP)
)
try:
desktop = await driver.get_desktop_state(
GetDesktopStateInput(session="demo", screenshot_out_file=None)
)
print(desktop.images[0].mime_type)
finally:
await driver.end_session(EndSessionInput(session="demo"))
await driver.shutdown()
asyncio.run(main())
SDK operations are asynchronous. Desktop calls return a typed ToolResult with
text, images, verification/error metadata, and structured_json / raw_json
for platform-extensible results. Session lifecycle calls return dedicated
generated records.
CuaDriver.connect(socket_path) remains available while existing applications
migrate. It exposes the same methods over the installed daemon, but it does not
provide a second SDK contract.
shutdown() closes admission, waits for already admitted operations to finish,
and is idempotent. Calls started after shutdown fail with DriverError.Shutdown.
Destroying a binding handle releases native resources, but orderly applications
should still await shutdown().
Daemon-backed MCP host
Applications that must also expose MCP to an external agent can own a private daemon child. The child provides a stable permission identity and session lifetime for short-lived or external clients:
import asyncio
from cua_driver import CuaDriver, EmbeddedCuaDriverHost, get_binary_path
async def main() -> None:
host = EmbeddedCuaDriverHost(
binary_path=str(get_binary_path()),
host_bundle_id="com.example.your-app",
)
connection = await host.start()
driver = CuaDriver.connect(connection.socket_path)
try:
# Application calls use driver. An agent runtime can launch
# connection.mcp.command with connection.mcp.args and environment.
print(await driver.metadata())
finally:
del driver
await host.stop()
asyncio.run(main())
start() coalesces concurrent callers, stop() cancels startup and is
idempotent, and restart() returns a new generation/PID/endpoint. Destroy SDK
clients and MCP proxies before stopping or restarting, then reconnect from the
new connection. wait_for_exit(connection.generation) observes unexpected
termination. Dropping the host closes its parent-liveness pipe and kills the
child as a fallback, but orderly applications should still await stop().
Binary wrapper
The package also exposes the bundled executable:
from cua_driver import get_binary_path, run_cua_driver
print(get_binary_path())
exit_code = run_cua_driver(["mcp"])
Platform support
| Platform | Architecture | Status |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 13+ | Universal (ARM64 + x86_64) | Supported |
| Linux | x86_64 | Supported |
| Windows | x86_64 | Supported |
| Windows | ARM64 | Supported |
License
MIT License — see LICENSE.
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