opendesk 0.1.3

Open Computer Use Agent — framework for desktop and browser automation

opendesk — Python SDK

Give any AI agent eyes and hands on your desktop.

macOS · Linux · Windows

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Install

pip install 'opendesk[core,mcp]'
opendesk install

opendesk install registers the MCP server with Claude Code globally.

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Quick start

import asyncio
from opendesk import create_registry, allow_all_context

async def main():
    registry = create_registry()
    ctx = allow_all_context()

    # Screenshot with Set-of-Marks
    shot = registry.get("screenshot")
    result = await shot.execute(ctx, shot.Params(marks=True))
    print(result.output)

    # Click a button by name — no coordinates needed
    ui = registry.get("ui")
    await ui.execute(ctx, ui.Params(action="click", app="TextEdit", title="File"))

asyncio.run(main())

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Installation options

pip install opendesk                              # core framework only
pip install 'opendesk[core,mcp]'                  # + screen capture + MCP server (recommended)
pip install 'opendesk[core,mcp,learn]'            # + task recording and replay
pip install 'opendesk[core,mcp,learn,schedule]'   # + scheduled tasks
pip install 'opendesk[all]'                       # everything

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Tools

Tool	What it does
screenshot	Capture screen with Set-of-Marks on every interactive element
ui	Click and type by element name — no coordinates needed
mouse	Pixel-level mouse control for anything ui can't reach
keyboard	Type text, press keys, send hotkeys
app	Open, close, and focus applications
clipboard	Read and write the system clipboard
ocr	Extract text from any region of the screen
learn	Record a workflow once, replay it anytime
schedule	Run any task on a timer
audit	Show the session audit log in any MCP session

Full reference: docs/tools.md

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MCP integrations

Claude Code

opendesk install        # register globally
opendesk uninstall      # remove

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opendesk": { "command": "opendesk-mcp" }
  }
}

Cursor / Continue

{
  "mcpServers": [{ "name": "opendesk", "command": "opendesk-mcp", "transport": "stdio" }]
}

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Agent integrations

Anthropic SDK

import anthropic
from opendesk.integrations.claude_code import ClaudeCodeAdapter
from opendesk.registry import create_registry

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
adapter = ClaudeCodeAdapter(create_registry())

result = await adapter.run_loop(
    client=client,
    model="claude-opus-4-6",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Open TextEdit and type Hello."}],
    system="Use the ui tool first. Mouse is a last resort.",
)

OpenAI / on-device models (Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp)

from openai import OpenAI
from opendesk.integrations.openai_compat import OpenAIAdapter

# Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint works
client = OpenAI(base_url="http://localhost:11434/v1", api_key="ollama")
adapter = OpenAIAdapter()
result = await adapter.run_loop(client, model="qwen2.5:72b", messages=messages)

LangChain

from langchain_anthropic import ChatAnthropic
from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent
from opendesk.integrations.langchain_compat import as_langchain_tools
from opendesk.registry import create_registry

tools = as_langchain_tools(create_registry())
agent = create_react_agent(ChatAnthropic(model="claude-opus-4-6"), tools)

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Build from source

cd python
pip install -e '.[core,mcp]'

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Docs

• Quickstart
• Tools reference
• Integrations
• Architecture

License

MIT