vnc-computer-use 0.2.1

VNC Computer-Use CLI - control a remote desktop via VNC for AI computer-use agents

vnc-computer-use

VNC Computer-Use CLI - control a remote desktop via VNC for AI computer-use agents.

Installation

pip install vnc-computer-use

Claude Code Skill

To add VNC desktop control as a skill for Claude Code:

npx skills add EYHN/vnc --skill vnc

This installs the /vnc skill, which teaches Claude how to connect to VNC servers, take screenshots, click, type, and interact with remote desktops autonomously.

Usage

Connect to a VNC server

vnc connect localhost::5900
vnc connect myhost:0 --password secret
vnc connect myhost:0 --username user --password pass  # macOS Screen Sharing

Interact with the remote desktop

# Screenshots
vnc get_screenshot -o screen.png
vnc get_screenshot  # returns base64 JSON

# Keyboard
vnc key enter
vnc key ctrl-c
vnc type "hello world"

# Mouse
vnc left_click 100 200
vnc right_click 300 400
vnc double_click 100 200
vnc mouse_move 500 500
vnc left_click_drag 100 200
vnc scroll down 100 200

# Info
vnc get_cursor_position
vnc get_screen_size
vnc status

Multi-session support

vnc connect host1::5900 --session work
vnc connect host2::5900 --session personal
vnc -s work get_screenshot -o work.png
vnc -s personal left_click 100 200

Disconnect

vnc disconnect
vnc disconnect --session work

How it works

vnc launches a background daemon process that maintains a persistent VNC connection via vncdotool. The CLI communicates with the daemon over a Unix domain socket, making each action fast without reconnection overhead.