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Controlling desktop apps with Computer Use v1.0.0

Use this resource to drive a desktop application’s interface from the Codex app

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  • 144 likes
  • 115 saves

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install desktop-app-control-codex

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

For a non-OpenAI model in the Codex app, the agent loads the @oai/sky runtime, then clicks, types and takes screenshots in an application. The skill asks it to prefer a dedicated API or connector when one exists.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Works in
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Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: reading the official skill first and loading the runtime
  • SKILL.md: usage rules and the procedure when the tool is missing

Good fit for

  • An application has no API and must be driven on screen
  • You want to test a desktop interface through screenshots

Not for

    Tags

    • desktop
    • computer use
    • screenshot
    • interface

    About

    You say

    “Open Safari, go to the login page and take a screenshot of the screen.”

    Card for the “Controlling desktop apps with Computer Use” skill

    Skill published by practicalswan under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to drive a desktop application’s interface from the Codex app
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • CHANGELOG.md2.6 KB
    • LICENSE1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md4.6 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    practicalswan
    Source
    github.com/practicalswan/agent-skills/tree/6cf63517700aa9ba0b80e711a93837e3bea13d0a/codex-computer-use
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « codex-computer-use » (practicalswan, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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