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agent-desktop
Agents click real desktop apps without screenshots.
agent-desktop is a Vercel Labs desktop tool that reads the OS accessibility tree and returns JSON refs for the controls an agent can act on, then lets the agent act on a ref and snapshot again to check.
Install with npm, run a snapshot on Finder, and the loop stays in your agent. Only apps that expose an accessibility tree work, and snapshots can hold private content.
Key facts
- Reads the OS accessibility tree; returns JSON refs for controls
- Snapshot, act on a ref, snapshot again to check
- Install with npm; run a snapshot on Finder
- Version 1.1.0, 3 Nov 2026, open source
PikyAI has not tested it live. This page is a README and release-notes overview from the PikyAI reel.
How to use it
- npm se install karo.
- Finder par snapshot chalao.
- Agent ko ref par action lene do, phir naya snapshot le kar check karo.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Agent asal desktop controls par kaam karta hai, screenshots se andaza nahi.
- Snapshot se agent apna kaam khud check karta hai.
- npm se install hota hai.
Cons
- Sirf wohi apps jo accessibility tree expose karti hain.
- Snapshots mein private content ho sakta hai.
- PikyAI ne live test nahi kiya.
Alternative
- Screenshot-based agents — Screenshots se andaza lagane wale agents bhi desktop automate karte hain, lekin control ka pata kam hota hai.
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