Agent skill · software engineering · mvanhorn
agent-desktop
Desktop automation through the real Rust agent-desktop CLI, published in Printing Press through a small bridge. Use when an agent needs to observe, inspect, or control native desktop applications with accessibility trees: snapshots, refs, clicks, typing, scrolling, windows, notifications, screenshots, clipboard, waits, and bundled version-matched skill docs.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a powerful CLI for desktop automation that allows the AI to control and interact with native applications, which it cannot do without this tool.
What it needs
Requires agent-desktop-pp-cli installed locally. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
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How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/pp-agent-desktop