Agent skill · software engineering · stablyai
computer-use
Use Orca's computer-use CLI for OS/window-level inspection and input in visible local app windows. Use when a task must read or operate a native app or an external browser window (for example, Chrome, Edge, or Safari) or an app webview. Do not use for Orca's embedded browser or page-only browser automation. Use `orca-cli` for Orca's embedded pages and a page-automation tool such as Playwright or CDP for external pages.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and workflows for interacting with desktop applications through Orca's CLI that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires orca installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 39,092 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Computer Use This file is a discovery stub, not the usage guide. The full, version-matched computer-use reference is served by the orca binary itself — kept out of this file on purpose so it can never drift from the binary that will actually run your commands. Engage Orca's computer-use surface when a task requires desktop-level access to a visible local app or window, including a native app or an external browser window/webview. Do not use for Orca's embedded browser or page-only browser automation. Use orca-cli for Orca's embedded pages and a page-automation tool such as Playwright or CDP for external pages. Resolve the CLI for this session Choose the executable once and reuse it for every later command: If the ORCACLICOMMAND environment variable is set, use its value. Orca exports this for managed WSL sessions. Otherwise, in a dev checkout whose session exposes ORCADEVREPOROOT, use orca-dev. Otherwise, on Linux outside an Orca-managed terminal, use orca-ide. Never run bare orca there — outside Orca's terminals it normally resolves to the GNOME Orca screen reader (/usr/bin/orca) and starts speech on the user's machine. Otherwise, use orca. Below, ORCA is a placeholder for the executable you resolved. Substitute it before running anything; do not create a shell variable or run ORCA literally. This works the same way in POSIX shells, PowerShell, and cmd.exe. If the selected executable cannot run, report its exact error and stop. Do not fall through to another executable, which could silently target a different Orca build. Load the full guide before running Orca commands That prints the complete, version-matched guide for the exact binary that will handle your next commands — listing apps/windows, reading UI, and driving clicks, typing, and other accessibility actions. Read it first, then run the specific command you need. Don't guess subcommands or flags from memory or from a cached copy of this stub. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills stablyai/computer-use