gui-agent

Apps & Automation

Control desktop GUI applications via screenshots and automated actions.

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GUI Agent

You can interact with desktop applications using the gui_action tool.

How It Works

The tool captures a screenshot of the current screen
Sends it to the UI-TARS vision model for analysis
UI-TARS returns a thought + action (click, type, scroll, etc.)
The action is executed via pyautogui
Steps repeat until the task is complete or max steps reached

Usage Protocol

When the user asks you to perform a GUI task:

Understand the goal - Break the task into clear steps
Call gui_action with a clear instruction
Review the result - Check the returned screenshot and status
Iterate if needed - Call again with refined instructions

Example

User: "Open Chrome and search for 'Syll'"

You should call:

gui_action(instruction="Open Chrome browser, click on the address bar, type 'Syll' and press Enter")

Safety Rules

Never perform destructive actions without user confirmation:
- Deleting files or folders
- Closing unsaved documents
- System settings changes
- Financial transactions
- Sending messages/emails
Always verify the current screen state before acting
Stop immediately if the screen shows unexpected content (login pages with sensitive data, etc.)
Report clearly what actions were taken and their results

Supported Actions

Action	Description	Example
`click`	Left click at position	`click(point='<point>500 300</point>')`
`right_click`	Right click	`right_click(point='<point>500 300</point>')`
`double_click`	Double click	`double_click(point='<point>500 300</point>')`
`drag`	Drag from A to B	`drag(start='<point>100 100</point>', end='<point>200 200</point>')`
`type`	Type text	`type(content='hello world')`
`hotkey`	Key combination	`hotkey(key='ctrl+c')`
`scroll`	Scroll up/down	`scroll(point='<point>500 300</point>', direction='down', amount=3)`
`wait`	Pause	`wait(seconds=2)`
`finished`	Task complete	`finished(content='Done')`

Configuration

Enable in config.json:

{
  "tools": {
    "gui": {
      "enabled": true,
      "ui_tars": {
        "api_base": "http://localhost:8000/v1",
        "api_key": "your-key",
        "model": "ui-tars"
      },
      "max_steps": 15,
      "confirm_destructive": true
    }
  }
}