gui-mobile

Apps & Automation

Control a connected mobile device (Android/HarmonyOS) via natural language using the gui_execute tool.

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GUI Mobile Use

Use the gui_execute tool to control a connected Android or HarmonyOS phone through natural language instructions. The tool captures the phone screen, reasons about it with a vision-language model, and performs actions (tap, swipe, type, home, back, etc.) in a loop until the task completes.

Prerequisites

ADB installed and on PATH (adb for Android, hdc for HarmonyOS)
Phone connected via USB with USB debugging enabled
ADB Keyboard installed and enabled on the device
- Download: https://github.com/senzhk/ADBKeyBoard
- Install: adb install ADBKeyboard.apk
- Enable: Settings → Languages & Input → Virtual Keyboard → ADB Keyboard

Usage

Basic

gui_execute(task="Open WeChat and send 'I will be late' to Zhang San")

With step limit

gui_execute(task="Search for Bluetooth headphones on Taobao and add to cart", max_steps=80)

Examples

User says	Tool call
帮我打开微信给张三发消息说我晚点到	`gui_execute(task="打开微信给张三发一条消息说我晚点到")`
Turn on Bluetooth on my phone	`gui_execute(task="Open Settings and turn on Bluetooth")`
帮我看看手机上有什么新通知	`gui_execute(task="下拉通知栏查看最新通知并汇报内容")`
Open YouTube and search for cooking videos	`gui_execute(task="Open YouTube app and search for cooking videos")`
截个屏看看手机现在显示什么	`gui_execute(task="截取当前屏幕截图并描述屏幕内容")`
帮我在淘宝搜蓝牙耳机加入购物车	`gui_execute(task="打开淘宝搜索蓝牙耳机，选择第一个商品加入购物车", max_steps=80)`

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`task`	string	✅	—	Natural language description of what to do on the phone
`max_steps`	integer	❌	50	Max number of GUI action steps (1–200)

Tips

Be specific in task descriptions — include app names, contact names, exact text to type.
Set higher max_steps for multi-step flows (e.g. navigating through several screens).
The tool will automatically check that ADB is installed, the device is connected, and ADB Keyboard is available before attempting any action.
If an error is returned about missing ADB Keyboard, guide the user to install it.

Configuration

The GUI tool is configured in ~/.nanobot/config.json under tools.gui:

{
  "tools": {
    "gui": {
      "enable": true,
      "deviceType": "adb",
      "deviceId": null,
      "maxSteps": 50,
      "useExternalModel": true,
      "guiBaseUrl": "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4/",
      "guiApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
      "guiModelName": "autoglm-phone",
      "promptTemplateLang": "cn",
      "promptTemplateStyle": "autoglm",
      "traceEnabled": false,
      "traceDir": "gui_trace",
      "skillMode": "off",
      "skillsDir": "skill_store",
      "skillRetrievalThreshold": 0.35,
      "skillMaxContextChars": 6000,
      "skillMaxIterations": 2,
      "skillRequireReview": false
    }
  }
}

Config Key	Description
`enable`	Enable/disable the GUI tool
`deviceType`	`adb` (Android) or `hdc` (HarmonyOS)
`deviceId`	Specific device serial (auto-detect if null)
`maxSteps`	Default max steps per task
`useExternalModel`	Use external GUI VLM (`true`) or nanobot model (`false`)
`guiBaseUrl`	API base URL for the external GUI model
`guiApiKey`	API key for the external GUI model
`guiModelName`	Model name (e.g. `autoglm-phone`)
`promptTemplateLang`	Prompt language: `cn` or `en`
`promptTemplateStyle`	Prompt template: `autoglm` / `uitars` / `qwenvl` / `maiui` / `guiowl`
`traceEnabled`	Save execution trace to `traceDir`
`traceDir`	Directory for episode folders and screenshots
`skillMode`	Runtime skill mode: `off` / `trace` / `reuse` / `evolve`
`skillsDir`	ClawGUI-Skills store directory
`skillRetrievalThreshold`	Minimum score for reusing an existing skill
`skillMaxContextChars`	Character budget for injected skill context
`skillMaxIterations`	Maximum immediate retry attempts after an evolve-mode revision
`skillRequireReview`	Save verifier feedback without auto-editing until reviewed

Runtime Skills

skillMode controls ClawGUI-Skills runtime packages, not nanobot's static SKILL.md files. In reuse mode the GUI tool retrieves a matching skill package and injects compact execution guidance. In evolve mode it can also materialize a new package, diagnose failed traces, revise plan.md / backup.md / recover.md, and add failure_examples/.

Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
ADB not found	Install: `brew install android-platform-tools` (macOS) or `apt install android-tools-adb` (Linux)
No devices connected	Connect phone via USB, enable USB debugging in Developer Options
ADB Keyboard not installed	Install APK from https://github.com/senzhk/ADBKeyBoard
External model API key missing	Set `guiApiKey` in config.json
Task timeout / too many steps	Increase `max_steps` or simplify the task description