interceptor-macos

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Drive native macOS apps via interceptor macos *: AX trees, background click/type/keys/drag/scroll, occluded or minimized window capture, browser chrome, URL bars, OS dialogs, Apple Events, trusted OS input, monitor/replay, overlays, vision, speech, NLP, JSC host utilities, Electron app web-content control via interceptor macos cdp, and in-process app runtime control via interceptor macos runtime. Background-first by contract; only app activate and open --activate move focus. Use for native apps, named browser app routing, window control, cross-app work, and system UI. Not for content inside browser pages.

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Interceptor macOS

Agent-operator skill for the macOS surface of Interceptor. Use the interceptor macos * CLI to drive native macOS applications: AX trees, OS-level trusted input, capture / vision / speech / NLP / Apple Events, monitor-and-replay, overlays. Use interceptor macos cdp / interceptor macos cdp app for Electron app web contents, and interceptor macos runtime for in-process native app runtime control. For content inside a browser tab load interceptor-browser instead.

The macOS bridge is a Swift daemon launched as a LaunchAgent / .app bundle. Links Apple frameworks only (Accessibility, ScreenCaptureKit, AVFoundation, Speech, Vision, NaturalLanguage, OSLogStore, NSAppleScript, container runtime). No private APIs.

This installed skill is self-contained. Source checkouts also have AGENTS.md, but packaged users may only have the skill directory below /Library/Application Support/Interceptor/skills.

Installed extensions may add capabilities under interceptor macos <prefix> <cmd>. Each carries its own skill (interceptor-ext-<name>); this skill does not describe them. Run interceptor extensions list to see what is installed.

Fast Path

interceptor status                       # 1. Confirm daemon + bridge are alive
interceptor macos trust                  # 2. Confirm TCC permissions granted
interceptor macos open "Finder"          # 3. Tree + windows (background — does NOT raise Finder)
interceptor macos read                   # 4. AX tree + frontmost info
interceptor macos act e5                 # 5. AX press of ref e5 — no focus change
interceptor macos act e3 "hello"         # 6. AX value-set of ref e3 — no focus change

Treat eN refs as short-lived. AX state can change between calls; re-read before acting.

The One Rule

Only two commands move focus: interceptor macos app activate <app> and interceptor macos open <app> --activate. Everything else is background-first by contract — open (without --activate), all input verbs, all reads, capture, AX, menu, intent dispatch, scroll, drag, vision, overlays. If you call any other command and the user's frontmost app changes, that is a bug — file it.

Full contract + verb inventory + worked examples + pitfalls: references/background-first.md.

Workflows

Each workflow is a complete self-contained "you are doing X" procedure. Open the file when the task matches.

Workflow	When to invoke
`workflows/capture-backgrounded-app.md`	Screenshot an occluded / minimized / cross-Space window — without activating it
`workflows/drive-backgrounded-app.md`	Click / type / keys / drag against a non-frontmost app via AX + `postToPid`
`workflows/dispatch-apple-event.md`	Apple Events to a named bundle id — open URL in Brave, read active tab, etc.
`workflows/read-ax-tree.md`	`tree --app` of any app, with automatic Electron wake-up
`workflows/record-and-replay-mac-flow.md`	`macos monitor` record + export + replay native UI flows
`workflows/trusted-input-gate.md`	Satisfy an OS-level trusted-input gate that filters synthetic CGEvents
`workflows/clear-human-verification-gate.md`	Clear a CAPTCHA / human-verification gate (reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, hCaptcha, generic) in the user's own signed-in session via cross-origin widget coordinate mapping + trusted `--os` click

References

File	Topic
`references/background-first.md`	Full Background-First contract, verb inventory, reflexes-to-drop, pitfalls
`references/accessibility-and-input.md`	AX tree mechanics, input routing, window control, sensitive-app gate
`references/capture-and-vision.md`	ScreenCaptureKit + CGS capture, Vision OCR, audio intelligence
`references/advanced-domains.md`	Apple Events, container runtime, OS log, fs, URL fetch, file watch
`references/jsc-host.md`	Plain JavaScriptCore host capabilities, flags, scope rules, and pitfalls
`references/monitor-and-replay.md`	Native monitor sessions, replay plans, event sources
`references/command-catalog.md`	Full macOS command surface with flags and examples
`references/permissions.md`	TCC permissions, microphone re-poll, Dock-icon notes
`references/cdp-app.md`	Electron/Chromium desktop apps via `interceptor macos cdp` / `interceptor macos cdp app`
`references/native-agent.md`	In-process native app runtime control via `interceptor macos runtime`

When To Switch Surfaces

If the target is inside a browser page (DOM, network, SPA state, browser monitor, scene graph of a rich editor) - load interceptor-browser instead.

If the target is inside an Electron/Chromium desktop app's web contents (Slack, VS Code, Notion, Descript, etc.) - use references/cdp-app.md, not AX screenshots.

If the target is inside a native app's runtime (AppKit/SwiftUI object graph, selector calls, rendered text changes, hooks, MapKit state) - use references/native-agent.md. AX is still the fallback projection when the in-process agent is unavailable.

Do Not Default To Troubleshooting

User wants a macOS task completed → run Interceptor commands.
User wants Interceptor fixed, installed, or explained → that's a separate task; ask before diving into repo state.
Inside the Interceptor repo, use this skill for live macOS validation, not as the primary source of repo-development instructions.