computer-use Skill
Drive the user's desktop in the background — clicking, typing, scrolling, dragging — without stealing the cursor, keyboard focus, or switching virtual desktops / Spaces. Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, Linux. Works with any tool-capable model. Load this skill whenever the computeruse tool is available. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent.
What is computer-use Skill?
Drive the user's desktop in the background — clicking, typing, scrolling, dragging — without stealing the cursor, keyboard focus, or switching virtual desktops / Spaces. Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, Linux. Works with any tool-capable model. Load this skill whenever the computeruse tool is available. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Browser automation
- Browser automation use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use computer-use Skill
- Use it for browser automation.
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Source
- Creator: NousResearch
- Repository: NousResearch/hermes-agent
- Skill file: skills/computer-use/SKILL.md
What it does
Drive the user's desktop in the background — clicking, typing, scrolling, dragging — without stealing the cursor, keyboard focus, or switching virtual desktops / Spaces. Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, Linux. Works with any tool-capable model. Load this skill whenever the computeruse tool is available.
Skill instructions
Computer Use (universal, any-model, cross-platform) You have a computeruse tool that drives the user's desktop in the background — your actions do NOT move the user's cursor, steal keyboard focus, or switch virtual desktops / Spaces. The user can keep typing in their editor while you click around in a browser in another window. This is the opposite of pyautogui-style automation. Everything here works with any tool-capable model — Claude, GPT, Gemini, or an open model on a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint. There is no Anthropic-native schema to learn. Hermes drives cua-driver under the hood for the platform plumbing. The Hermes-side computeruse tool exposed in this skill is a higher-level Hermes vocabulary; the raw cua-driver MCP tools (which a different agent harness would see) are NOT what you call — call the computeruse actions documented below. The canonical workflow Step 1 — Capture first. Almost every task starts with: computeruse(action="capture", mode="som", app="<the app you're
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Frequently asked questions
What is computer-use?
computer-use is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Drive the user's desktop in the background — clicking, typing, scrolling, dragging — without stealing the cursor, keyboard focus, or switching virtual desktops / Spaces.
Who is computer-use best for?
computer-use is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, browser automation workflows.
How do I install computer-use?
Install or run computer-use using Copy skill directory. Check computer-use for the latest setup command.
Is computer-use actively maintained?
computer-use may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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