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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "trycua-cua--let-an-agent-operate-desktop-apps",
 "repo": "trycua/cua",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/trycua/cua",
 "repo_slug": "trycua-cua",
 "title": "Let an agent operate native desktop apps without taking your mouse",
 "page_title": "How to let an agent operate native desktop apps without taking your mouse with Cua",
 "summary": "Install Cua Driver so Claude Code, Codex or Cursor can inspect and operate apps in the background.",
 "who": "A developer automating work in desktop apps that have no API.",
 "problem": "Most desktop automation hijacks your pointer and focus, so you cannot keep working.",
 "outcome": "An agent that operates apps and browsers through the CLI, MCP or SDKs, in the background where the platform supports it.",
 "steps": [
  "On macOS or Linux run `/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://cua.ai/driver/install.sh)\"`",
  "Follow the Drive your first app quickstart to grant permissions and connect your agent",
  "Ask the agent to compute 6 x 7 in Calculator and verify that the app displays 42",
  "Move on to a real task in your own app",
  "Check platform support for which apps allow background delivery"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install trycua/cua Cua Driver, connect it to <agent>, run the Calculator check (6 x 7 = 42), then use it to <task in a desktop app>. Do not send, delete or purchase anything without asking me.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS 26 or later for Cua Spaces",
  "Apple Silicon for Lume VMs",
  "macOS, Linux or Windows for the cua CLI and Cua Driver",
  "Spaces is free for individuals; Pro and Teams are paid"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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