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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
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 "name": "cua",
 "owner": "trycua",
 "slug": "trycua-cua",
 "github": "https://github.com/trycua/cua",
 "what": "Cua gives AI agents computers they can use. The repository holds Cua Spaces (a desktop app that gives agents full macOS or Linux desktops on your Mac, other machines you own or your own cloud), Cua Driver for operating native apps and browsers, Lume for local macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon, a Cua SDK and CLI for sandboxes, CUA-S1 decision models and Cua Bench for evaluating computer-use agents.",
 "why": "31k stars, picked up by one AI source we track",
 "language": "Rust",
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  "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"
 ],
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 "risk": "none",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/trycua-cua/",
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   "title": "Spin up a disposable Linux sandbox for an agent",
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   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/trycua-cua/spin-up-a-sandbox-for-an-agent/",
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   "title": "Let an agent operate native desktop apps without taking your mouse",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/trycua-cua/let-an-agent-operate-desktop-apps/",
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  },
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   "id": "trycua-cua--create-a-local-macos-vm-with-lume",
   "title": "Create a local macOS VM on Apple Silicon with Lume",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/trycua-cua/create-a-local-macos-vm-with-lume/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/trycua-cua/create-a-local-macos-vm-with-lume.json"
  }
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 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}