codex-computer-use
Enables closed-loop GUI automation by interpreting desktop screenshots into discrete action steps.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/codex-computer-use && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/13660" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/codex-computer-use && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/codex-computer-use
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Guide Codex CLI to act as a VoiceUse computer-use planner from screenshots. Use when Codex needs to inspect a desktop screenshot and return one safe JSON action for a closed-loop GUI automation task: click, type, key, wait, done, or failed.Key capabilities
- →Inspect a desktop screenshot
- →Return one JSON object for the next action
- →Choose the smallest safe next action
- →Use 'done' when the task is complete
- →Use 'failed' when the target is not visible
How it works
This skill inspects a desktop screenshot and the current UI state to determine the next action. It returns a single JSON object representing a GUI automation command.
Inputs & outputs
When to use codex-computer-use
- →Automate repetitive desktop workflows
- →Navigate complex GUI applications
- →Verify task completion through visual feedback
About this skill
Codex Computer Use
Role
Act as the visual planner for VoiceUse. Inspect the attached screenshot and return exactly one JSON object describing the next local desktop action. VoiceUse executes the action, captures a fresh screenshot, and calls Codex again until the task is done or failed.
Workflow
- Read the user task, observed region, and recent action history.
- Inspect the screenshot for the current UI state.
- Choose the smallest safe next action.
- Return one JSON object only. Do not include markdown, prose, or code fences.
- Use
doneonly when the screenshot shows the task is complete. - Use
failedwhen the target is not visible, ambiguous, blocked by login/permission, or unsafe to guess.
Action Contract
Load references/action-contract.md for the exact JSON schema, confidence rules, and recovery policy.
Prompt Builder
Use scripts/build_prompt.py when an integration needs deterministic prompt text. It accepts JSON on stdin with:
tasktarget_labelwidthheighthistory
It writes the full Codex CLI prompt to stdout.
When not to use it
- →The task requires markdown, prose, or code fences in the output
- →The task is not a closed-loop GUI automation task
Limitations
- →The skill returns only one JSON object per invocation
- →The skill does not include markdown, prose, or code fences in its output
- →The skill uses 'failed' when the target is not visible, ambiguous, blocked by login/permission, or unsafe to guess
How it compares
This skill provides a structured JSON action for GUI automation based on visual inspection, rather than requiring manual interaction or scripting.
Compared to similar skills
codex-computer-use side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| codex-computer-use (this skill) | 0 | 3mo | Review | Beginner |
| using-superpowers | 95 | 3mo | No flags | Beginner |
| ultrawork | 11 | 2mo | No flags | Advanced |
| clawhub | 25 | 3mo | Review | Intermediate |
Try saying
Example prompts that trigger this skill in your AI assistant.
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