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Decision brief
A cross-platform accessibility and GUI automation tool featuring an AI agent framework; written in Swift with MIT license.
Good fit when
- If you are interested in a fully open-source alternative that maintains cross-platform capabilities, offering extensive accessibility enhancements.
- Suitable when you need to work on multiple operating systems without worrying about vendor lock-in because of its cross-platform support.
Avoid when
- Not recommended if advanced features offered by proprietary tools like Codex Computer Use are non-negotiable as open-codex-computer-use may not have all paid tool features.
- Avoid for projects requiring specific proprietary integrations that an alternative, closed-source competitor might provide.
- Pricing:
- freemium - Free to use with no cost for the core functionality; additional premium features are not specified.
- Requirements:
- Min 4 GB RAM
Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (3d since push)
- As of 3w
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Personal account
- As of 3w
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of 1mo
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Install
git clone https://github.com/iFurySt/open-codex-computer-useSimilar tools
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Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
A cross-platform accessibility tool for desktop and GUI automation featuring an AI agent framework.
Capability facts
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Jul 27, 2026
- Languages
- swift, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Jul 27, 2026
Categories
Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Jul 27, 2026)
npx skills add iFurySt/open-codex-computer-use -g -a codex --skill open-computer-usSource link
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README
Quick Start
npm i -g open-computer-use
The npm package also exposes ocu as the short CLI alias.
[!IMPORTANT] The macOS runtime requires macOS 14.0 or later.
On macOS, run it once and grant Accessibility and Screen Recording. Windows and Linux do not need this step.
open-computer-use
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# Install into Codex by writing to ~/.codex/config.toml
open-computer-use install-codex-mcp
Or add it to your own client manually:
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-computer-use": {
"command": "open-computer-use",
"args": ["mcp"]
}
}
}
Install for Codex
npx skills add iFurySt/open-codex-computer-use -g -a codex --skill open-computer-use -y npx skills ls -g -a codex | rg 'open-computer-use'
Install for Claude Code:
```bash
npx skills add iFurySt/open-codex-computer-use -g -a claude-code --skill open-computer-use -y
Update an existing global install, including the Codex install created above:
npx skills update open-computer-use -g -y
You can also manually download and install the
open-computer-use skill.
Install into Codex by writing to ~/.codex/config.toml
open-computer-use install-codex-mcp ocu install-codex-mcp
Install as a Codex plugin, mainly for Codex App
open-computer-use install-codex-plugin
Install into Claude Code by writing to ~/.claude.json
open-computer-use install-claude-mcp
Install into Gemini CLI for the current project by writing to ./.gemini/settings.json
open-computer-use install-gemini-mcp
Install into Gemini CLI user config instead
open-computer-use install-gemini-mcp --scope user
Install into opencode by writing to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json (or the active config file)
open-computer-use install-opencode-mcp
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.