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Comment · 5 months ago
I also experimented with vision/screenshot based computer use tools for similar use cases but had inconsistent results. LLMs had trouble getting precise pixel coordinates from a screenshot to move a mouse. And the screenshots took extra tokens. I had a lot more success using accessibility APIs to replace screenshots + input simulation since accessibility data is easier for LLMs to process. The accessibility functionality is now released as a separate library for building automation tooling: https://xa11y.dev/
Comment · 6 months ago
I actually built nearly the same tool under the same name: https://agent-desktop.dev And I've seen a couple other similar projects since then too! Seems like a lot of us are thinking in the same direction.
One wrinkle I found is that there wasn't a cross-platform library for accessibility APIs, and each platform is a bit different. I made an a11y library that supports Mac, Windows, and X11 and Wayland on Linux with consistent interface: https://xa11y.dev