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Desktop Control

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dalehurley·vlatest·other

This skill allows you to remotely control your desktop applications and system actions, streamlining workflows and automating tasks across devices.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add dalehurley/phpbot --skill desktop-control -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

dalehurley

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned dalehurley/phpbot at 6128f14773.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
6128f14773
Manifest
skills/desktop-control/SKILL.md
Scanned
4 files, 775 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The dalehurley-desktop-control skill enables AI agents to interact with and manipulate elements on a user's desktop. It allows for actions like clicking buttons, entering text into fields, and navigating windows – effectively automating tasks within graphical user interfaces. This provides the agent with the ability to perform complex workflows beyond simple text generation or API calls.

When to use it

  • Automating repetitive software tasks: If you have a process that involves multiple clicks and data entry in an application, this skill can automate it.
  • Controlling desktop applications remotely: Allows for remote assistance or controlling applications from different environments.
  • Simulating user interactions: Useful for testing software or automating workflows that require human-like interaction with the GUI.
  • Data extraction from graphical interfaces: Extracting data from applications without direct API access.

Key capabilities

  • Desktop UI element manipulation (clicks, text entry)
  • Window navigation and control
  • Automated task execution within GUIs

Example prompts

  • "Click the 'Submit' button on the application window titled 'Order Processing'."
  • "Enter '12345' into the field labeled 'Password'."
  • "Navigate to the 'File' menu and select 'Save As'."

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires appropriate permissions to access and control desktop elements. Ensure the agent has sufficient privileges for the desired actions.