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zai-org/CogAgent

An open-sourced end-to-end VLM-based GUI Agent observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/zai-org/CogAgent · Python · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

33/100

  • Activity 14
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 72

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1009
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 516
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1194 stars · 101 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CogAgent is an open-source vision-language model (VLM) based GUI agent that understands screen captures and natural language to automate interactions with graphical user interfaces. It provides the CogAgent-9B model with bilingual (Chinese/English) support for GUI perception, reasoning, and action generation.

Use cases

  • automate tasks on a computer screen with an AI agent
  • build a GUI automation agent from screenshots
  • understand and act on UI elements using a vision-language model
  • control desktop applications with natural language commands
  • run a computer-use agent open source
  • parse screen captures to identify clickable UI elements

When to choose

  • you need an open-source VLM agent for GUI automation
  • you want bilingual Chinese/English screen understanding
  • you're researching vision-language agents for computer use

When to avoid

  • you need a lightweight model without GPU hardware
  • you only need text-based automation without screen perception
  • you need a production-ready commercial agent with support guarantees

Facets

library · maturity active

machine-learning computer-vision agent-framework llm-inference artificial-intelligence computer-vision large-language-models python vlm gui-agent computer-use screen-understanding glm cvpr ai-agents gpu linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
zai-org/CogAgentmain33

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zai-org/CogAgent")

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