# showlab/computer_use_ootb

Out-of-the-box (OOTB) GUI Agent for Windows and macOS

Repository: https://github.com/showlab/computer_use_ootb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/computer_use_ootb
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-05-21T14:27:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 22, release rhythm 35, longevity 48
- inputs: {"age_days": 679, "days_push": 469, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1960, forks 198 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.393859+00:00)

## What it is
An out-of-the-box desktop GUI agent that lets vision-language models like Claude 3.5 Computer Use, ShowUI, and UI-TARS control Windows and macOS interfaces. It runs without Docker and provides a Gradio-based user interface for launching and observing agent tasks.

## Use cases
- automate desktop tasks with an AI agent
- run Claude computer use on Windows or macOS
- control my computer with a vision language model
- run ShowUI or UI-TARS locally as a GUI agent
- try computer use without Docker
- automate clicking and typing across multiple displays
- compare API-based and local GUI agent models

## When to choose
- you want a ready-to-run GUI agent on Windows or macOS without Docker
- you want to experiment with Claude Computer Use, ShowUI, or UI-TARS through one interface
- you want cheaper local models to drive desktop automation

## When to avoid
- you need headless server or Linux automation
- you need a production-grade, sandboxed automation pipeline rather than a research tool
- you need mobile or browser-only agent control

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, gui, machine-learning
- domain: artificial-intelligence, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, python
- tags: gui-agent, computer-use, showui, ui-tars, claude-computer-use, gradio, desktop-automation, ai-agents, automation, macos

## Member repositories
- showlab/computer_use_ootb (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.393859+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:05:49.720618+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/showlab/computer_use_ootb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.393859+00:00, sha 8f54afa1627b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.