Open-source developer Tommaso De Rossi has launched usecomputer, a desktop automation tool written in Zig that supports macOS and Linux, enabling AI programming assistants to control the mouse, keyboard, and take screenshots. The tool offers multiple CLI commands, can automatically convert coordinates to adapt to the model's context window, and supports direct inline screenshots. This project extends from De Rossi's browser automation tool Playwriter.

Open source developer Tommaso De Rossi released the desktop automation tool usecomputer on March 25, written in Zig and independent of Node.js, supporting macOS and Linux. It enables mouse, keyboard, and screenshot control through CLI, providing multiple commands and coordinate mapping systems suitable for AI programming assistants.