{"repo":"tropeai/trope-cua","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/tropeai/trope-cua","clone":"git clone https://github.com/tropeai/trope-cua.git","description":"Background computer use for desktop agents on Windows and macOS","language":"Swift","stars":28,"topics":["ai-agents","claude-code","codex","cursor-ai","desktop-automation","macos","mcp","mcp-server","mcp-tools","windows"],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"Trope CUA Background computer use for desktop agents on Windows and macOS. Trope CUA lets an AI agent inspect and operate real desktop apps while avoiding accidental movement of your real mouse cursor or changes to your active app when the OS and target app support safe routes. It exposes screenshots, accessibility trees, action receipts, and trajectory recording over MCP, a daemon, or direct CLI calls. The Windows implementation lives at the repository root. The macOS Swift implementation lives under native/macos/trope-cua . Demo Click the demo to watch the full video (redirects to X). Install From Source Trope CUA is distributed as source. Clone the repository, or download a GitHub-generated source archive from the releases page, then run the installer script locally. Windows requirements: - Windows 10 1903+ or Windows 11. - PowerShell. - .NET SDK matching global.json . Install a self-contained Windows build: macOS requirements: - macOS 14 or newer. - Xcode Command Line Tools. - Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions for TropeCUA.app . Install a local macOS build: Verify the installed command on either platform: Register with an MCP client: Or point any MCP client at: Safety Contract Mutating actions return receipts. Treat an action as background-safe only when all three fields say: ok=true means the requested route completed. It does not by itself mean the route preserved the user's foreground work. Unsafe routes and fallbacks are reported in the receipt instead of","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/tropeai","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/tropeai/trope-cua/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}