Desktop Controller

Universal desktop application controller for Windows. Automate any desktop app — send messages, click buttons, type text, take screenshots, and interact with native Windows applications. Use this skill when the user asks to: "control my computer", "automate desktop", "send a message on [any chat app]", "click on [something]", "type into [app]", "take a screenshot", "操控电脑", "自动化桌面", "给某某发消息", "打开某某软件", "截个屏", or any task involving interacting with Windows desktop applications. WeChat triggers: "send a WeChat message", "message someone on WeChat", "打开微信发消息", "给某某发微信", "微信发送", "微信发消息", "用微信发", "帮

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add 24kchengYe/desktop-controller-skill --skill desktop-controller

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/24kchengYe/desktop-controller-skill.git /tmp/desktop-controller-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/desktop-controller-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/desktop-controller

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Universal Desktop Controller

Automate any Windows desktop application using a combination of **Win32 API**, **Playwright** (for web/Electron apps), and **screenshot-based visual feedback**. Inspired by OpenAI's `playwright-interactive` Codex skill, adapted for Claude Code.

## Smart Routing: Choose the Right Engine

**CRITICAL DECISION**: Before any action, determine which engine to use:

```
User Request → Is it a web/browser/Electron app?
                 ├── YES → Playwright (CSS selectors, instant, precise)
                 │         Examples: email webmail, Slack, browser tasks, web forms
                 │         ✅ page.click('#compose')  — instant, 100% accurate
                 │
                 └── NO  → Win32 API (native desktop automation)
                           Examples: WeChat, QQ, DingTalk, Notepad, File Explorer
                           ✅ SetCursorPos + mouse_event — works for any native app
```

**Why this matters**: For the Tsinghua email (a web app), using Playwright CSS selectors is 10-50x faster than screenshot→analyze→click. OpenAI's playwright-interactive proved this: DOM selectors beat vision-based coordinate guessing every time for web content.

| Engine | Speed | Precision | Use For |
|--------|-------|-----------|---------|
| Playwright | <1s per action | 100% (DOM selector) | Web apps, Electron apps, browser tasks |
| Win32 API | 2-3s per action | 95% (coordinate-based) | Native desktop apps (WeChat, QQ, etc.) |

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: desktop-controller
Repository: 24kchengYe/desktop-controller-skill
License: MIT
Repo updated: 21 March 2026

FAQ

What does the Desktop Controller skill do?

How do I install the Desktop Controller skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add 24kchengYe/desktop-controller-skill --skill desktop-controller. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Desktop Controller popular?

It lives in 24kchengYe/desktop-controller-skill, which has 12 GitHub stars and 3 forks.

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