Windows Computer-Use Skill

Use the bundled top-level Windows computer-use skill and standalone runtime

Use this skill when the task needs a portable Windows computer-use skill bundled with its own standalone runtime and MCP server.

What this skill does

• uses the bundled windows-computer-use-skill project under the installed skill directory
• builds the standalone MCP server
• lets the server auto-bootstrap its Python runtime on first launch
• avoids any dependency on local Claude binaries, .node modules, or extracted app assets
• stays explicitly Windows-only because the underlying desktop-control backend is Windows-specific

Default bundled project path

After installation, assume the standalone project lives at:

bash

~/.codex/skills/computer-use-windows/project

If the user installed the skill under a custom CODEX_HOME, use that equivalent path instead.

Build

Always build from the bundled project:

bash

cd ~/.codex/skills/computer-use-windows/project
npm install
npm run build

Run

bash

cd ~/.codex/skills/computer-use-windows/project
node dist/cli.js

The first real run will automatically create .runtime/venv and install the public Python dependencies.

Validation notes

• Version 0.1.1 fixes the shared system-key blocklist logic so Windows runtime builds use the correct Windows shortcut denylist instead of a broken cross-platform branch.
• This project has been statically validated from macOS for TypeScript build health, bundled project integrity, and Python helper syntax, but still needs end-to-end runtime validation on a real Windows machine.

Guardrails

• Treat this host as trusted-local only.
• Do not tell the user to search their local Claude install for binaries or hidden assets.
• Be explicit that this runtime is standalone and uses public dependencies only.
• Mention that the current runtime reports screenshotFiltering: none, so action gating is handled at the MCP layer.