Open Computer Use turns local desktop automation into a standard MCP service. It lets Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, opencode, and custom MCP clients inspect apps, click, type, scroll, drag, and take screenshots across macOS, Linux, and Windows. It is open source, npm-installable, and designed to bring the non-intrusive Codex Computer Use experience to any agent stack.
Hi Product Hunt, I built Open Computer Use because the new Computer Use experience should be available to any agent, not just one host. It wraps local desktop automation as MCP, so Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, opencode, and custom clients can inspect apps, click, type, scroll, drag, and capture screenshots. The repo started from studying Codex Computer Use, then turned into a cross-platform runtime with macOS, Linux, and Windows support. It is installable with npm and open for people who want to study, extend, or plug Computer Use into their own agent stack. Feedback is especially welcome on reliability, Linux and Windows coverage, and host integrations.
About Open Computer Use on Product Hunt
“Open-source Computer Use MCP for AI agents”
Open Computer Use launched on Product Hunt on May 14th, 2026 and earned 91 upvotes and 8 comments, placing #18 on the daily leaderboard. Open Computer Use turns local desktop automation into a standard MCP service. It lets Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, opencode, and custom MCP clients inspect apps, click, type, scroll, drag, and take screenshots across macOS, Linux, and Windows. It is open source, npm-installable, and designed to bring the non-intrusive Codex Computer Use experience to any agent stack.
On the analytics side, Open Computer Use competes within Open Source, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence and GitHub — topics that collectively have 1.1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Open Computer Use performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Open Computer Use?
Open Computer Use was hunted by Leo. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Leo