In simple English
When you want an artificial intelligence agent or a script to click through desktop apps, it often guesses incorrectly and breaks. This tool records your actions once in any app, such as a web browser or a Windows window. It compiles those steps into a local program that runs without calling expensive models on every step. Before it saves any data, it checks the screen. After it saves, it reads the record back from the system database to prove the save worked. If anything does not match, it stops instead of guessing.
What it is
An open-source execution layer for computer-use agents that turns recorded user actions into deterministic, verified local programs. It combines desktop automation, database read-backs, and a model context protocol server to run repetitive workflows without ongoing model costs.
What it is good for
Solo builders who need to automate repetitive data entry across legacy web portals, desktop software, or remote desktop sessions where traditional browser scraping fails.
- Runs recorded workflows with zero model costs on every execution.
- Verifies saves against the underlying database to catch false success screens.
- Supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, and remote desktop applications.
- Requires Python and a command-line setup to record and compile workflows.
- Needs read access to the target app's database or API to perform safety read-backs.
- Desktop capture features need extra operating system dependencies installed.
Fragile browser automation scripts and expensive, repetitive artificial intelligence model calls.
Anthropic Claude and local database tools for verifying saved records.
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