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cua
Desktop automation tools and VM sandboxes for computer-use agents
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- Stars
- 32.2k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- Rust
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Overview
Monorepo for running agents on full desktops. It holds Cua Driver (CLI, MCP and SDKs to operate native apps on macOS, Windows and Linux), Lume (macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon), the `cua` SDK and CLI for sandboxes, the Cua Spaces app, CUA-S1 research models and Cua Bench. You bring your own agent and model.
Who it is for: Engineers giving coding or computer-use agents desktops, VMs or sandboxes
Strengths
- Cua Driver covers macOS, Windows and Linux via CLI, MCP and typed SDKs
- SDK has the same API in Python, TypeScript and Rust
- Cua Bench runs a first simulated task with no VM, Docker or model API key
- Lume creates local macOS and Linux VMs through Apple's Virtualization.Framework
Weaknesses
- Cua Spaces and Cua Driver Bench are FSL-1.1-MIT, not MIT
- Spaces app install needs macOS 26 or later; Lume needs Apple Silicon
- Many deprecated packages remain listed, including cuabot with known security issues
- Swift and Kotlin SDK bindings are not yet released
What it needs
- Needs Apple Silicon (Lume), macOS 26 or later (Spaces app), Python 3.12 or 3.13 and uv (Cua Bench)
- Models: Bring your own agent and model, CUA-S1-FORMS (Hugging Face)
Quick answers
Is cua open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Can you run cua with Docker?
Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
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