desktopctl: OSX launcher and GPU-accelerated CLI tool for AI agents. Open-source computer use tool

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Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 66/100

None of the 42 rules matched — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against 42 published rules built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours.

The quality score combines nine heuristic checks of the repo and its README: completeness, clarity, specificity, examples, structure, agent readiness, step-by-step content, instruction quality and security notes. It rates how well the project explains itself to an agent, not the code.

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Quick Facts

Stars67
Forks8
LanguageRust
CategoryAgent Tool
LicenseMIT
Quality Score66/100
Last Updated2026-09-26
Created2026-03-26
Platformscli, rust
Est. Tokens~22k

About desktopctl

DesktopCtl Local CLI for AI agents to observe and control your computer via screen, mouse, and keyboard. Bring your own AI - any model, even without vision. Runs fully local. No screenshots sent to the cloud. Learn more at https://desktopctl.com https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4321b23e-6706-4792-a911-89e13766ebc0 Why DesktopCtl Local-first runtime.

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How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy: 42 published rules, covering credential harvesting, data exfiltration, curl | sh installers and more. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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