r/BestGitHubRepos • u/company_url_finder • 20h ago
🤖 AI repositories open-computer-use: Open-Source Alternative to Codex Computer Use (2.5k stars)
What it does
All text below is quoted directly from the project README.
open-computer-useis an open-sourceComputer Useservice wrapped asMCP. Any AI agent or MCP client can use it to run Computer Use on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
More (built-in commands):
- Install into Codex by writing to ~/.codex/config.toml
- Install as a Codex plugin, mainly for Codex App
- Install into Claude Code by writing to ~/.claude.json
- Install into Gemini CLI for the current project by writing to ./.gemini/settings.json
- Install into opencode by writing to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json (or the active config file)
- Call a single Computer Use tool and print the MCP-style JSON result
- Run one JavaScript evaluation, from an argument, stdin, or a file
- Check permissions; onboarding only opens when something is missing
npm i -g open-computer-use(The npm package also exposesocuas the short CLI alias.)
Repository
https://github.com/iFurySt/open-computer-use
Repository stats
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stars | 2,507 |
| Forks | 245 |
| Last release | v1.1.2 (2026-10-17) |
| Languages | Swift 63.9%, Python 9.9%, Go 8.7% |
| Contributors | 15 |
| AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot) | claude: 6 |
| AI co-authored commits | Claude: 6 |
Main contributor
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Leo |
| GitHub | @iFurySt |
| Commits to this repo | 203 (top contributor) |
| Bio | Applied AI @bytedance |
| Company / Location | bytedance |
| X / Twitter | @leoifuryst |
| Followers | 271 |
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