How do I install the Virtual Remote Desktop skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add johnalbertini14-glitch/virtual-remote-desktop in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Virtual Remote Desktop safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Virtual Remote Desktop?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Virtual Remote Desktop free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Virtual Remote Desktop?

johnalbertini14-glitch (@johnalbertini14-glitch) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Virtual Remote Desktop by johnalbertini14-glitch

Name: Virtual Remote Desktop
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: johnalbertini14-glitch

Virtual Remote Desktop

Starts and manages a secure noVNC virtual desktop on headless Linux using Xvfb, x11vnc, and a token-gated noVNC web proxy. Use for remote visual login, captcha handling, and start/stop/status/health operations.

File contents

Virtual Remote Desktop (noVNC)

Usage (Minimal Steps)

Start

bash /root/.openclaw/workspace/skills/virtual-remote-desktop/scripts/start_vrd.sh

Open the One-click URL from output, then enter the VNC Password.
After login, check status and health:

bash /root/.openclaw/workspace/skills/virtual-remote-desktop/scripts/status_vrd.sh
bash /root/.openclaw/workspace/skills/virtual-remote-desktop/scripts/health_vrd.sh

Stop:

bash /root/.openclaw/workspace/skills/virtual-remote-desktop/scripts/stop_vrd.sh

Key Configuration (Common)

CHROME_PROFILE_DIR: Persistent Chrome profile directory (default ${WORKDIR}/chrome-profile)
AUTO_LAUNCH_URL: URL to open automatically after startup
AUTO_STOP_IDLE_SECS: Auto-stop timeout in seconds when idle (default 900)
NOVNC_BIND: Listen address (default 0.0.0.0)
ACCESS_TOKEN_TTL_SECS: Access token TTL in seconds (default 86400)

Security and Persistence Notes

Uses a random VNC_PASS by default and token-gated access.
Stores token in WORKDIR/access.token with file mode 600 (not in plain pids.env).
Login data is persisted in CHROME_PROFILE_DIR when possible, but session longevity still depends on the target site's auth/session policy.

Frequently asked questions