# Computer Use Linux

> Top-level Linux computer-use skill with a bundled standalone runtime that bootstraps itself without any local Claude installation, private native modules, or extracted app assets.

- Skill: `lord1egypt/computer-use-linux` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/computer-use-linux`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/computer-use-linux/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner FAIL, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/computer-use-linux

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# Linux Computer-Use Skill

Use this skill when the task needs a portable Linux computer-use skill bundled with its own standalone runtime and MCP server.

## What this skill does

- uses the bundled `linux-computer-use-skill` project under the installed skill directory
- builds the standalone MCP server
- lets the server auto-bootstrap its Python runtime on first launch
- avoids any dependency on local Claude binaries, `.node` modules, or extracted app assets
- stays explicitly Linux-only because the underlying desktop-control backend is Linux-specific

## Default bundled project path

After installation, assume the standalone project lives at:

```bash
~/.codex/skills/computer-use-linux/project
```

If the user installed the skill under a custom `CODEX_HOME`, use that equivalent path instead.

## Build

Always build from the bundled project:

```bash
cd ~/.codex/skills/computer-use-linux/project
npm install
npm run build
```

## Run

```bash
cd ~/.codex/skills/computer-use-linux/project
node dist/cli.js
```

The first real run will automatically create `.runtime/venv` and install the public Python dependencies.

## Validation notes

- Version `0.1.1` fixes the shared system-key blocklist and tool capability typings so Linux builds use Linux-specific shortcut protections instead of a broken copied platform branch.
- This project has been statically validated from macOS for TypeScript build health, bundled project integrity, and Python helper syntax, but still needs end-to-end runtime validation on a real Linux desktop.

## Guardrails

- Treat this host as trusted-local only.
- Do not tell the user to search their local Claude install for binaries or hidden assets.
- Be explicit that this runtime is standalone and uses public dependencies only.
- Mention that the current runtime reports `screenshotFiltering: none`, so action gating is handled at the MCP layer.