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Cua

Desktops, VMs, and drivers that let AI agents operate real computers

  • Agent frameworks and tools
  • AI models and runtimes
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What it is

Cua is a monorepo of building blocks for computer-use agents: a driver that inspects and controls native desktop software across Windows, Linux, and macOS, Lume for running Linux and macOS virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs, small decision models, and a benchmark suite for evaluating agents and exporting trajectories. Developers building or testing agents connect through a CLI, MCP, or typed SDKs and give their agent a sandboxed desktop to click, type, and take screenshots in. A companion Spaces app manages agent desktops on your own machines or cloud account.

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30,377 GitHub stars.
30,377

Forks
2,193
Commits
5,745
Contributors
149
Language
Rust
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
January 2025
First release
January 2025
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI, library
Self-hostable
No
Tags
  • agent-sandbox
  • mcp-server
  • browser-automation
  • ai-agents
  • llm-evaluation
  • computer-use

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Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsApple Silicon and macOS VMs: Faster LLM Inference with llama.cppAug 11, 2026 · 307 points · 41 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: Lumier – Run macOS VMs in a DockerMay 14, 2025 · 159 points · 52 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: Cua-Bench – a benchmark for AI agents in GUI environmentsJan 26, 2026 · 40 points · 8 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: Agent – A Local Computer-Use Operator for macOSMar 30, 2025 · 6 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsShared Spaces for Your AgentsOct 15, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“trycua/cua Open-source infrastructure for Computer-Use Agents. Sandboxes, SDKs, and benchmarks to train and evaluate AI agents that can control full desktops…”Jun 16, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“🛠️ Install the #Python SDK with pip (requires Python 3.11+) and spin up ephemeral sandboxes; cloud runs on cua.ai while local runs on #QEMU, with BYOI support…”May 30, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“trycua / cua: Scale computer-use 2.0 with open-source drivers, cross-OS fleets, and benchmarks for training, evaluation, and data generation. ★27736”Oct 2, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Over the last month, we worked directly with @dhh, @SpencerGBull and @vaxryy to bring a native synthetic cursor to Omarchy's Hyprland compositor, enabling…”Sep 25, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Show HN: CUA-S1 – A System One Model for Computer Use”Sep 19, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
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  • Bluesky“Show HN: CUA-S1 – A System One Model for Computer Use comments · posted on 2026.09.19 at 11:52:51 (c=0, p=4)”Sep 19, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
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