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Computer use on Linux.
Which coding agents can use a desktop’s screen, mouse and keyboard on Linux by themselves, taken from each project’s own documentation and checked on 28 October 2026. And how ibara, built for Omarchy, gives computer use to any of them.
By Tyler Mayberry · Content updated
Built-in computer use, by agent#
“Desktop computer use” means the agent itself can see the screen and work the mouse and keyboard in any app. Browser control is narrower: the agent drives a web browser only. Every agent below can also use MCP servers.
| Agent | Desktop computer use | On Linux | Browser control | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | A research preview on macOS in the CLI; macOS and Windows in the desktop app | No | Claude in Chrome, which works on Linux | CLI, Linux app, Chrome |
| Codex | Computer Use in the ChatGPT desktop app, on macOS and Windows | No: “not yet in the Linux preview” | In the desktop app; none in the CLI | Computer Use, Linux app |
| Gemini CLI | No | No | An optional browser agent, off by default | Subagents |
| opencode | No | No | No built-in tool | Tools |
| omp (oh-my-pi) | A computer tool for the host desktop | Yes. Wayland screen capture is off by default in its Nix package | Yes | Repository |
| Goose | The computer controller, on macOS only | No: its UI automation is for macOS only | No built-in tool | Computer controller |
| Hermes Agent | Yes, through Cua’s driver | Yes. Pure Wayland needs an XWayland bridge for screen capture | Yes | Computer use |
| OpenClaw | Built in on macOS | Through an experimental plugin, tested on X11 | Yes | Computer use |
Omarchy and Wayland#
Omarchy runs Hyprland, a Wayland compositor. Several of the Linux options above are built for X11 or need extra setup on Wayland: omp’s Nix package leaves Wayland screen capture off by default, Hermes Agent needs an XWayland bridge on pure Wayland, and OpenClaw’s Linux plugin is tested on X11. ibara is built for Omarchy and Hyprland: it uses Cua’s Hyprland input plugin, adapted for Omarchy, and every click and keystroke goes through Cua.
A computer of its own#
Some computer-use tools work on the same machine without moving your cursor or changing focus. Hermes documents background control through Cua’s driver. ibara puts the agent on a separate Omarchy computer you own, with its own browser, apps and resources. Your agent works there. You keep working here.
Add computer use with ibara#
On Linux, ibara is built for Omarchy. It is an MCP server, so any agent in the table that can add an MCP server can use it. Claude Code, Codex, opencode and omp have been tested. In the ibara console, choose Connect an Agent in the fleet’s toolbar, then Copy Prompt, and paste it to your agent; it adds ibara to its own settings and tells you which computers it can use.
- Computer use for Claude Code on Omarchy
- Computer use for Codex on Omarchy
- Agents and harnesses, for everything else