Macos Computer Use includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section); 9 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 990 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.
Macos Computer Use sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.
These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.
You have a computer_use tool that drives the Mac in the background. Your actions do NOT move the user's cursor, steal keyboard focus, or switch Spaces. The user can keep typing in their editor while you click around in Safari in another Space. This is the opposite of pyautogui-style automation.
Macos Computer Use is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/macos-computer-use/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
The Macos Computer Use Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/macos-computer-use curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/macos-computer-use/SKILL.md \ -o ~/.claude/skills/macos-computer-use/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/macos-computer-use/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/macos-computer-use/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\macos-computer-use\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/macos-computer-use/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Macos Computer Use is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
@misc{macos-computer-use-2026,
author = {john-data-chen},
title = {Macos Computer Use [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/macos-computer-use/}
}Browse all General skills in the ClaudSkills registry, or explore these other picks from the same category:
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