The best computer use agents, according to hackers
4 computer use agents recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All computer use agents
- Claude CoworkBrings Claude Code's agent abilities to non-coders for everyday office tasks like paperwork, data extraction and file organizing, but critics warn about file exfiltration risk and flaky reliability.163recommend
- Codex Computer UseRecommended for an AI that controls apps in the background with its own cursor, leaving your mouse free; some critics worry it is unreliable and unsettling to watch.8recommend
- UnderstudyTeaches a desktop agent a task from one demonstration, and falls back to AppleScript when GUI control fails. Caveat: macOS only.7recommend
- CoastyPeople recommend it for AI agents that control a computer in isolated cloud VMs, with a high OSWorld score and low cost. One critic called a claim false.5recommend