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Every entry names the public callables it demonstrates, so the gallery in the model
card can promise that nothing in the API is left without a picture.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import sys
from showcase_core import (
CATALOG, PY, ROOT, SCENES, Shot, annotate, close_scene, crop, grab, open_scene,
overlay_lines, side_by_side,
)
import os
import subprocess
import time
from pathlib import Path
def term(sid, category, title, shows, note="", argv=None, code=None, env=None,
prepare=None):
CATALOG.append(Shot(id=sid, category=category, title=title, shows=shows, note=note,
kind="terminal", argv=argv, code=code, env=env, prepare=prepare))
def desk(sid, category, title, shows, note="", scene_name=None, make=None):
CATALOG.append(Shot(id=sid, category=category, title=title, shows=shows, note=note,
kind="desktop", scene=scene_name, make=make))
def cli(*flags, goal=None):
argv = [PY, "-m", "tiny_computer_agent"]
if goal:
argv.append(goal)
return argv + list(flags)
# =========================================================================== #
# 1. the closed action vocabulary
# =========================================================================== #
term("vocab-verbs", "Action vocabulary",
"The six verbs, and only six",
["Action", "parse_action", "ACTION_KINDS", "ACTION_MENU", "Action.describe"],
note="Every action is validated on construction, before anything touches the machine.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ACTION_KINDS, parse_action
print("the whole vocabulary:", ", ".join(ACTION_KINDS))
print()
for payload in [
{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"},
{"kind": "click", "x": 640, "y": 400},
{"kind": "type", "text": "report"},
{"kind": "key", "keys": "ctrl+s"},
{"kind": "scroll", "amount": -3},
{"kind": "wait", "seconds": 1.5},
{"kind": "done", "reason": "the file is saved"},
]:
action = parse_action(dict(payload, reason="demonstration"))
print(f" parsed -> {action.describe()}")
""")
term("vocab-refusals", "Action vocabulary",
"Malformed actions are refused, not guessed at",
["ActionError", "Action", "parse_action"],
note="An unknown verb or a missing target raises before the machine is touched.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ActionError, parse_action
print("every one of these is refused, with the reason why:")
for payload in [
{"kind": "format_disk"}, # not a verb we have
{"kind": "click"}, # click with no target
{"kind": "click", "label": "Save", "x": -5, "y": 2}, # negative pixel
{"kind": "type"}, # type with no text
{"kind": "key"}, # key with no chord
{"kind": "scroll", "amount": 0}, # scroll that scrolls nowhere
{"kind": "wait", "seconds": 0}, # wait that does not wait
]:
try:
parse_action(payload)
print(f" ACCEPTED (bug!): {payload}")
except ActionError as exc:
print(f" {str(payload)[:38]:40} -> {exc}")
""")
term("vocab-menu", "Action vocabulary",
"The contract handed to a model",
["ACTION_MENU"],
note="The prompt-side menu: one JSON object, six shapes, no invented verbs.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ACTION_MENU
print(ACTION_MENU)
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 2. menus and lenient parsing
# =========================================================================== #
term("menu-numbered", "Decisions",
"A short numbered menu, in reading order",
["DecisionMenu", "DecisionMenu.render", "MenuItem", "MenuItem.label"],
note="A 256M model cannot emit coordinates; it can pick a number from twelve.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import DecisionMenu, Element, Observation
frame = Observation(elements=(
Element("Dialog", x=40, y=20, width=90, height=24),
Element("File name", x=200, y=95, width=120, height=22),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=110, height=30),
Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),
), text="Untitled document - unsaved changes")
menu = DecisionMenu(frame)
print(f"{len(menu)} numbered choices, sorted top-to-bottom then left-to-right:")
print(menu.render())
print()
print("capped at 3 for a small context window:")
print(DecisionMenu(frame, max_items=3).render())
""")
term("menu-lookup", "Decisions",
"Menu lookup tolerates what models actually send",
["DecisionMenu.item", "DecisionMenu.find", "DecisionMenu.mentioned_in"],
note="1, \"2\", 2.0 and \"Save.\" all resolve; a stray word resolves to nothing.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import DecisionMenu, Element, Observation
frame = Observation(elements=(
Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element("Save .", x=200, y=270, width=90, height=30), # OCR kept the full stop
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=90, height=30),
))
menu = DecisionMenu(frame)
for probe in [1, "2", 2.0, "2 ", 0, 99, "two"]:
item = menu.item(probe)
print(f" item({probe!r:6}) -> {item.label if item else 'no such item'}")
print()
for label in ["save", "SAVE", "Save .", "nothing here"]:
found = menu.find(label)
print(f" find({label!r:15}) -> {found.label if found else 'not on screen'}")
print()
print("mentioned_in('click Save or Cancel'):",
[i.label for i in menu.mentioned_in("click Save or Cancel")])
""")
term("decision-json", "Decisions",
"Reading a decision out of a small model's reply",
["parse_decision", "extract_json_object", "extract_json_objects", "DecisionMenu"],
note="The LAST JSON object wins, because a model that echoes its prompt answers last.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import DecisionMenu, Element, Observation, extract_json_objects, parse_decision
frame = Observation(elements=(
Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=90, height=30),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=90, height=30),
))
reply = 'Menu: 1. Files 2. Save 3. Cancel\nAnswer: {"kind": "click", "index": 2}'
print("reply:", reply.replace(chr(10), " | "), chr(10))
print("every JSON object found, in order:", extract_json_objects(reply))
print("the decision taken:", parse_decision(reply, frame).describe())
print()
for reply in ["2", "Click on \"Save\" in the dialogue.", "The goal is already done."]:
print(f" {reply!r:42} -> {parse_decision(reply, frame).describe()}")
""")
term("decision-echo-guard", "Decisions",
"An echoed prompt is refused; a right answer in the wrong field is recovered",
["parse_decision", "BrainError", "DecisionMenu.mentioned_in"],
note="Real 256M/0.5B failure modes, both caught: no blind click either way.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import BrainError, DecisionMenu, Element, Observation, parse_decision
frame = Observation(elements=(
Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=90, height=30),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=90, height=30),
))
echoed = DecisionMenu(frame).render() # the model read the menu back to us
try:
parse_decision(echoed, frame)
print("echo ACCEPTED (bug!)")
except BrainError as exc:
print("echo refused:", exc)
print()
print("a 0.5B model really did answer like this - correct answer in the wrong field:")
salvaged = parse_decision('{"kind": "click", "index": 0, "reason": "Save"}', frame)
print(" recovered ->", salvaged.describe())
print()
try:
parse_decision('{"kind": "click", "index": 42}', frame)
except BrainError as exc:
print("an index outside the menu is refused:", exc)
try:
parse_decision('{"kind": "click", "label": "Format disk"}', frame)
except BrainError as exc:
print("a label that is not on screen is refused:", exc)
""")
term("decision-garbled", "Decisions",
"A garbled verb with a valid label is still usable",
["parse_decision", "BrainError"],
note="A 256M model really does emit {\"kind\": \"file\", \"label\": \"Save\"}.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, Observation, parse_decision
frame = Observation(elements=(Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=90, height=30),))
print('reply: {"kind": "file", "label": "Save"} <- not a verb we have')
print(" ->", parse_decision('{"kind": "file", "label": "Save"}', frame).describe())
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 3. execution: the only two places that touch the machine
# =========================================================================== #
term("exec-dry-run", "Execution",
"Dry run resolves every click to pixels - and touches nothing",
["DryRunExecutor", "DryRunExecutor.execute", "resolve_point", "ActionResult"],
note="The default everywhere: read a whole episode before anything clicks.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, DryRunExecutor, Element, Observation
frame = Observation(elements=(Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),))
executor = DryRunExecutor()
for action in [Action("click", label="Save"),
Action("click", label="Nowhere"),
Action("type", text="report.txt"),
Action("key", keys="ctrl+s"),
Action("scroll", amount=-3),
Action("wait", seconds=0.5),
Action("done", reason="finished")]:
result = executor.execute(action, frame)
print(f" {result.summary()}")
print()
print("actions the executor *performed* on the machine:", executor.performed)
print("the log it kept instead:")
for line in executor.log:
print(" ", line)
""")
term("exec-refuses-unresolved", "Execution",
"Real input refuses to guess a pixel for a label it cannot find",
["PyAutoGuiExecutor", "PyAutoGuiExecutor.execute", "ActionResult.summary"],
note="This is the gate between a hallucinated label and 'Delete account'.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Element, Observation, PyAutoGuiExecutor
frame = Observation(elements=(Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),))
executor = PyAutoGuiExecutor()
result = executor.execute(Action("click", label="Delete account"), frame)
print("a label that is not on screen:")
print(" ", result.summary())
print(" ok =", result.ok, " - nothing was clicked")
print()
resolved = executor.execute(Action("done", reason="nothing to do"), frame)
print("a verb that needs no target passes straight through:")
print(" ", resolved.summary())
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 4. the loop
# =========================================================================== #
term("loop-end-to-end", "The loop",
"observe -> think -> act -> verify, traced end to end",
["AgentLoop", "AgentLoop.run", "Episode", "Episode.render", "Episode.to_rows", "Step", "Step.line", "Step.ok"],
note="One call runs a whole episode; every step is kept for audit.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain
screen = FakeScreen([
(Element("Terminal", x=0, y=0, width=70, height=24), Element("Files", x=80, y=0, width=70, height=24)),
(Element("Name", x=100, y=120, width=200, height=24), Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24)),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),),
], text="Untitled document - unsaved changes")
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=screen,
brain=MockBrain([
{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"},
{"kind": "type", "text": "report"},
{"kind": "done", "reason": "the document is saved"},
]),
).run("save the report")
print(episode.render())
print()
if episode.success:
print("the same episode as rows for a table:")
for row in episode.to_rows():
print(" ", row)
""")
term("loop-budget", "The loop",
"A hard step budget, so a run cannot wander",
["Policy", "Policy.step_budget", "AgentLoop.run"],
note="The budget ends the episode and says so; nothing executes past it.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain, Policy
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "wait", "seconds": 0.2 + i} for i in range(10)]),
policy=Policy(step_budget=3),
).run("click Save")
print(episode.render())
print()
print("steps taken:", len(episode.steps), "| success:", episode.success)
""")
term("loop-no-progress-guard", "The loop",
"Repeating one action against an unchanged screen is stopped",
["AgentLoop.run", "Step", "Step.error"],
note="A stuck agent is not a persistent one - it is stopped and told why.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain, Policy
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"}] * 10),
policy=Policy(step_budget=10),
).run("click Save")
print(episode.render())
print()
print("stopped after", len(episode.steps), "steps instead of burning all 10:")
print(" ", episode.steps[-1].error)
""")
term("loop-kill-switch", "The loop",
"A kill-switch file aborts before the next action",
["Policy.kill_switch_path", "Policy.should_stop", "AgentLoop.run"], env={"TCA_DEMO": "1"},
note="Checked before every single action: create the file, the run stops.",
code="""
import os, tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain, Policy
marker = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp()) / "tiny-computer-agent.STOP"
marker.write_text("stop")
print("kill switch file:", marker, "- present:", marker.exists())
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"}]),
policy=Policy(kill_switch_path=str(marker)),
).run("click Save")
print()
print("steps taken:", episode.steps, "(none)")
print("stop reason:", episode.stop_reason)
""")
term("loop-survives-failures", "The loop",
"A dead screen or a broken brain is an episode, not a traceback",
["AgentLoop.run", "Episode.stop_reason", "GoalUnreachable", "BrainError"],
note="Every failure path is recorded as a failed step with a reason.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain, PlannerBrain, Policy, GoalUnreachable
class Blind:
def capture(self):
raise RuntimeError("X connection failed")
class Exploding:
def decide(self, goal, observation):
raise RuntimeError("the model died")
print("a capture that fails:")
print(" ", AgentLoop(screen=Blind(), brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "done"}])).run("anything").stop_reason)
print("a brain that crashes:")
print(" ", AgentLoop(screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Save"),)]), brain=Exploding()).run("save").stop_reason)
print("a brain that gives up (a failure, never a success):")
episode = AgentLoop(screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Files"),)]), brain=PlannerBrain(max_waits=0)).run("click 'Save'")
print(" success:", episode.success, "|", episode.stop_reason)
""")
term("loop-verifier", "The loop",
"Success is evidence, not the model's word",
["AgentLoop.run", "Episode.success", "Observation.text"],
note="Without a verifier, a successful action that removes its own target looks like a failure.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, MockBrain, Observation, Policy
class ScriptedTextScreen:
def __init__(self, texts): self.texts, self.n = list(texts), 0
def capture(self) -> Observation:
text = self.texts[min(self.n, len(self.texts) - 1)]; self.n += 1
return Observation(index=self.n - 1, elements=(Element("Save"),), text=text)
waits = [{"kind": "wait", "seconds": 0.1}] * 4
screen = lambda: ScriptedTextScreen(["Unsaved changes", "before", "Saved"])
without = AgentLoop(screen=screen(), brain=MockBrain(waits), policy=Policy(step_budget=3)).run("save")
print("no verifier ->", without.success, "|", without.stop_reason)
with_verifier = AgentLoop(
screen=screen(), brain=MockBrain(waits), policy=Policy(step_budget=4),
verify=lambda observation: "saved" in observation.text.lower(),
).run("save")
print("with verifier ->", with_verifier.success, "|", with_verifier.stop_reason)
""")
term("loop-on-step", "The loop",
"Every step can be streamed out as it happens",
["AgentLoop.run", "Step.line", "on_step"],
note="This is the hook a live console, a progress bar or a websocket uses.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain
seen = []
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"}, {"kind": "done", "reason": "saved"}]),
on_step=lambda step: seen.append(step.line()),
).run("save")
print("streamed live, one line per step:")
for line in seen:
print(" ", line)
print()
print("and the finished episode has", len(episode.steps), "steps")
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 5. the safety gates
# =========================================================================== #
term("safety-deny-text", "Safety",
"Typing from the deny list never reaches the keyboard",
["Policy", "Policy.check", "PolicyViolation", "DEFAULT_DENY_TEXT"],
note="Checked before execution; a refusal ends the episode and clicks nothing.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, DryRunExecutor, AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain, Policy
for text in ["report.txt", "sudo rm -rf /", "my api_key is here", "correct horse battery staple"]:
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Name", kind="input", x=100, y=120, width=200, height=24),)]),
brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "type", "text": text}]),
).run("fill the form")
verdict = "typed" if episode.steps[-1].error is None else "REFUSED"
print(f" type({text!r:32}) -> {verdict}")
if episode.steps[-1].error:
print(f" {episode.steps[-1].error}")
""")
term("safety-deny-label", "Safety",
"Clicking a denied widget is refused, however the label is spelled",
["Policy.deny_labels", "Policy.check", "Observation.find"],
note="Terminal, keychain, wallet, password manager, bank - matched on the label.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Element, Observation, Policy, PolicyViolation
frame = Observation(elements=(
Element("Terminal", x=0, y=0, width=80, height=24),
Element("Password Manager", x=100, y=0, width=160, height=24),
Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),
))
policy = Policy()
for label in ["Terminal", "Password Manager", "T E R M I N A L", "Save"]:
try:
policy.check(Action("click", label=label), frame)
print(f" click({label!r:20}) -> allowed")
except PolicyViolation as exc:
print(f" click({label!r:20}) -> refused: {exc}")
""")
term("safety-deny-keys", "Safety",
"Key chords on the deny list are never pressed",
["Policy.deny_keys", "Policy.check", "PolicyViolation"],
note="ctrl+alt+t, ctrl+alt+delete and ctrl+shift+escape are refused by default.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Policy, PolicyViolation
policy = Policy()
for chord in ["ctrl+s", "ctrl+alt+t", "CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE", "ctrl+alt+delete"]:
try:
policy.check(Action("key", keys=chord))
print(f" key({chord!r:20}) -> allowed")
except PolicyViolation as exc:
print(f" key({chord!r:20}) -> refused: {exc}")
""")
term("safety-blind-grid", "Safety",
"A numbered grid cell is a blind click: allowed to plan, refused for real",
["Policy.allow_grid_clicks", "Policy.check", "GridDetector"],
note="With real input the blind guess is refused unless you pass --allow-grid.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, GridDetector, Policy, PolicyViolation
from tiny_computer_agent.demo import fake_desktop
elements = GridDetector(rows=2, cols=3).detect(fake_desktop())
from tiny_computer_agent import Observation
frame = Observation(elements=elements)
print("a screen with no text degrades to", len(elements), "numbered cells:",
", ".join(e.label for e in elements))
print()
for policy, name in [(Policy(dry_run=True), "dry run (planning)"),
(Policy(dry_run=False), "real input, default"),
(Policy(dry_run=False, allow_grid_clicks=True), "real input, --allow-grid")]:
try:
policy.check(Action("click", label=elements[4].label), frame)
print(f" {name:32} -> allowed")
except PolicyViolation as exc:
print(f" {name:32} -> refused: {exc}")
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 6. screens: where the pixels come from
# =========================================================================== #
term("screen-fake", "Screens",
"A scripted screen, for testing the loop with no display",
["FakeScreen", "FakeScreen.capture", "Observation"],
note="The final frame repeats forever, so a runaway agent cannot exhaust the script.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, FakeScreen
screen = FakeScreen([(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)], text="Untitled document")
for i in range(4):
observation = screen.capture()
print(f" capture {i} -> index={observation.index} elements={[e.label for e in observation.elements]}")
""")
term("screen-image", "Screens",
"A still image (or a sequence) replayed as a screen",
["ImageScreen", "ImageScreen.capture", "fake_desktop"],
note="Lets the whole pipeline be exercised with no display, and a failure be replayed.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ImageScreen, fake_desktop
screen = ImageScreen(fake_desktop())
for i in range(3):
observation = screen.capture()
print(f" capture {i} -> index={observation.index} frame={type(observation.frame).__name__} {observation.frame.size}")
print()
print("captures beyond the scripted frames keep returning the last one")
""")
term("capture-options", "Screens",
"Real capture: monitors, downscaling, and HiDPI mapping",
["GrabScreen", "GrabScreen.capture", "GrabScreen.map_to_screen", "ScreenUnavailable"],
note="Frame pixel -> screen pixel is preserved, so a click cannot drift.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, GrabScreen
for name, screen in [("monitor 1 (native)", GrabScreen(monitor=1)),
("max_width=640", GrabScreen(monitor=1, max_width=640)),
("scale=2.0 (HiDPI)", GrabScreen(monitor=1, scale=2.0))]:
observation = screen.capture()
print(f" {name:20} frame={observation.frame.width}x{observation.frame.height}px "
f"origin={screen.origin} frame_scale={screen.frame_scale:.3f}")
print()
scaled = GrabScreen(monitor=1, max_width=640)
scaled.capture()
label = Element("Save", x=100, y=50, width=80, height=24)
print("a label found at (100,50) in the DOWNSCALED frame maps back to", scaled.map_to_screen(label).center)
print("on the real screen - which is why the downscale cannot break a click.")
""")
term("element-matching", "Screens",
"Labels are compared on their alphanumeric core",
["Element", "Element.center", "Element.matches", "Observation.find", "normalise_label"],
note="OCR loses spaces, models add punctuation - so nothing matches by exact string.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, Observation, normalise_label
save = Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30)
print("Element('Save', x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30)")
print(" .center:", save.center, "| .matches('save'):", save.matches("save"))
print()
print("normalise_label keeps only letters and digits:")
for raw in ["Save", "Save .", "S A V E", "save!", "Untitled document - unsaved changes"]:
print(f" {raw!r:36} -> {normalise_label(raw)!r}")
print()
frame = Observation(elements=(Element("Save .", x=10, y=10, width=80, height=24),
Element("Save As", x=110, y=10, width=80, height=24)))
for probe in ["Save", "save", "Save As", "Nothing"]:
hit = frame.find(probe)
print(f" find({probe!r:10}) -> {hit.label if hit else 'not on screen'!r}")
""")
term("observation-summary", "Screens",
"The compact text a model is shown",
["Observation.summary"],
note="This is the whole world as the brain sees it - capped, and honest when empty.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, Observation
frame = Observation(index=3, text="Untitled document - unsaved changes", elements=(
Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=110, height=30),
))
print(frame.summary())
print()
print("an empty index says so rather than pretending:")
print(Observation(index=4).summary())
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 7. perception: pixels -> a labelled element index
# =========================================================================== #
term("detector-available", "Perception",
"Probing for a detector, and building one by name",
["detector_available", "make_detector", "DetectorUnavailable", "Detector"],
note="The doctor and the CLI both ask this before promising anything.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import DetectorUnavailable, detector_available, make_detector
for name in ["auto", "ocr", "grid", "telepathy"]:
ok, detail = detector_available(name)
print(f" detector_available({name!r:11}) -> {ok!s:5} {detail}")
print()
for name in ["auto", "grid"]:
print(f" make_detector({name!r:6}) -> {type(make_detector(name)).__name__}")
try:
make_detector("telepathy")
except DetectorUnavailable as exc:
print(" make_detector('telepathy') -> DetectorUnavailable:", exc)
""")
term("ocr-labels", "Perception",
"OCR turns a screenshot into labelled, clickable elements",
["OcrDetector", "OcrDetector.detect", "Element"],
note="The model never has to guess where anything is: this is the grounding.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import OcrDetector, fake_desktop
elements = OcrDetector().detect(fake_desktop())
print(f"OCR read {len(elements)} labelled elements off one screenshot:")
print()
for element in elements:
print(f" {element.label!r:34} kind={element.kind:6} centre={str(element.center):12} box={element.width}x{element.height}")
""")
term("ocr-filters", "Perception",
"Three knobs keep dialog prose out of the menu",
["OcrDetector.min_score", "OcrDetector.max_label_chars", "OcrDetector.min_label_chars"],
note="Every extra line of noise is one more chance for a small model to click prose.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import OcrDetector, fake_desktop
image = fake_desktop()
for label, detector in [
("default", OcrDetector()),
("min_score=0.99", OcrDetector(min_score=0.99)),
("max_label_chars=6", OcrDetector(max_label_chars=6)),
("min_label_chars=8", OcrDetector(min_label_chars=8)),
]:
print(f" {label:18} -> {[e.label for e in detector.detect(image)]}")
""")
term("grid-detector", "Perception",
"A numbered grid, for screens with no text at all",
["GridDetector", "GridDetector.detect"],
note="An agent with an empty index has no legal moves; a grid always has moves.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import GridDetector, fake_desktop
for rows, cols in [(2, 3), (8, 12)]:
cells = GridDetector(rows=rows, cols=cols).detect(fake_desktop())
print(f" {rows}x{cols} grid -> {len(cells)} cells: "
f"first={cells[0].label!r} at {cells[0].center}, last={cells[-1].label!r} at {cells[-1].center}")
""")
term("auto-detector", "Perception",
"OCR when there is text, a grid when there is none",
["AutoDetector", "AutoDetector.detect", "AutoDetector.coordinates_of_last_detect"],
note="The default: useful with nothing installed, better the moment OCR appears.",
code="""
from PIL import Image
from tiny_computer_agent import AutoDetector, fake_desktop
detector = AutoDetector()
with_text = detector.detect(fake_desktop())
blank = detector.detect(Image.new("RGB", (720, 460), (18, 18, 22)))
print(" a screenshot with text ->", len(with_text), "elements:", [e.label for e in with_text][:6])
print(" a screen with no text ->", len(blank), "elements:", [e.label for e in blank][:6])
""")
term("indexed-screen", "Perception",
"IndexedScreen: capture + detect, composed",
["IndexedScreen", "IndexedScreen.capture", "Observation.summary"],
note="One capture() call gives the loop an index it can act on.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ImageScreen, IndexedScreen, OcrDetector, fake_desktop
screen = IndexedScreen(ImageScreen(fake_desktop()), OcrDetector())
observation = screen.capture()
print(f"capture() composed pixels -> {len(observation.elements)} labelled elements:")
print()
print(observation.summary())
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 8. preflight: what can this machine do?
# =========================================================================== #
term("display-available", "Preflight",
"Is there a desktop session to drive at all?",
["display_available"],
note="The first question the CLI and the doctor both ask.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import display_available
ok, detail = display_available()
print("display_available() ->", ok)
print(" detail:", detail)
""")
term("run-checks", "Preflight",
"Every precondition, one list, each with the fix",
["run_checks", "Check", "Check.render"],
note="Eight checks; a required one that fails is a blocking problem.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import run_checks
checks = run_checks(brain="planner", detector="ocr", real_input=False)
for check in checks:
print(check.render())
blocking = [c for c in checks if c.required and not c.ok]
print()
print(f"{len(checks)} checks, {len(blocking)} blocking: {[c.name for c in blocking]}")
""")
term("cli-doctor", "Preflight",
"python -m tiny_computer_agent --doctor",
["doctor", "display_available", "detector_available"],
note="The first thing to run on a new machine. Exits non-zero when not ready.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--doctor"])
term("build-agent", "Preflight",
"One call wires screen + detector + brain + executor + policy",
["build_agent", "Policy", "AgentLoop"],
note="Defaults are the safe ones: dry run, a step budget, and a kill-switch file.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, FakeScreen, PlannerBrain, build_agent
loop = build_agent(
brain=PlannerBrain(),
screen=FakeScreen([(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
dry_run=True, max_steps=4,
)
print("build_agent(...) ->", type(loop).__name__)
print(" executor :", type(loop.executor).__name__, "| dry_run:", loop.executor.dry_run)
print(" step budget :", loop.policy.step_budget)
print(" kill switch :", loop.policy.kill_switch_path)
print(" grid clicks :", loop.policy.allow_grid_clicks)
print()
print(loop.run("click 'Save'").render())
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 9. the model backends
# =========================================================================== #
term("models-deps", "Models",
"Which model runtime is present, and are the weights cached?",
["model_dependencies", "model_cached", "MODEL_BRAINS", "make_model_brain",
"DEFAULT_TEXT_MODEL", "DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL", "BrainError"],
note="Weights are loaded lazily, so asking is free.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import (DEFAULT_TEXT_MODEL, DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL, MODEL_BRAINS,
BrainError, make_model_brain, model_cached, model_dependencies)
ok, detail = model_dependencies()
print("model_dependencies() ->", ok, "|", detail)
print("default text model :", DEFAULT_TEXT_MODEL)
print(" weights cached :", model_cached(DEFAULT_TEXT_MODEL))
print("default vision model :", DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL)
print(" weights cached :", model_cached(DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL))
print()
print("brains by name, and an honest refusal for the rest:")
for name in MODEL_BRAINS:
print(f" make_model_brain({name!r:13}) -> {type(make_model_brain(name)).__name__}")
try:
make_model_brain("gpt-9")
except BrainError as exc:
print(" make_model_brain('gpt-9') -> BrainError:", exc)
""")
term("models-device", "Models",
"Device and dtype selection",
["resolve_device", "pick_dtype"],
note="CUDA if it is there, CPU otherwise; the harness never needs a GPU.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import pick_dtype, resolve_device
print("resolve_device() ->", resolve_device())
print("resolve_device('cpu') ->", resolve_device("cpu"))
print("pick_dtype('cpu') ->", pick_dtype("cpu"))
print("pick_dtype('cuda') ->", pick_dtype("cuda"))
""")
term("models-prompt", "Models",
"The prompt a model actually receives - and how it learns from a dead end",
["ModelBrain", "ModelBrain.build_prompt", "ModelBrain.decide"],
note="Placeholders, not worked examples: a weak model echoes the prompt, and an echo fails validation.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, ModelBrain, Observation
class Scripted(ModelBrain):
name = "scripted"
def _generate(self, prompt, observation):
self.prompt_seen = prompt
return '{"kind": "click", "index": 2, "reason": "saves the document"}'
brain = Scripted("example/model")
frame = Observation(text="Untitled document - unsaved changes", elements=(
Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=110, height=30),
))
action = brain.decide("save the document", frame)
print("the model chose:", action.describe())
print()
print("the prompt it was given:")
print(brain.prompt_seen)
""")
term("models-prompt-history", "Models",
"A second decision is told what already failed",
["ModelBrain", "ModelBrain.build_prompt", "ModelBrain.history"],
note="'you already tried this and the screen did NOT change' is the most useful line a small model gets.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, ModelBrain, Observation
class Scripted(ModelBrain):
name = "scripted"
def _generate(self, prompt, observation):
self.prompt_seen = prompt
return '{"kind": "click", "index": 2, "reason": "again"}'
brain = Scripted("example/model")
frame = Observation(text="Untitled document", elements=(
Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),
))
brain.decide("save", frame) # first attempt
brain.decide("save", frame) # same screen: nothing changed
print("history the brain is carrying:", brain.history)
print()
print("the tail of the second prompt:")
print(brain.prompt_seen[-420:])
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 10. traces and scoring
# =========================================================================== #
term("scenario", "Traces & scoring",
"A task with one right answer, and the frames to show",
["Scenario", "Scenario.screen", "run_scenario", "Scenario.label"],
note="Ground truth lives with the task, so a run can be scored at all.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, PlannerBrain, Scenario, run_scenario
def item(label, x): return Element(label, x=x, y=6, width=80, height=20)
def button(label, x): return Element(label, x=x, y=270, width=110, height=30)
scenario = Scenario(
"click 'Save' to save the document",
frames=[(item("Files", 10), item("Edit", 100)),
(Element("Name", x=200, y=195, width=200, height=26), button("Save", 200)),
(item("Files", 10), button("Save", 200))],
expected="Save", name="save the document",
)
print("Scenario:", scenario.label, "| frames:", len(scenario.frames), "| the right answer:", scenario.expected)
print()
trace = run_scenario(scenario, PlannerBrain())
print(trace.render())
""")
term("trace-record", "Traces & scoring",
"An episode becomes a portable, pixel-free trace",
["Trace", "Trace.record", "Trace.save", "Trace.load", "Trace.to_json",
"Trace.to_dict", "Trace.choice", "Trace.decided", "Trace.frames"],
note="JSON, so it diffs in review and replays on a machine with nothing installed.",
code="""
import json, tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, PlannerBrain, Scenario, Trace, run_scenario
scenario = Scenario("click 'Save'", frames=[(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)],
expected="Save", name="save")
trace = run_scenario(scenario, PlannerBrain())
print("frames:", trace.frames, "| choice:", trace.choice,
"| decided:", trace.decided, "| blocked:", trace.blocked)
path = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp()) / "save.json"
trace.save(path)
print("saved:", path.name, f"({path.stat().st_size} bytes) | reloaded identical:",
Trace.load(path).to_dict() == trace.to_dict())
print()
print(json.dumps(trace.to_dict(), indent=2)[:560] + " ...")
""")
term("trace-replay", "Traces & scoring",
"Replay a recorded trace against a different brain",
["Trace.replay", "Trace.observations", "score_trace"],
note="The frames are the fixture; the brain is the only variable. Nothing is captured or clicked.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Element, PlannerBrain, Scenario, run_scenario, score_trace
scenario = Scenario("click 'Save'", frames=[
(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)], expected="Save", name="save")
recorded = run_scenario(scenario, PlannerBrain())
print("recorded by the planner :", recorded.choice, "->", score_trace(recorded).correct)
class AlwaysFirst:
name = "first-item"
def decide(self, goal, observation):
return Action("click", label=observation.elements[0].label, reason="first item")
replayed = recorded.replay(AlwaysFirst())
print("the same frames, another brain:", replayed.choice, "->", score_trace(replayed).correct)
print()
print("replayed frames carried over:", replayed.frames, "| ground truth carried over:", replayed.expected)
""")
term("score-trace", "Traces & scoring",
"Counting how often the choice was right",
["score_trace", "score", "score_replay", "Verdict", "Verdict.line"],
note="Scored on normalised text, so OCR spacing is forgiven - the same bargain the index makes.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import (Action, Element, PlannerBrain, Scenario, Trace, TraceStep,
score, score_replay, score_trace)
scenario = Scenario("click 'Save'", frames=[(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)],
expected="Save", name="save")
print("score(scenario, PlannerBrain()) ->", score(scenario, PlannerBrain()).line().strip())
print()
print("a choice the OCR rendered as 'Save .' is still credited for 'Save':")
print(" ", score_trace(Trace(goal="g", expected="Save",
steps=[TraceStep(0, action=Action("click", label="Save ."))])).line().strip())
print()
print("a trace with no ground truth says so instead of inventing a verdict:")
print(" ", score_trace(Trace(goal="g",
steps=[TraceStep(0, action=Action("click", label="Save"))])).line().strip())
print()
print("score_replay(trace, another_brain) is the single-trace form of the roadmap step:")
print(" ", score_replay(Trace(goal="g", expected="Save",
steps=[TraceStep(0, action=Action("click", label="Cancel"))]), PlannerBrain()).line().strip())
""")
term("scoreboard", "Traces & scoring",
"Verdicts collected into an accuracy",
["Scoreboard", "Scoreboard.render", "Scoreboard.accuracy", "Scoreboard.by_brain",
"Scoreboard.to_rows", "Scoreboard.confusion", "Scoreboard.blocked"],
note="The number the whole module exists for: which brain is right, and how often.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Element, MockBrain, PlannerBrain, Scenario, benchmark
class FirstItem:
name = "first-item"
def decide(self, goal, observation):
return Action("click", label=observation.elements[0].label, reason="first item")
def scenario(goal, expected, frames):
return Scenario(goal, frames=frames, expected=expected, name=expected.lower())
suite = [
scenario("click 'Save' to save the document", "Save",
[(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
scenario("click 'Cancel' to discard the change", "Cancel",
[(Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=110, height=30),)]),
]
board = benchmark(suite, {
"planner": lambda s: PlannerBrain(),
"first-item": lambda s: FirstItem(),
"oracle": lambda s: MockBrain([{"kind": "click", "label": s.expected}]),
})
print(board.render())
print()
print("accuracy:", f"{board.accuracy:.0%}", "| by brain:", board.by_brain())
print("as rows :", board.to_rows())
print("confusion (expected, chose) -> count:", board.confusion())
""")
term("benchmark", "Traces & scoring",
"Every scenario through every brain, in one table",
["benchmark", "Scoreboard.to_rows"],
note="A fresh brain per task, so state like 'already clicked this' cannot leak between them.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Element, PlannerBrain, Scenario, benchmark
class FirstItem:
name = "first-item"
def decide(self, goal, observation):
return Action("click", label=observation.elements[0].label, reason="first item")
suite = [Scenario(f"click {label!r}", frames=[(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),
Element(label, x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),)],
expected=label, name=label.lower())
for label in ("Save", "Cancel")]
board = benchmark(suite, {"planner": lambda s: PlannerBrain(), "first-item": lambda s: FirstItem()})
for row in board.to_rows():
print(f" {row['brain']:12} {row['scenario']:8} expected={row['expected']:7} "
f"chose={row['chose']:7} correct={row['correct']}")
""")
term("benchmark-traces", "Traces & scoring",
"Replay a whole recorded suite against one brain",
["benchmark_traces", "load_traces", "Trace.save"],
note="The literal roadmap step: the frames are fixed, nothing new is captured.",
code="""
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from tiny_computer_agent import (Element, PlannerBrain, Scenario, benchmark_traces,
load_traces, run_scenario)
def scenario(goal, expected, frames):
return Scenario(goal, frames=frames, expected=expected, name=expected.lower())
suite = [
scenario("click 'Save'", "Save", [(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)]),
scenario("click 'Cancel'", "Cancel", [(Element("Save", x=200, y=270, width=110, height=30),
Element("Cancel", x=400, y=270, width=110, height=30),)]),
]
folder = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
for item in suite:
run_scenario(item, PlannerBrain()).save(folder / f"{item.name}.json")
print("recorded suite on disk:", [p.name for p in sorted(folder.glob("*.json"))])
traces = load_traces(folder)
print("load_traces ->", [t.name for t in traces])
print()
board = benchmark_traces(traces, PlannerBrain(), name="planner (replayed)")
print(board.render())
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 11. the command line
# =========================================================================== #
term("cli-image", "Command line",
"--image example (replay a screenshot, dry run)",
["main", "build_parser", "ImageScreen", "detector_available"],
note="No display needed: the whole pipeline over a still image.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--image", "example"])
term("cli-script", "Command line",
"--script (replay a fixed action list instead of a brain)",
["MockBrain", "parse_action"],
note="The script is validated exactly like a model's answer: nothing skips the gates.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--script",
'[{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"}, {"kind": "done", "reason": "finished"}]'])
term("cli-verify-text", "Command line",
"--verify-text (the harness decides success, not the brain)",
["AgentLoop.run", "Episode.success"],
note="Without it, an action that removes its own target looks like a failure.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--script",
'[{"kind": "wait", "seconds": 0.1}]', "--verify-text", "Unsaved", "--max-steps", "2"])
term("cli-trace", "Command line",
"--trace / --expected (record the run, then score it)",
["Trace.record", "Trace.save", "score_trace"],
note="Writes JSON next to the code, and prints the score straight away.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--image", "example",
"--trace", "/tmp/gallery-save.json", "--expected", "Save"])
term("cli-detector", "Command line",
"--no-ocr (index a numbered grid instead)",
["GridDetector", "make_detector", "detector_available"],
note="Useful on a machine with no OCR engine, or for a canvas app.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--image", "example", "--no-ocr"])
term("cli-exit-codes", "Command line",
"Exit codes: 0 success, 1 failure, 2 bad usage, 3 no screen",
["main"],
note="A shell can tell 'it worked' from 'it gave up' without parsing any text.",
code="""
import subprocess, sys
cases = [
(["--script", '[{"kind": "done", "reason": "nothing to do"}]'], "a brain-reported success"),
(["click 'Nonexistent button'"], "a goal that cannot be reached"),
(["--real-input"], "real input without the allow env"),
(["--brain", "vlm"], "the vlm brain with no pixels"),
(["--image", "/nonexistent/shot.png"], "a screenshot that is not there"),
]
for flags, what in cases:
code = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", *flags],
capture_output=True, text=True).returncode
print(f" exit {code} {what:38} ({' '.join(flags)[:46]})")
""", env={"TINY_COMPUTER_AGENT_ALLOW_REAL_INPUT": ""})
term("cli-refusals", "Command line",
"The two deliberate acts before the mouse can move",
["main", "ALLOW_REAL_INPUT_ENV"],
note="--real-input without the env var, and --brain vlm with no pixels: both refuse.",
code="""
import subprocess, sys
for flags in (["--real-input"], ["--brain", "vlm"]):
print(f"$ python -m tiny_computer_agent {' '.join(flags)}")
subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", *flags])
print()
""", env={"TINY_COMPUTER_AGENT_ALLOW_REAL_INPUT": ""})
term("cli-live-headless", "Command line",
"--live with no display is refused, with the fix",
["display_available", "main"],
note="It tells you what to do instead of dying inside an episode.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--live"],
env={"DISPLAY": "", "WAYLAND_DISPLAY": ""})
term("cli-live-dry-run", "Command line",
"--live (your real screen, dry run)",
["GrabScreen", "IndexedScreen", "AutoDetector", "main"],
note="Real capture, real OCR, a real element index - and not one click.",
argv=["{py}", "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--live", "--max-steps", "2"],
env={"DISPLAY": ":99", "TINY_COMPUTER_AGENT_ALLOW_REAL_INPUT": ""})
# =========================================================================== #
# 12. on a real desktop: real capture, real OCR, a real click
# =========================================================================== #
SCENES["dialog"] = (ROOT / "showcase_scenes" / "dialog.py").read_text()
SCENES["canvas"] = (ROOT / "showcase_scenes" / "canvas.py").read_text()
SCENES["toolbar"] = (ROOT / "showcase_scenes" / "toolbar.py").read_text()
DIALOG_BOX = (100, 100, 600, 380)
TOOLBAR_BOX = (140, 140, 820, 480)
def make_capture(tmp):
proc = open_scene("dialog", tmp)
try:
return annotate(grab(), [], title="GrabScreen(monitor=1).capture() - a real 1280x800 desktop")
finally:
close_scene(proc)
def make_ocr_index(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import OcrDetector
proc = open_scene("dialog", tmp)
try:
frame = grab()
elements = OcrDetector().detect(frame)
return annotate(frame, elements, title="OcrDetector().detect(frame) -> "
+ str(len(elements)) + " labelled elements with real coordinates")
finally:
close_scene(proc)
def make_click(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import (AgentLoop, GrabScreen, IndexedScreen, OcrDetector,
PlannerBrain, Policy, PyAutoGuiExecutor)
proc = open_scene("dialog", tmp)
try:
screen = IndexedScreen(GrabScreen(monitor=1), OcrDetector())
before_observation = screen.capture()
before = crop(annotate(grab(), before_observation.elements), DIALOG_BOX)
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=screen, brain=PlannerBrain(), executor=PyAutoGuiExecutor(),
policy=Policy(dry_run=False, step_budget=3),
verify=lambda observation: "saved" in observation.text.lower(),
).run("click 'Save' to save the document")
target = before_observation.find("Save")
after = crop(annotate(grab(), [], click=target.center if target else None), DIALOG_BOX)
lines = ["result: " + ("success" if episode.success else "failure")
+ " - " + episode.stop_reason]
lines += [" " + step.line() for step in episode.steps][:2]
return overlay_lines(side_by_side(
before, after, title="PyAutoGuiExecutor: a real click lands on a real button"), lines)
finally:
close_scene(proc)
def make_verify(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import (AgentLoop, GrabScreen, IndexedScreen, OcrDetector,
PlannerBrain, Policy, PyAutoGuiExecutor)
proc = open_scene("dialog", tmp)
try:
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=IndexedScreen(GrabScreen(monitor=1), OcrDetector()),
brain=PlannerBrain(), executor=PyAutoGuiExecutor(),
policy=Policy(dry_run=False, step_budget=3),
verify=lambda observation: "saved" in observation.text.lower(),
).run("click 'Save' to save the document")
marker = tmp / "dialog.marker"
frame = crop(annotate(grab(), []), DIALOG_BOX)
return overlay_lines(frame, [
"the window changed its own title to 'Saved to disk',",
"and wrote " + repr(marker.read_text()) + " to " + marker.name,
"verify(...) saw it -> episode.success = " + str(episode.success),
"stop reason: " + episode.stop_reason,
])
finally:
close_scene(proc)
def make_grid_fallback(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import AutoDetector, OcrDetector
proc = open_scene("canvas", tmp)
try:
frame = grab()
ocr = OcrDetector().detect(frame)
elements = AutoDetector().detect(frame)
return overlay_lines(annotate(
frame, elements, title="a canvas app has no text: the grid fallback"), [
"OcrDetector found " + str(len(ocr)) + " labels on these pixels",
"AutoDetector fell back to a " + str(len(elements))
+ "-cell numbered grid, so the agent still has moves",
"with real input a blind grid click is refused unless --allow-grid is passed",
])
finally:
close_scene(proc)
def make_deny(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import Action, Observation, OcrDetector, Policy, PolicyViolation
proc = open_scene("toolbar", tmp)
try:
frame = grab()
elements = OcrDetector().detect(frame)
target = next((e for e in elements if e.matches("Terminal")), None)
message = "no Terminal button on screen"
if target is not None:
try:
Policy(dry_run=False).check(
Action("click", label=target.label), Observation(elements=tuple(elements)))
message = "allowed (unexpected)"
except PolicyViolation as exc:
message = "refused: " + str(exc)
return overlay_lines(crop(annotate(
frame, elements,
title="the harness can see a Terminal button - and will not press it"), TOOLBAR_BOX),
["Policy(dry_run=False).check(click 'Terminal')", message])
finally:
close_scene(proc)
def make_cli_real_input(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import OcrDetector
proc = open_scene("dialog", tmp)
try:
elements = OcrDetector().detect(grab())
before = crop(annotate(grab(), elements), DIALOG_BOX)
result = subprocess.run(
[PY, "-m", "tiny_computer_agent", "--live", "--real-input", "--verify-text", "Saved",
"click 'Save' to save the document"],
capture_output=True, text=True,
env=dict(os.environ, TINY_COMPUTER_AGENT_ALLOW_REAL_INPUT="1"))
after = crop(grab(), DIALOG_BOX)
lines = [line for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if line.strip()][:3]
return overlay_lines(side_by_side(
before, after,
title="the CLI driving the real mouse: --live --real-input --verify-text Saved"), lines)
finally:
close_scene(proc)
desk("desk-capture", "Real desktop",
"GrabScreen: capture a real desktop",
["GrabScreen", "GrabScreen.capture", "ScreenUnavailable"],
note="1280x800 of a real X server. mss first, Pillow's ImageGrab as the fallback.",
scene_name="dialog", make=make_capture)
desk("desk-ocr-index", "Real desktop",
"The element index, drawn on the pixels it came from",
["OcrDetector", "OcrDetector.detect", "IndexedScreen", "Element.center"],
note="Every box is a real OCR word with a real screen coordinate: the model picks a label, not a pixel.",
scene_name="dialog", make=make_ocr_index)
desk("desk-click", "Real desktop",
"A real click, and the window's own reaction",
["PyAutoGuiExecutor", "AgentLoop.run", "Policy.dry_run", "resolve_point"],
note="Pixels in, a label chosen, a pixel resolved, a button pressed - and the dialog closed itself.",
scene_name="dialog", make=make_click)
desk("desk-verify", "Real desktop",
"Success only when the harness can see it",
["AgentLoop.run", "Episode.success", "Episode.stop_reason"],
note="The app changed its own title and wrote a marker file; the verifier saw the change.",
scene_name="dialog", make=make_verify)
desk("desk-grid-fallback", "Real desktop",
"A screen with no text still has legal moves",
["AutoDetector", "GridDetector", "OcrDetector"],
note="OCR finds nothing on a canvas, so the index degrades to numbered cells - and says so.",
scene_name="canvas", make=make_grid_fallback)
desk("desk-policy-refusal", "Real desktop",
"The safety gate, on a real button, in a real window",
["Policy.check", "Policy.deny_labels", "PolicyViolation", "Observation.find"],
note="The Terminal button is visible and labelled - and the policy refuses to press it.",
scene_name="toolbar", make=make_deny)
desk("desk-cli-real-input", "Real desktop",
"The same click, driven end to end from the CLI",
["main", "PyAutoGuiExecutor", "AgentLoop.run"],
note="--live --real-input --verify-text Saved: capture, OCR, click, verify, exit code.",
scene_name="dialog", make=make_cli_real_input)
# =========================================================================== #
# 13. the pieces a user swaps out
# =========================================================================== #
term("protocols", "Extensibility",
"Every stage is a Protocol: bring your own screen, brain, detector, executor",
["Brain", "Brain.decide", "ScreenSource", "ScreenSource.capture", "Detector",
"Detector.detect", "Executor", "Executor.execute", "ActionResult"],
note="The loop depends on four one-method contracts, not on the shipped implementations.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ActionResult, Action, AgentLoop, Element, Observation
class MyScreen: # ScreenSource: capture() -> Observation
def capture(self):
return Observation(elements=(Element("Deploy", x=10, y=10, width=90, height=30),),
text="release ready")
class MyBrain: # Brain: decide(goal, observation) -> Action
def __init__(self):
self.turns = 0
def decide(self, goal, observation):
self.turns += 1
if self.turns > 1:
return Action("done", reason="the release is deployed")
return Action("click", label="Deploy", reason="the goal names it")
class MyDetector: # Detector: detect(image) -> tuple[Element, ...]
def detect(self, image):
return (Element("Deploy", x=10, y=10, width=90, height=30),)
class MyExecutor: # Executor: execute(action, observation) -> ActionResult
def __init__(self):
self.saw = []
def execute(self, action, observation=None):
self.saw.append(action.describe())
return ActionResult(action=action, ok=True, note="my own executor ran it")
executor = MyExecutor()
episode = AgentLoop(screen=MyScreen(), brain=MyBrain(), executor=executor).run("deploy the release")
print(episode.render())
print()
print("and what my executor was handed:", executor.saw)
""")
term("brain-mock", "Decisions",
"MockBrain: replay a fixed script, exactly once",
["MockBrain", "MockBrain.decide", "MockBrain.remaining"],
note="Deterministic and offline - the workhorse for tests, demos and replays.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, MockBrain, Observation
brain = MockBrain([
{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"},
{"kind": "key", "keys": "ctrl+s"},
{"kind": "done", "reason": "the document is saved"},
])
frame = Observation(elements=(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),))
print("scripted actions:", 3)
while brain.remaining:
action = brain.decide("save the document", frame)
print(f" remaining={brain.remaining} -> {action.describe()}")
print()
print("with the script exhausted it stops claiming work it has not planned:")
print(" ", brain.decide("save the document", frame).describe())
""")
term("brain-planner", "Decisions",
"PlannerBrain: no weights, no download, and it gives up honestly",
["PlannerBrain", "PlannerBrain.decide", "GoalUnreachable"],
note="The proof the harness works end to end, and a real fallback when no model is wanted.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import Element, FakeScreen, GoalUnreachable, PlannerBrain
brain = PlannerBrain()
goal = "click 'Save' to save the document"
frames = FakeScreen([(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),)])
for step in range(3):
observation = frames.capture()
chosen = brain.decide(goal, observation)
print(f" step {step}: {chosen.describe()}")
print()
print("when the target never appears it gives up rather than flailing:")
try:
PlannerBrain(max_waits=0).decide(goal, FakeScreen([(Element("Files"),)]).capture())
except GoalUnreachable as exc:
print(" GoalUnreachable:", exc)
""")
term("models-swap", "Models",
"The two real model backends, and lazy loading",
["TextPlannerBrain", "VLMBrain", "TextPlannerBrain.unload", "VLMBrain.unload",
"ModelBrain.loaded", "make_model_brain"],
note="Constructing a brain costs nothing; the weights arrive on the first decide().",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import make_model_brain
for name in ["text-planner", "vlm"]:
brain = make_model_brain(name)
print(f"{name:13} -> {type(brain).__name__}")
print(f" model id : {brain.model_id}")
print(f" weights loaded : {brain.loaded}")
print(f" needs an index : {brain.requires_index}")
print(f" menu size cap : {brain.max_menu_items} items")
brain.unload()
print(f" after unload() : loaded={brain.loaded}")
print()
print("neither download happens until decide(), which is what makes --doctor cheap")
""")
term("fake-desktop", "Screens",
"The built-in synthetic desktop",
["fake_desktop", "write_fake_desktop", "OcrDetector"],
note="Draws a screenshot-like desktop offline - the same image --image example replays.",
code="""
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from tiny_computer_agent import OcrDetector, fake_desktop, write_fake_desktop
image = fake_desktop()
print("fake_desktop() ->", type(image).__name__, image.size, image.mode)
path = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp()) / "example.png"
print("write_fake_desktop(path) ->", write_fake_desktop(path).name, f"({path.stat().st_size} bytes)")
print()
print("and OCR reads it like any other screenshot:")
for element in OcrDetector().detect(image):
print(f" {element.label!r:34} at {element.center}")
""")
# =========================================================================== #
# 14. closing the last gaps in the picture map
# =========================================================================== #
# names the existing pictures already exercise but did not claim
_AUGMENT = {
"vocab-verbs": ["Action.to_dict"],
"exec-refuses-unresolved": ["InputUnavailable"],
"scenario": ["Trace.render"],
"trace-record": ["Trace.name", "Trace.decision_step", "Trace.blocked", "TraceStep",
"TraceStep.observation", "TraceStep.to_dict"],
"scoreboard": ["Scoreboard.add", "Scoreboard.total", "Scoreboard.earned",
"Scoreboard.accuracy_for", "Scoreboard.brains"],
"cli-script": ["demo_screen"],
"cli-doctor": ["report"],
}
for _shot in CATALOG:
_extra = _AUGMENT.get(_shot.id)
if _extra:
_shot.shows = sorted(set(_shot.shows) | set(_extra))
# and the two demos whose output should actually print what they claim
def _edit(sid, old, new):
for _shot in CATALOG:
if _shot.id == sid:
assert old in _shot.code, f"{sid}: anchor not found"
_shot.code = _shot.code.replace(old, new)
return
raise AssertionError(sid)
_edit("vocab-verbs",
' print(f" parsed -> {action.describe()}")',
' print(f" parsed -> {action.describe()}")\n'
' if payload["kind"] == "click":\n'
' print(f" as data: {action.to_dict()}")')
_edit("trace-record",
'print("frames:", trace.frames, "| choice:", trace.choice,',
'print("name:", trace.name, "| decision_step:", trace.decision_step().action.describe())\n'
'step = trace.steps[0]\n'
'labels = [e.label for e in step.observation().elements]\n'
'print("first step as data:", step.to_dict()["action"], "| labels:", labels)\n'
'print("frames:", trace.frames, "| choice:", trace.choice,')
_edit("scoreboard",
'print("accuracy:", f"{board.accuracy:.0%}", "| by brain:", board.by_brain())',
'print("total:", board.total, "| earned:", board.earned, "| accuracy:", f"{board.accuracy:.0%}")\n'
'print("brains:", board.brains(), "| accuracy_for(\'planner\'):", f"{board.accuracy_for(\'planner\'):.0%}")')
_edit("exec-refuses-unresolved",
'print()\nresolved = executor.execute(Action("done", reason="nothing to do"), frame)',
'print()\nfrom tiny_computer_agent import InputUnavailable\n'
'print("and when pyautogui itself is missing, it says so:")\n'
'print(" ", InputUnavailable("real input needs pyautogui and a live display: '
'pip install \'tiny-computer-agent[desktop]\'"))\nprint()\n'
'resolved = executor.execute(Action("done", reason="nothing to do"), frame)')
# =========================================================================== #
# 15. the stepwise loop, the masked decoder, and the accessibility tree
# =========================================================================== #
term("stepwise", "The loop",
"The same loop, one turn at a time, with pause and resume",
["AgentLoop", "AgentLoop.begin", "AgentLoop.step_once", "AgentLoop.pause",
"AgentLoop.resume", "AgentLoop.finished", "AgentLoop.run", "Step.line"],
note="run() is batch; a console needs the caller to own the loop. These are the same rules.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import AgentLoop, Element, FakeScreen, MockBrain, Policy
screen = FakeScreen([
(Element("Files", x=10, y=6, width=60, height=20),),
(Element("Save", x=320, y=120, width=80, height=24),),
])
loop = AgentLoop(
screen=screen,
brain=MockBrain([{"kind": "wait", "seconds": 0.1},
{"kind": "click", "label": "Save"},
{"kind": "done", "reason": "saved"}]),
policy=Policy(step_budget=6),
)
loop.begin("save the report")
print("after begin(): finished =", loop.finished, "| steps =", len(loop.episode.steps))
print("step_once() -> ", loop.step_once().line())
print(" finished =", loop.finished, "| steps =", len(loop.episode.steps))
loop.pause()
loop.run() # returns at once: the caller said pause
print("after pause(): paused =", loop.paused, "| steps =", len(loop.episode.steps))
loop.resume()
episode = loop.run()
print("after resume(): finished =", loop.finished, "| success =", episode.success)
print()
print(episode.render())
""")
term("decoding", "Models",
"Constrained decoding: make an echo impossible, not merely detected",
["MenuMask", "digit_token_ids", "choice_token_ids", "pair_token_ids", "read_choice",
"read_verdict", "brevity_ladder", "majority_choice", "DIGITS"],
note="The 256M model's failure was answering with the prompt. A mask removes that option.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent.decoding import (DIGITS, MenuMask, brevity_ladder,
choice_token_ids, digit_token_ids,
majority_choice, pair_token_ids, read_choice,
read_verdict)
from tiny_computer_agent.models import DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL
try:
from transformers import AutoTokenizer
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL)
source = DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL
except Exception as exc: # pragma: no cover - env
class _StandIn:
table = {str(d): 100 + d for d in range(10)}
def encode(self, text, add_special_tokens=False):
return [self.table[text]] if text in self.table else [7, 7]
tokenizer, source = _StandIn(), f"a stand-in ({type(exc).__name__})"
print("tokenizer:", source)
print("digits we allow :", DIGITS)
print("digit token ids :", digit_token_ids(tokenizer)[:10], "...")
print("ids for a 4-item menu:", choice_token_ids(tokenizer, 4))
yes_ids, no_ids = pair_token_ids(tokenizer)
print("yes / no token ids :", yes_ids[:3], "/", no_ids[:3])
mask = MenuMask(choice_token_ids(tokenizer, 4), eos_token_id=2)
print("the mask allows :", mask.allowed_ids, "(everything else is -inf)")
print()
print("reading an answer, and refusing anything that is not one:")
for reply in ["3", " 3 ", "1000", "The goal is to click Save", "3 or 4", ""]:
print(f" read_choice({reply[:26]!r:30}) -> {read_choice(reply, 4)}")
for reply in ["Yes", " no", "maybe", ""]:
print(f" read_verdict({reply!r:9}) -> {read_verdict(reply)!r}")
print()
print("the retry ladder (echoing grows with prompt length):", brevity_ladder(3))
print("a vote over samples:", majority_choice([2, 3, 2]), "| ties go to the first seen:",
majority_choice([3, 2]))
""")
# --- the accessibility half needs a real GTK window and a session bus --------
_GTK = {"process": None}
GTK_BOX = (140, 140, 660, 420)
def open_gtk_scene():
"""A session bus plus the GTK window, so AT-SPI has something to read."""
if _GTK["process"] is not None:
return
address = subprocess.run(["dbus-daemon", "--session", "--fork", "--print-address=1"],
capture_output=True, text=True).stdout.strip()
os.environ["DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"] = address
os.environ["NO_AT_BRIDGE"] = "0"
ready = Path("/tmp/gallery-gtk.ready")
ready.unlink(missing_ok=True)
_GTK["process"] = subprocess.Popen(
[PY, str(ROOT / "showcase_scenes" / "gtk_dialog.py"),
"/tmp/gallery-gtk.marker", str(ready)],
env=dict(os.environ), stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
for _ in range(60):
if ready.exists():
break
time.sleep(0.25)
time.sleep(2.5)
def close_gtk_scene():
process, _GTK["process"] = _GTK["process"], None
if process is not None:
process.terminate()
try:
process.wait(timeout=10)
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired: # pragma: no cover
process.kill()
time.sleep(0.5)
def _with_gtk(tmp=None):
open_gtk_scene()
return close_gtk_scene
term("atspi-index", "Perception",
"The accessibility tree: elements the OS already knows about",
["AtspiDetector", "AtspiDetector.detect", "AtspiDetector.text",
"AtspiDetector.coordinates_of_last_detect", "AtspiReader",
"AtspiReader.read", "AccessibleNode", "TreeReader", "TreeReader.read",
"accessibility_available",
"INTERACTIVE_ROLES", "TEXT_ROLES"],
note="No pixels are read: GTK publishes every button's name and screen extents.",
prepare=_with_gtk,
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import (INTERACTIVE_ROLES, TEXT_ROLES, AtspiDetector, AtspiReader,
accessibility_available)
available, detail = accessibility_available("atspi")
print("accessibility_available('atspi') ->", available)
print(" ", detail)
print()
print("interactive roles offered to a model:")
print(" ", ", ".join(sorted(INTERACTIVE_ROLES)))
print("text roles - readable, but not clickable:")
print(" ", ", ".join(sorted(TEXT_ROLES)))
print()
reader = AtspiReader()
nodes = reader.read()
print(f"AtspiReader().read() -> {len(nodes)} AccessibleNode(s) on the live desktop")
print()
detector = AtspiDetector(reader=reader)
elements = detector.detect()
print(f"AtspiDetector().detect() -> {len(elements)} clickable elements, with no OCR at all:")
for element in elements:
print(f" {element.label!r:12} kind={element.kind:8} "
f"centre={str(element.center):12} box={element.width}x{element.height}")
print()
print("the words on screen, straight from the tree:")
print(" ", detector.text()[:150])
""")
term("models-decision-modes", "Models",
"Four ways to ask a tiny model, and what each one costs",
["ModelBrain", "ModelBrain.loaded", "TextPlannerBrain", "VLMBrain", "make_model_brain"],
note="json=free text, choice=one masked number, scan=yes/no per item, rank=log-odds order.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import ModelBrain, make_model_brain
from tiny_computer_agent.models import DEFAULT_TEXT_MODEL, DEFAULT_VISION_MODEL
print("decision_mode decides how the model is asked:")
print(" json - reply with JSON, parsed leniently (the original behaviour)")
print(" choice - one generation, masked to a menu number")
print(" scan - one masked yes/no question per item, first yes wins")
print(" rank - the same questions, ranked by the yes/no log-odds margin")
print()
for name in ("text-planner", "vlm"):
brain = make_model_brain(name, decision_mode="scan")
print(f"{name:13} -> {type(brain).__name__}")
print(f" model : {brain.model_id}")
print(f" supports masking : {brain.supports_constrained}")
print(f" decision_mode : {brain.decision_mode} | retries {brain.retries} | votes {brain.votes}")
print(f" weights loaded : {brain.loaded}")
brain.unload()
print()
print("defaults are unchanged:", make_model_brain("vlm").decision_mode)
""")
# --- the accessibility tree, on a real desktop, with a real click ------------
def make_atspi_click(tmp):
from tiny_computer_agent import (AgentLoop, AtspiDetector, GrabScreen, IndexedScreen,
PlannerBrain, Policy, PyAutoGuiExecutor)
open_gtk_scene()
try:
elements = AtspiDetector().detect()
before = crop(annotate(grab(), elements), GTK_BOX)
episode = AgentLoop(
screen=IndexedScreen(GrabScreen(monitor=1), AtspiDetector()),
brain=PlannerBrain(), executor=PyAutoGuiExecutor(),
policy=Policy(dry_run=False, step_budget=3),
).run("click 'Save' to save the document")
target = next((e for e in elements if e.matches("Save")), None)
after = crop(annotate(grab(), [], click=target.center if target else None), GTK_BOX)
marker = Path("/tmp/gallery-gtk.marker")
lines = [
"the window's own status label now reads 'last action: Save',",
"and it wrote " + (repr(marker.read_text()) if marker.exists() else "nothing")
+ " to " + marker.name,
"result: " + ("success" if episode.success else "failure")
+ " - " + episode.stop_reason,
]
return overlay_lines(side_by_side(
before, after,
title="AT-SPI index -> a real click: not one pixel was read to find the button"), lines)
finally:
close_gtk_scene()
desk("desk-atspi", "Real desktop",
"Indexed by the accessibility tree, acted on with the real mouse",
["AtspiDetector", "AtspiDetector.detect", "AtspiReader", "IndexedScreen",
"PyAutoGuiExecutor", "PlannerBrain"],
note="Roles and extents come from GTK itself; the click is a real one and the app reacts.",
scene_name="gtk", make=make_atspi_click)
term("uia-mapping", "Perception",
"The Windows backend: the same index, from UI Automation",
["UiaReader", "UiaReader.read", "UiaDetector", "UiaDetector.detect", "UiaDetector.text",
"UiaDetector.coordinates_of_last_detect"],
note="Windows-only, so the mapping is exercised here against a synthetic control tree.",
code="""
from tiny_computer_agent import UiaDetector, UiaReader, accessibility_available
print("on this machine:", accessibility_available("uia"))
print()
class FakeBox:
def __init__(self, left, top, right, bottom):
self.left, self.top, self.right, self.bottom = left, top, right, bottom
class FakeControl:
\"\"\"The slice of a UI Automation element the reader actually uses.\"\"\"
def __init__(self, name, control_type, box=None, children=()):
self.Name = name
self.ControlTypeName = control_type
self.BoundingRectangle = box
self._children = list(children)
def GetChildren(self):
return self._children
def tree():
return FakeControl("Accessible desktop", "WindowControl", FakeBox(160, 160, 620, 380), [
FakeControl("", "PaneControl", FakeBox(174, 174, 606, 366), [
FakeControl("Files", "ButtonControl", FakeBox(174, 201, 274, 237)),
FakeControl("Terminal", "ButtonControl", FakeBox(282, 201, 382, 237)),
FakeControl("Save", "ButtonControl", FakeBox(390, 201, 490, 237)),
FakeControl("Cancel", "ButtonControl", FakeBox(498, 201, 598, 237)),
FakeControl("Choose an action", "TextControl", FakeBox(174, 245, 598, 264)),
]),
])
reader = UiaReader(provider=tree)
print(f"UiaReader().read() -> {len(reader.read())} AccessibleNode(s), "
f"control types mapped to roles")
print()
detector = UiaDetector(reader=reader)
print("UiaDetector().detect() -> only the things worth clicking:")
for element in detector.detect():
print(f" {element.label!r:12} kind={element.kind:8} centre={str(element.center):12} "
f"box={element.width}x{element.height}")
print()
print("the window and the (unnamed) pane are read, and deliberately not offered:")
print(" ", [node.role for node in reader.read()])
print()
print("UiaDetector().text() ->", detector.text()[:80])
""")
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