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"""The capability catalogue: what the harness can do, and the proof of each one.
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])
""")