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OPEN_APP

Open an application by name.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
app_namestringyesApplication name (e.g. 'firefox', 'code', 'terminal')
argsarrayOptional arguments to pass to the app (e.g. project folder path)

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects OPEN_APP automatically. For example:

Try saying
“use computer control to open …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "computer_control",
  "action": "OPEN_APP",
  "args": {
    "app_name": "…",
    "args": []
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"OPEN_APP","args":{"app_name":"…","args":[]}}'

Part of the computer_control plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.