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Open App

Open an application by name.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
app_namestringyesApplication name (e.g. 'firefox', 'code', 'terminal')
argsarray-Optional 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.