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PRESS_KEY

Press a key or key combination.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keystringyesKey name (e.g. 'return', 'tab', 'escape', 'a')
modifiersarray—Modifier keys: 'cmd'/'ctrl', 'shift', 'alt'. 'cmd' maps to 'ctrl' on Linux/Windows.

How to use it

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

Try saying
“use computer control to press …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "computer_control",
  "action": "PRESS_KEY",
  "args": {
    "key": "…",
    "modifiers": []
  },
  "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":"PRESS_KEY","args":{"key":"…","modifiers":[]}}'

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