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winapp-ui-automation

Inspect and interact with running Windows app UIs from the command line using UI Automation (UIA). Use when an AI agent or developer needs to inspect a UI element tree, find controls, take screenshots, click buttons, read or set text, or verify UI state in a running Windows app. Works with any framework: WinUI 3, WPF, WinForms, Win32, Electron.

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quick start

Installation and usage

Inspect and interact with running Windows app UIs from the command line using UI Automation (UIA). Use when an AI agent or developer needs to inspect a UI element tree, find controls, take screenshots, click buttons, read or set text, or verify UI state in a running Windows app. Works with any framework: WinUI 3, WPF, WinForms, Win32, Electron.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use winapp-ui-automation