Running agent-desktop as a service, Desktop Automation

Agent Desktop Agency Implementation, Building Desktop Automation Services

Learn how to architect desktop automation services for agencies using Agent Desktop's accessibility tree JSON and cross-platform interaction model. This course covers client scoping, multi-OS deployment, accessibility permission workflows, and productizing desktop RPA as a retainer service that scales across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.

Open the decision record for agent-desktop

What does running agent-desktop for clients commit you to?

Published figures for this service. Blank fields are not published.

Monthly tool cost
Not published, agent-desktop is open-source (pricing_model: open-source); no vendor prices or setup costs are published in the supplied data.
Time to first value
Not published
Payback
Not modeled
Guided implementation
8 hours

Is agent-desktop worth running as a client service?

agent-desktop is a developer-focused, open-source building block for desktop automation with a high setup complexity; the supplied data publishes no vendor pricing, client pricing, or delivery-hour benchmarks, so ROI cannot be modeled without agency-supplied price, labor, usage, overhead, and volume inputs.

An agency-fit judgement for reselling this service. It is separate from the tool description on the decision record.

Before you start

What has to be in place before the first client engagement.

Tools and subscriptions

  • agent-desktop CLI installed via npm
  • agent-desktop-ffi C library for ad_* functions
  • agent-browser for Chromium/Electron DevTools-port workflows
  • OS-level accessibility permission on macOS, Windows, and Linux
  • Target desktop application with an exposed accessibility tree

People and inputs

  • Developer resource to implement the observe-act-verify loop (platform_features: Read accessibility trees as JSON, Execute interaction commands)
  • Environment access to open a DevTools port for Chromium/Electron apps (platform_features: Chromium/Electron DevTools bridge)
  • Time allowance for setup_complexity high onboarding across three platforms
  • Documentation of skeleton and drill-down snapshot regions per target app

Included with the course

7 working documents for delivering this service.

  • Desktop Automation Scoping Worksheetworksheet
  • Accessibility Tree Mapping Template for Client Appstemplate
  • Cross-Platform Deployment SOP (Windows, macOS, Linux)sop
  • Agent Desktop Permission & Security Checklistchecklist
  • UI State Verification Test Plan Guideguide
  • Desktop Automation Retainer Pricing Calculatorworksheet
  • Accessibility Tree JSON Integration Checklistchecklist

Listed by name. These documents are not yet published as individual downloads.