What is codex-computer-use?
codex-computer-use is a Claude Code mod by Ankitrai97 that claude thinks, Codex clicks: routes Claude's desktop computer use through Codex's computer-use engine (exact values via UI Automation; background on macOS, foreground on Windows). Per-app. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Ankitrai97 |
| Repository | Ankitrai97/rai-claude-mods |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | High risk (44/100) |
| Rank | #1,102 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #100 in Agents & automation |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | /"^mcp__(computer-use__|remote-devices__computer)"/ calls, mcp__codex-computer-use__cua|mcp__codex-computer-use__cua_reset calls |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is codex-computer-use safe to install?
codex-computer-use scores 44/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 2 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install codex-computer-use?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/Ankitrai97/rai-claude-mods claude plugin validate ./rai-claude-mods/plugins/codex-computer-use
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Ankitrai97/rai-claude-mods && claude plugin install codex-computer-use@rai-claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs codex-computer-use for you:
Install the "codex-computer-use" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Ankitrai97/rai-claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/codex-computer-use. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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