overlord
by hanzoai
AI Overlord manages disparate agents through local computer use, allowing AI to control macOS natively. It provides direct system control through native macOS commands and utilities.
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overlord
AI Overlord, managing your disparate agents through local computer use. This project allows AI to control macOS natively, providing direct system control through native macOS commands and utilities.
[!CAUTION] This comes with obvious risks. Overlord can control everything on your Mac. Please be careful.
Features
- Native macOS GUI interaction (no Docker required)
- Screen capture using native macOS commands
- Keyboard and mouse control through cliclick
- Multiple LLM provider support (Anthropic, Bedrock, Vertex)
- Streamlit-based interface
- Automatic screen resolution scaling
- File system interaction and editing capabilities
Prerequisites
- macOS Sonoma 15.7 or later
- Python 3.12+
- Homebrew (for installing additional dependencies)
- cliclick (
brew install cliclick
) - Required for mouse and keyboard control
Setup Instructions
- Clone the repository and navigate to it:
git clone https://github.com/hanzoai/overlord.git
cd overlord
- Create and activate a virtual environment:
python3.12 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
- Run the setup script:
chmod +x setup.sh
./setup.sh
- Install Python requirements:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Running the Demo
Set up your environment and Anthropic API key
- In a
.env
file add:
API_PROVIDER=anthropic
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<key>
WIDTH=800
HEIGHT=600
DISPLAY_NUM=1
Set the screen dimensions (recommended: stay within XGA/WXGA resolution), and put in your key from Anthropic Console.
- Start the Streamlit app:
streamlit run streamlit.py
The interface will be available at http://localhost:8501
Screen Size Considerations
We recommend using one of these resolutions for optimal performance:
- XGA: 1024x768 (4:3)
- WXGA: 1280x800 (16:10)
- FWXGA: 1366x768 (~16:9)
Higher resolutions will be automatically scaled down to these targets to optimize model performance. You can set the resolution using environment variables:
export WIDTH=1024
export HEIGHT=768
streamlit run streamlit.py
[!IMPORTANT] The Beta API used in this reference implementation is subject to change. Please refer to the API release notes for the most up-to-date information.