# computer-use-linux review

> Native Linux desktop control for AI agents (MCP, Pi, CLI) — semantic AT-SPI trees, screenshots, window targeting, and input across GNOME, KDE, Hyprland, niri, COSMIC, i3, and X11.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/agent-sh-computer-use-linux/

## computer-use-linux at a glance

- **Category:** [MCP and agent tools](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/mcp-servers/)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #290 overall, #46 in MCP and agent tools, momentum score 33
- Downloads that week: 3.6k (+55% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 35; Aug 16: 25; Aug 23: 33; Aug 30: 28; Sep 6: 40; Sep 13: 51; Sep 20: 36; Sep 27: 30; Oct 4: 30; Oct 11: 31; Oct 18: 30; Oct 25: 48

## computer-use-linux alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [REA](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/morluto-rea/) | 415.5k | 760.6k |
| #2 | [ha-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/homeassistant-ai-ha-mcp/) | 5.4k | 118.1k |
| #3 | [Treg](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/superdesigndev-treg/) | 6.9k | 6.7k |
| #4 | [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp/) | 54.6k | 2.7M |
| #5 | [codebase-memory-mcp](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/deusdata-codebase-memory-mcp/) | 47.9k | – |
| #6 | [open-computer-use](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ifuryst-open-computer-use/) | 2.8k | – |

## computer-use-linux FAQ

### How popular is computer-use-linux?

computer-use-linux has 780 GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 48 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 35 a week. Its main package had about 3.6k downloads that week, +55% against its own 4-week average. That made it #46 among MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to computer-use-linux?

Other MCP servers and agent tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: REA (#1), ha-mcp (#2), Treg (#3), Chrome DevTools MCP (#4), codebase-memory-mcp (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)