Anode
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Anode is an open-source Windows desktop automation tool for AI agents. It provides an MCP server and CLI with background child sessions, screenshots, separate mouse and keyboard focus, and application testing capabilities for developers.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Automating and testing Windows desktop applications from AI agents without disrupting the user's active mouse and keyboard focus.
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Audience: developers building AI agents and Windows application tests
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Functions: browser_automation, agents
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Interfaces: API: indicated (inferred, not tested) · MCP: indicated (inferred, not tested) · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: DESKTOP, CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, windows, self_hosted, api_only
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Anode sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on automating and testing Windows desktop applications from AI agents without disrupting the user's active mouse and keyboard focus. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers building AI agents and Windows application tests. Basis unknown · not verified: Anode is open source under the Open Source license. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web, the command line, Windows, and API, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by skulitom. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include background sessions, screenshots, and mouse control. Inferred · not functionally tested: Catalogued interfaces include an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Background sessions
- Screenshots
- Mouse control
- Keyboard control
- Separate input focus
- App testing
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed10 Oct · 12:03 UTCAnode background Windows desktop seen via MCP Registry (official)Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Anode
- What does Anode do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Anode focuses on automating and testing Windows desktop applications from AI agents without disrupting the user's active mouse and keyboard focus. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
- Who is Anode for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Anode is an open-source project built for developers building AI agents and Windows application tests.
- Does Anode have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Anode is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does Anode run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Anode runs on the web, the command line, Windows, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Anode still maintained?
- Unverified. Anode has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What are alternatives to Anode?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Navette, Site-Shot MCP, and Netwright.NavetteSite-Shot MCPNetwright
- Who develops Anode?
- Anode is developed by skulitom.
- Is Anode open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Anode is open source under the Open Source license.
Also in Browser DevTools & extensions
Same category — not a similarity match