Run multimodal computer and browser operator workflows with UI-TARS Desktop

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description: "Use UI-TARS Desktop when an operator needs a local or remote GUI agent to drive desktop, browser, and computer-use tasks with multimodal model support."
github_stars: 36316
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source: "https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop"
author: "ByteDance"
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category: "Browser Automation"
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# Run multimodal computer and browser operator workflows with UI-TARS Desktop

Use UI-TARS Desktop when an operator needs a local or remote GUI agent to drive desktop, browser, and computer-use tasks with multimodal model support.

## Prerequisites

UI-TARS Desktop or Agent TARS, supported multimodal model credentials or local model setup, browser or desktop environment, optional MCP tools

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npx @agent-tars/cli@latest
- npm install @agent-tars/cli@latest -g

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/about/previous-releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/node/v/@agent-tars/cli.svg?style=for-the-badge&colorA=1a1a2e&colorB=06B6D4&logo=node.js&logoColor=white" alt="node version"></a>

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- It primarily ships with a <a href="https://agent-tars.com/guide/basic/cli.html" target="_blank">CLI</a> and <a href="https://agent-tars.com/guide/basic/web-ui.html" target="_blank">Web UI</a> for usage.
- <a href="https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/blob/main/docs/quick-start.md#get-model-and-run-local-operator" target="_blank">local</a> and
- <a href="https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/blob/main/docs/quick-start.md#run-remote-operator" target="_blank">remote</a> computer as well as browser operators.

- Source: https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://agent-tars.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-multimodal-computer-and-browser-operator-workflows-with-ui-tars-desktop/)