Peekaboo

**Judgement:** Peekaboo is a powerful, high-privilege macOS UI automation CLI that is well-suited for advanced local agents and scripted workflows, but it requires a trusted environment and careful safety considerations. **What it’s good for** - Complex automation of native macOS apps via mouse/keyboard, windows, menus, dialogs, dock, and spaces. - Agent-driven workflows using JSON-mode commands and a shared snapshot cache for stable targeting. - Visual, RPA-style tasks and UI testing using `see`/`image`/`capture` plus optional analysis prompts. **Key risks / limitations** - **High-privilege control:** Requires Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions; once granted, it can read the screen, control input, access the clipboard, and manipulate applications, which enables sensitive data exfiltration or disruptive actions if misused. - **Platform-specific:** macOS-only; not suitable for cross-platform automation. - **UI fragility:** As with any UI automation, element IDs, window titles, or layouts can change and break scripts. **Recommended scenarios** - Trusted, self-hosted macOS environments where the operator explicitly wants an agent or script to control the desktop. - Power users and developers building UI automation, testing harnesses, or RPA flows for macOS apps. - Not recommended for untrusted agents or multi-tenant setups without additional sandboxing, policy enforcement, or review of allowed commands.