UI-TARS-desktop
The Open-Source Multimodal AI Agent Stack: Connecting Cutting-Edge AI Models and Agent Infra
Install / Use
claude mcp add bytedance -- npx -y github:bytedance/UI-TARS-desktopIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
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Our assessment of UI-TARS-desktop
UI-TARS-desktop scores 95/100 on our quality scale, 264th of 4,617 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 6%).
Its MCP Server is 16 KB long, well organised into 18 sections with 3 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
With 39,553 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 27 days ago, so UI-TARS-desktop is actively maintained.
- Our last check on 2026-10-20 found the source still online.
- It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 95/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
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| UI-TARS-desktop (this skill)by bytedance | 95 | 39.6k | 27d ago | MCP Server |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install UI-TARS-desktop?
- Run
claude mcp add bytedance -- npx -y github:bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does UI-TARS-desktop work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is UI-TARS-desktop safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is Apache-2.0-licensed and scores 95/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is UI-TARS-desktop still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 27 days ago, so UI-TARS-desktop is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubIntroduction
English | 简体中文
<b>TARS<sup>*</sup></b> is a Multimodal AI Agent stack, currently shipping two projects: Agent TARS and UI-TARS-desktop:
<table> <thead> <tr> <th width="50%" align="center"><a href="#agent-tars">Agent TARS</a></th> <th width="50%" align="center"><a href="#ui-tars-desktop">UI-TARS-desktop</a></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center"> <video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c9489936-afdc-4d12-adda-d4b90d2a869d" width="50%"></video> </td> <td align="center"> <video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e0914ce9-ad33-494b-bdec-0c25c1b01a27" width="50%"></video> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <b>Agent TARS</b> is a general multimodal AI Agent stack, it brings the power of GUI Agent and Vision into your terminal, computer, browser and product. <br> <br> 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. It aims to provide a workflow that is closer to human-like task completion through cutting-edge multimodal LLMs and seamless integration with various real-world <a href="https://agent-tars.com/guide/basic/mcp.html" target="_blank">MCP</a> tools. </td> <td align="left"> <b>UI-TARS Desktop</b> is a desktop application that provides a native GUI Agent based on the <a href="https://github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS" target="_blank">UI-TARS</a> model. <br> <br> It primarily ships a <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. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>Table of Contents
<!-- START doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update --> <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE --> <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->News
- [2025-11-05] 🎉 We're excited to announce the release of Agent TARS CLI v0.3.0! This version brings streaming support for multiple tools (shell commands, multi-file structured display), runtime settings with timing statistics for tool calls and deep thinking, Event Stream Viewer for data flow tracking and debugging. Additionally, it features exclusive support for AIO agent Sandbox as isolated all-in-one tools execution environment.
- [2025-06-25] We released an Agent TARS Beta and Agent TARS CLI - Introducing Agent TARS Beta, a multimodal AI agent that aims to explore a work form that is closer to human-like task completion through rich multimodal capabilities (such as GUI Agent, Vision) and seamless integration with various real-world tools.
- [2025-06-12] - 🎁 We are thrilled to announce the release of UI-TARS Desktop v0.2.0! This update introduces two powerful new features: Remote Computer Operator and Remote Browser Operator—both completely free. No configuration required: simply click to remotely control any computer or browser, and experience a new level of convenience and intelligence.
- [2025-04-17] - 🎉 We're thrilled to announce the release of new UI-TARS Desktop application v0.1.0, featuring a redesigned Agent UI. The application enhances the computer using experience, introduces new browser operation features, and supports the advanced UI-TARS-1.5 model for improved performance and precise control.
- [2025-02-20] - 📦 Introduced UI TARS SDK, is a powerful cross-platform toolkit for building GUI automation agents.
- [2025-01-23] - 🚀 We updated the Cloud Deployment section in the 中文版: GUI模型部署教程 with new information related to the ModelScope platform. You can now use the ModelScope platform for deployment.
Agent TARS
<p> <a href="https://npmjs.com/package/@agent-tars/cli?activeTab=readme"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@agent-tars/cli?style=for-the-badge&colorA=1a1a2e&colorB=3B82F6&logo=npm&logoColor=white" alt="npm version" /></a> <a href="https://npmcharts.com/compare/@agent-tars/cli?minimal=true"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@agent-tars/cli.svg?style=for-the-badge&colorA=1a1a2e&colorB=0EA5E9&logo=npm&logoColor=white" alt="downloads" /></a> <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> <a href="https://discord.gg/HnKcSBgTVx"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join%20Community-5865F2?style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&logoColor=white" alt="Discord Community" /></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/agent_tars"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Twitter-Follow%20%40agent__tars-1DA1F2?style=for-the-badge&logo=twitter&logoColor=white" alt="Official Twitter" /></a> <a href="https://applink.larkoffice.com/client/chat/chatter/add_by_link?link_token=deen…[redacted]"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/飞书群-加入交流群-00D4AA?style=for-the-badge&logo=lark&logoColor=white" alt="飞书交流群" /></a> <a href="https://deepwiki.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/DeepWiki-Ask%20AI-8B5CF6?style=for-the-badge&logo=gitbook&logoColor=white" alt="Ask DeepWiki" /></a> </p><b>Agent TARS</b> is a general multimodal AI Agent stack, it brings the power of GUI Agent and Vision into your terminal, computer, browser and product. <br> <br> 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. It aims to provide a workflow that is closer to human-like task completion through cutting-edge multimodal LLMs and seamless integration with various real-world <a href="https://agent-tars.com/guide/basic/mcp.html" target="_blank">MCP</a> tools.
Showcase
Please help me book the earliest flight from San Jose to New York on September 1st and the last return flight on September 6th on Priceline
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/772b0eef-aef7-4ab9-8cb0-9611820539d8
<br> <table> <thead> <tr> <th width="50%" align="center">Booking Hotel</th> <th width="50%" align="center">Generate Chart with extra MCP Servers</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center"> <video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c9489936-afdc-4d12-adda-d4b90d2a869d" width="50%"></video> </td> <td align="center"> <video src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a9fd72d0-01bb-4233-aa27-ca95194bbce9" width="50%"></video> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <b>Instruction:</b> <i>I am in Los Angeles from September 1st to September 6th, with a budget of $5,000. Please help me book a Ritz-Carlton hotel closest to the airport on booking.com and compile a transportation guide for me</i> </td> <td align="left"> <b>Instruction:</b> <i>Draw me a chart of Hangzhou's weather for one month</i> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>For more use cases, please check out #842.
Core Features
- 🖱️ One-Click Out-of-the-box CLI - Supports both headful Web UI and headless server execution.
- 🌐 Hybrid Browser Agent - Control browsers using GUI Agent, DOM, or a hybrid strategy.
- 🔄 Event Stream - Protocol-driven Event Stream drives Context Engineering and Agent UI.
- 🧰 MCP Integration - The kernel is built on MCP and also supports mounting MCP Servers to connect to real-world tools.
Quick Start
<img alt="Agent TARS CLI" src="https://agent-tars.com/agent-tars-cli.png"># Launch with `npx`.
npx @agent-tars/cli@latest
# Install globally, required Node.js >= 22
npm install @agent-tars/cli@latest -g
# Run with your preferred model provider
agent-tars --provider volcengine --model doubao-1-5-thinking-vision-pro-250428 --apiKey your-api-key
agent-tars --provider anthropic --model claude-3-7-sonnet-latest --apiKey your-api-key
Visit the comprehensive Quick Start guide for detailed setup instructions.
Documentation
<table> <thead> <tr> <th width="20%" align="center">Category</th> <th width="30%" align="center">Resource Link</th> <th width="50%" align="left">Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center">🏠 <strong>Central Hub</strong></td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://agent-tars.com"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Visit-Website-4F46E5?style=for-the-badge&logo=globe&logoColor=white" alt="Website" /> </a> </td> <td align="left">Your gateway to Agent TARS ecosystem</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">📚 <strong>Quick Start</strong></td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://agent-tars.com/guide/get-started/quick-start.html"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Get-Started-06B6D4?style=for-the-badge&logo=rocket&logoColor=white" alt="Quick Start" /> </a> </td> <td align="left">Zero to hero in 5 minutes</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">🚀 <strong>What's New</strong></td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://agent-tars.com/beta"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Read-Blog-F59E0B?style=for-the-badge&logo=rss&logoColor=white" alt="Blog" /> </a> </td> <td align="left">Discover cutting-edge features & vision</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">🛠️ <strong>Developer Zone</strong></td> <td align="center"> <a href="https://agent-tars.com/guide/get-started/introduction.html"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/View-Docs-10B981?style=for-the-badge&logo=gitbook&logoColor=white" alt="Docs" /> </a> </td> <td align="left">Master every command & features</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">🎯 <strong>Show🌟 Explore Agent TARS Universe 🌟
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