TuriX-Mac Skill

This skill allows Clawdbot to control the macOS desktop visually using the TuriX Computer Use Agent.

When to Use

When asked to perform actions on the Mac desktop (e.g., "Open Spotify and play my liked songs").
When navigating applications that lack command-line interfaces.
For multi-step visual workflows (e.g., "Find the latest invoice in my email and upload it to the company portal").
When you need the agent to plan, reason, and execute complex tasks autonomously.

Key Features

🤖 Multi-Model Architecture

TuriX uses a sophisticated multi-model system:

Brain: Understands the task and generates step-by-step plans
Actor: Executes precise UI actions based on visual understanding
Planner: Coordinates high-level task decomposition (when
```
use_plan: true
```
)
Memory: Maintains context across task steps

📋 Skills System

Skills are markdown playbooks that guide the agent for specific domains:

```
github-web-actions
```
: GitHub navigation, repo search, starring
```
browser-tasks
```
: General web browser operations
Custom skills can be added to the
```
skills/
```
directory

🔄 Resume Capability

The agent can resume interrupted tasks by setting a stable

agent_id

Running TuriX

Basic Task

skills/local/turix-mac/scripts/run_turix.sh "Open Chrome and go to github.com"

Resume Interrupted Task

skills/local/turix-mac/scripts/run_turix.sh --resume my-task-001

✅ Note:
run_turix.sh
updates
examples/config.json
for you (task, resume,
use_plan
,
use_skills
). If you want to keep a hand-edited config, skip passing a task and edit
examples/config.json
directly.

Tips for Effective Tasks

✅ Good Examples:

"Open Safari, go to google.com, search for 'TuriX AI', and click the first result"
"Open System Settings, click on Dark Mode, then return to System Settings"
"Open Finder, navigate to Documents, and create a new folder named 'Project X'"

❌ Avoid:

Vague instructions: "Help me" or "Fix this"
Impossible actions: "Delete all files"
Tasks requiring system-level permissions without warning

💡 Best Practices:

Be specific about the target application
Break complex tasks into clear steps, but do not mention the precise coordinates on the screen.

Hotkeys

Force Stop:
```
Cmd+Shift+2
```
- Immediately stops the agent

Monitoring & Logs

Logs are saved to

.turix_tmp/logging.log

in the project directory. Check this for:

Step-by-step execution details
LLM interactions and reasoning
Errors and recovery attempts

Important Notes

How TuriX Runs

TuriX can be started via clawdbot
```
exec
```
with
```
pty:true
```
mode
The first launch takes 2-5 minutes to load all AI models (Brain, Actor, Planner, Memory)
Background output is buffered - you won't see live progress until task completes or stops

Before Running

Always set PATH first:

export PATH="/usr/sbin:$PATH"
cd your_dir/TuriX-CUA
/opt/anaconda3/envs/turix_env/bin/python examples/main.py

Why? The

screencapture

tool is located at

/usr/sbin/screencapture

, which is not in the default PATH.

Checking if TuriX is Running

# Check process
ps aux | grep "python.*main" | grep -v grep
Should show something like:
user  57425  0.0  2.4 412396704 600496 s143  Ss+  5:56PM   0:04.76 /opt/anaconda3/envs/turix_env/bin/python examples/main.py

Note: The

.turix_tmp

directory may not be created until TuriX starts executing steps.

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Error	Solution
`NoneType has no attribute 'save'`	Screen recording permission missing. Grant in System Settings and restart Terminal.
`Screen recording access denied`	Run: `osascript -e 'tell application "Safari" to do JavaScript "alert(1)"'` and click Allow
`Conda environment not found`	Ensure `turix_env` exists: `conda create -n turix_env python=3.12`
Module import errors	Activate environment: `conda activate turix_env` then `pip install -r requirements.txt`
Permission errors for keyboard listener	Add Terminal/IDE to Accessibility permissions

Debug Mode

Logs include DEBUG level by default. Check:

tail -f your_dir/TuriX-CUA/.turix_tmp/logging.log

Architecture

User Request
     ↓
[Clawdbot] → [TuriX Skill] → [run_turix.sh] → [TuriX Agent]
                                              ↓
                    ┌─────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────┐
                    ↓                         ↓                         ↓
               [Planner]                 [Brain]                  [Memory]
                    ↓                         ↓                         ↓
                                         [Actor] ───→ [Controller] ───→ [macOS UI]

Skill System Details

Skills are markdown files with YAML frontmatter in the

skills/

directory:

---
name: skill-name
description: When to use this skill
---
# Skill Instructions
High-level workflow like: Open Safari,then go to Google.

The Planner selects relevant skills based on name/description; the Brain uses full content for step guidance.

Advanced Options

Option	Description
`use_plan: true`	Enable planning for complex tasks
`use_skills: true`	Enable skill selection
`resume: true`	Resume from previous interruption
`max_steps: N`	Limit total steps (default: 100)
`max_actions_per_step: N`	Actions per step (default: 5)
`force_stop_hotkey`	Custom hotkey to stop agent

TuriX Skills System

TuriX supports Skills: markdown playbooks that help the agent behave more reliably in specific domains.

1. Built-in Skills

Skill	Use
`github-web-actions`	GitHub web actions (search repos, star, etc.)

2. Create a Custom Skill

Create a

.md

file in the TuriX project's

skills/

directory:

---
name: my-custom-skill
description: When performing X specific task
---
# Custom Skill
Guidelines

Step 1: Do this first
Step 2: Then do that
Step 3: Verify the result

Field definitions:

```
name
```
: Skill identifier (used by the Planner to select)
```
description
```
: When to use this skill (Planner matches on this)
The body below: Full execution guide (used by the Brain)

3. Enable Skills

examples/config.json

{
  "agent": {
    "use_plan": true,
    "use_skills": true,
    "skills_dir": "skills",
    "skills_max_chars": 4000
  }
}

4. Run a Task with Skills

skills/local/turix-mac/scripts/run_turix.sh "Search for turix-cua on GitHub and star it"

The agent will automatically:

Planner reads the skill name and description
Selects relevant skills
Brain uses the full skill content to guide execution

5. Chinese Text Support

Background: Passing Chinese text through shell interpolation can mangle UTF-8, and interpolating untrusted text into a heredoc is unsafe.

Solution: The

run_turix.sh

script uses Python to handle UTF-8 correctly and reads task text from environment variables:

import json
Read with UTF-8
with open(config_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
data = json.load(f)
Write without escaping non-ASCII text
with open(config_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
json.dump(data, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)

Key points:

Always use
```
encoding='utf-8'
```
when reading/writing files
Use
```
ensure_ascii=False
```
to preserve non-ASCII text
Pass task content via environment variables or stdin, and use a single-quoted heredoc to avoid shell interpolation

6. Document Creation Best Practices

Challenges:

Asking TuriX to collect news, then create and send a document directly
TuriX is a GUI agent, so it can be slow and less deterministic. Prefer using TuriX only for tasks Clawdbot cannot do or where TuriX is faster.

Recommended approach: create the document yourself and let TuriX only send it

Create the Word document with python-docx
Let TuriX only send the file

from docx import Document
doc = Document()
doc.add_heading('Title')
doc.save('/path/to/file.docx')

Suggested workflow:

Use
```
web_fetch
```
to gather information
Use Python to create the Word document
Use TuriX to send the file. Specify the file path and say to send the file, not just the file name.
If you really need TuriX to manually create a Word document and type in collected information, put the content in turix skills (for large amounts) or in the task name (for small amounts).

7. Example: Add a New Skill

Create

skills/browser-tasks.md

---
name: browser-tasks
description: When performing tasks in a web browser (search, navigate, fill forms).
---
# Browser Tasks
Navigation

Use the address bar or search box to navigate
Open new tabs for each distinct task
Wait for page to fully load before proceeding

Forms

Click on input fields to focus
Type content clearly
Look for submit/button to complete actions

Safety

Confirm before submitting forms
Do not download files without user permission

8. Skill Development Tips

Be precise in the description - helps the Planner select correctly
Make steps clear - the Brain needs explicit guidance
Include safety checks - confirmations for important actions
Keep it concise - recommended under 4000 characters

Monitoring and Debugging Guide

1. Run a Task

# Run in background (recommended)
cd your_dir/clawd/skills/local/turix-mac/scripts
./run_turix.sh "Your task description" --background
Or use timeout to set a max runtime

./run_turix.sh "Task" &

2. Monitor Progress

Method 1: Session logs

# List running sessions
clawdbot sessions_list
View history

clawdbot sessions_history <session_key>

Method 2: TuriX logs

# Tail logs in real time
tail -f your_dir/TuriX-CUA/.turix_tmp/logging.log
Or inspect completed step files

ls -lt your_dir/TuriX-CUA/examples/.turix_tmp/brain_llm_interactions.log_brain_*.txt

Method 3: Check processes

ps aux | grep "python.*main.py" | grep -v grep

Method 4: Check generated files

# List files created by the agent
ls -la your_dir/TuriX-CUA/examples/.turix_tmp/*.txt

3. Log File Reference

File	Description
`logging.log`	Main log file
`brain_llm_interactions.log_brain_N.txt`	Brain model conversations (one per step)
`actor_llm_interactions.log_actor_N.txt`	Actor model conversations (one per step)

Key log markers:

```
📍 Step N
```
- New step started
```
✅ Eval: Success/Failed
```
- Current step evaluation
```
🎯 Goal to achieve this step
```
- Current goal
```
🛠️  Action
```
- Executed action
```
✅ Task completed successfully
```
- Task completed

4. Common Monitoring Issues

Issue	Check
Process unresponsive	`ps aux
Stuck on step 1	Check whether `.turix_tmp/` was created
Model loading is slow	First run can take 1-2 minutes to load models
No log output	Check `config.json` `logging_level`

5. Force Stop

Hotkey:

Cmd+Shift+2

- stop the agent immediately

Command:

pkill -f "python examples/main.py"

6. View Results

After completion, the agent will:

Create interaction logs in
```
.turix_tmp/
```
Create record files (if
```
record_info
```
is used)
Keep screenshots in memory for subsequent steps

Example: view a summary file

cat your_dir/TuriX-CUA/examples/.turix_tmp/latest_ai_news_summary_jan2026.txt

7. Debugging Tips

Inspect Brain reasoning: check

brain_llm_interactions.log_brain_*.txt

for

analysis

and

next_goal

Inspect Actor actions: check
```
actor_llm_interactions.log_actor_*.txt
```
for actions
Check screenshots: TuriX captures a screenshot each step (kept in memory)
Read record files: the agent uses
```
record_info
```
to save key info to
```
.txt
```
files

8. Example Monitoring Flow

# 1. Run a task
./run_turix.sh "Search AI news and summarize" &
2. Wait a few seconds and check the process
sleep 10 && ps aux | grep main.py
3. Check if logs are being created
ls -la your_dir/TuriX-CUA/examples/.turix_tmp/
4. Tail progress in real time
tail -f your_dir/TuriX-CUA/.turix_tmp/logging.log
5. Check current step count

ls your_dir/TuriX-CUA/examples/.turix_tmp/brain_llm_interactions.log_brain_*.txt | wc -l

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TuriX-Mac Skill

When to Use

Key Features

🤖 Multi-Model Architecture

📋 Skills System

🔄 Resume Capability

Running TuriX

Basic Task

Resume Interrupted Task

Tips for Effective Tasks

Hotkeys

Monitoring & Logs

Important Notes

How TuriX Runs

Before Running

Checking if TuriX is Running

Should show something like:

user 57425 0.0 2.4 412396704 600496 s143 Ss+ 5:56PM 0:04.76 /opt/anaconda3/envs/turix_env/bin/python examples/main.py

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Debug Mode

Architecture

Skill System Details

Advanced Options

TuriX Skills System

1. Built-in Skills

2. Create a Custom Skill

Guidelines

3. Enable Skills

4. Run a Task with Skills

5. Chinese Text Support

Read with UTF-8

Write without escaping non-ASCII text

6. Document Creation Best Practices

7. Example: Add a New Skill

Navigation

Forms

Safety

8. Skill Development Tips

Monitoring and Debugging Guide

1. Run a Task

Or use timeout to set a max runtime

2. Monitor Progress

View history

Or inspect completed step files

3. Log File Reference

4. Common Monitoring Issues

5. Force Stop

6. View Results

7. Debugging Tips

8. Example Monitoring Flow

2. Wait a few seconds and check the process

3. Check if logs are being created

4. Tail progress in real time

5. Check current step count

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