Use the steve CLI to automate macOS apps via Accessibility APIs. Use when you need to drive Mac UI (apps, windows, menus, elements), run UI smoke tests, or script interactions using steve commands and JSON output.
Use the steve CLI to automate macOS applications through the Accessibility API. Prefer steve when you need deterministic, scriptable UI control with JSON responses.
PATH. If not, download it from the GitHub releases page: https://github.com/mikker/steve/releasessteve apps
Use --app, --bundle, or --pid to select the app, and --window to scope to a window title.
steve elements --app "System Settings" --window "Settings"
Use --text to match visible text via AXValue, AXDescription, or AXStaticText title (case-insensitive substring).
steve find --text "Dictation Mode" --window "Settings"
After a text match, use --ancestor-role and --click to press a nearby container row/cell/button.
steve find --text "Dictation Mode" --window "Settings" --ancestor-role AXRow --click
steve click --title "OK"
steve type "hello world"
steve key cmd+shift+p
steve menu "File" "New"
--window and --text over raw coordinates.wait for UI state changes before clicking:steve wait --title "Results" --timeout 5
Search for places (restaurants, cafes, etc.) via Google Places API proxy on localhost.
Interact with GitHub using the `gh` CLI. Use `gh issue`, `gh pr`, `gh run`, and `gh api` for issues, PRs, CI runs, and advanced queries.
Create or update AgentSkills. Use when designing, structuring, or packaging skills with scripts, references, and assets.
Start voice calls via the OpenClaw voice-call plugin.
Notion API for creating and managing pages, databases, and blocks.
Gemini CLI for one-shot Q&A, summaries, and generation.
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