MMicrosoft Hybrid Computer Use

Git-only (pinned)
Git-only (pinned): installed from GitHub commit 697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3 (git clone https://github.com/microsoft/Hybrid-Computer-Use && git -C Hybrid-Computer-Use checkout <sha> && cd Hybrid-Computer-Use/computer-use && CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -o ../artifacts/computer-use ./cmd/computer-use && ../artifacts/computer-use mcp), build run only inside our no-network sandbox. Initialize and tools/list worked (2 tools). Built from source with Go (go version go1.27.3 linux/amd64): `go mod download` with network, then `go build` of ./cmd/computer-use inside our sandbox with no network (CGO off), as in the repo's `make build-local`. The binary reports version 'dev'; the repo VERSION file says 1.0.0. Real calls: AX {mode:'apps'} and GUI {screenshot} both returned runtime_error ("Linux provider transport failed"; no AT-SPI / display server in our test environment), so no tool call passed and the score is capped at 70. Microsoft Research repo (microsoft org, MIT). Not listed on Glama when tested. No official_check recorded, so no Official label.
Tool-call test (2026-11-09, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): fail. 0 of 2 read-only calls passed (both need a desktop session with AT-SPI / X11). Evidence: local test run, Nov 9, 2026.

Transport (tested 2026-11-09): stdio

Tested version: 1.0.0 (commit 697d3fb) · tested 2026-11-09

Score 70/100 · Tools 2 · Token cost approx. 2,614 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-09 · Version tested 697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3 · Package hybrid-computer-use · Repo microsoft/Hybrid-Computer-Use

Summary: Microsoft Hybrid Computer Use completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 2 tools.

Evidence summary

Handshake

pass

Tools listed

2

Context cost

approx. 2614 tokens, cl100k estimate (2 tools, measured 2026-11-11, SHA 697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost

API key

No key to connect (handshake passed)

Tested

2026-11-09

Test results

Local-model readiness

Token cost (estimate): approx. 2614 tokens, cl100k estimate for 2 tools · about 32% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).

Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.

What we tested and what we didn't

Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.

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  "name": "hybrid-computer-use",
  "version": "697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3",
  "registry": "git",
  "status": "working",
  "tested": "2026-11-09",
  "tools_count": 2,
  "deprecated": false,
  "archived": false,
  "tests": {
    "install": [
      "pass",
      20,
      "`git clone https://github.com/microsoft/Hybrid-Computer-Use && git -C Hybrid-Computer-Use checkout 697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3 && cd Hybrid-Computer-Use/computer-use && CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -o ../artifacts/computer-use ./cmd/computer-use && ../artifacts/computer-use mcp` (git install pinned to commit 697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3, Node 20 / Python venv, Linux, scrubbed env) succeeded in 8s; installed package resolves to the pinned SHA (697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3)."
    ],
    "handshake": [
      "pass",
      30,
      "MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 2 tools listed in 0.0s."
    ],
    "maintenance": [
      "pass",
      25,
      "Pinned commit 697d3fb dated 2026-11-02 (https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/Hybrid-Computer-Use/commits/697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3), 7 days before test; 47 GitHub stars."
    ],
    "docs": [
      "partial",
      5,
      "README over 3,000 chars. Check of the package's own README (README.md at pinned commit 697d3fb (raw.githubusercontent.com))."
    ],
    "license": [
      "pass",
      10,
      "MIT (OSI-approved)."
    ]
  }
}

Install

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/Hybrid-Computer-Use && git -C Hybrid-Computer-Use checkout 697d3fbda04cb322915866bab1aad79c726a61e3 && cd Hybrid-Computer-Use/computer-use && CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -o ../artifacts/computer-use ./cmd/computer-use && ../artifacts/computer-use mcpCopy

Tools listed

AX, GUI

Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.

Quick config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-hybrid-computer-use": {
      "command": "/abs/path/Hybrid-Computer-Use/artifacts/computer-use",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-hybrid-computer-use": {
      "command": "/abs/path/Hybrid-Computer-Use/artifacts/computer-use",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is Microsoft Hybrid Computer Use deprecated?

No. hybrid-computer-use was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-09.

What replaces Microsoft Hybrid Computer Use?

Nothing; Microsoft Hybrid Computer Use is not deprecated as of 2026-11-09.

Does Microsoft Hybrid Computer Use need an API key?

No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 2 tools.

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