PowerSkills — Desktop
SkillDev toolsWindows desktop automation. Take full-screen or window screenshots, list/focus/minimize/maximize windows, send keystrokes, launch applications. Use when needing to capture the Windows screen, manage windows, send keyboard input, or start programs.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the PowerSkills — Desktop skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by aloth/powerskills in skills/desktop/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Desktop automation: screenshots, window management, keystrokes, app launching.
Requirements
- Windows with .NET Framework (System.Windows.Forms, System.Drawing)
Actions
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop <action> [--params]
| Action | Params | Description |
|---|---|---|
screenshot | --out-file path.png [--window "title"] | Full screen or window capture |
windows | List all visible windows with title, PID, process name | |
focus | --window "title" | Bring window to foreground |
minimize | --window "title" | Minimize window |
maximize | --window "title" | Maximize window |
keys | --keys "{ENTER}" [--window "title"] | Send keystrokes (SendKeys syntax) |
launch | --app notepad [--app-args "file.txt"] [--wait-ms 3000] | Launch application |
Examples
# Full screen screenshot
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop screenshot --out-file screen.png
# Capture a specific window
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop screenshot --out-file outlook.png --window "Outlook"
# List all windows
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop windows
# Focus and type into Notepad
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop focus --window "Notepad"
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop keys --keys "Hello world{ENTER}" --window "Notepad"
# Launch an app
.\powerskills.ps1 desktop launch --app "notepad.exe" --app-args "C:\temp\notes.txt"
SendKeys Syntax
| Key | Syntax |
|---|---|
| Enter | {ENTER} |
| Tab | {TAB} |
| Escape | {ESC} |
| Ctrl+C | ^c |
| Alt+F4 | %{F4} |
| Shift+Tab | +{TAB} |
See Microsoft SendKeys docs for full syntax.
Output Fields
windows
title, pid, process, hwnd
screenshot
saved, width, height, window (if window capture)
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 36
- Forks
- 9
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
powerskills-desktop- Source
- github.com/aloth/powerskills