Winapp Ui Automation
microsoft/winappCli/.github/plugin/skills/winapp-cli/ui-automation
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Inspect and interact with running Windows app UIs from the command line using UI Automation (UIA). Use when an AI agent or developer needs to inspect a UI element tree, find controls, take screenshots, click buttons, read or set text, or verify UI state in a running Windows app. Works with any framework WinUI 3, WPF, WinForms, Win32, Electron.
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Skill details
Versionv1.0.0
AuthorMicrosoft
Categorycoding
Skill IDmicrosoft/winappCli/.github/plugin/skills/winapp-cli/ui-automation
Files2 files
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