Agent Bob Desktop (Electron)

Electron desktop app for Agent Bob — same UI as the Chrome extension, with Playwright network capture when extensions are blocked.

Your compiled app (use this)

After building, run or copy this file — not the dist/AgentBob folder:

C:\GIT\BobAgentApp\dist\AgentBob-1.0.0-portable.exe

Double-click it. No Node.js install needed on the target PC. Electron is embedded inside the exe.

Build the exe (on your dev machine only)

Node.js is only required on your machine to build the app, not for users who run the exe.

cd C:\GIT\BobAgentApp
npm install
npm run build:portable

Output: dist/AgentBob-1.0.0-portable.exe

Installer + portable:

npm run build:win

Also creates dist/AgentBob-1.0.0-setup.exe.

Development

npm start

Opens the Agent Bob window (same design as the extension popup).

How to use

1. Launch Agent Bob (the .exe or npm start)
2. Enter a Website URL
3. Click Start — a Chromium window opens for recording
4. Use steps, AI prompts, and export as in the extension
5. Click Stop when finished

Session data is stored in your Windows user profile (AppData), not next to the exe.

Why you might see “Node” in the project folder

What you see	What it is
node_modules/	Dev dependencies only — not shipped to users
npm / node when building	Used once to compile the Electron exe
AgentBob-1.0.0-portable.exe	The real desktop app (Electron inside)
dist/AgentBob/ with node.exe	Old approach — ignore / delete

Architecture

BobAgentApp/
  electron/main.js       Electron app shell
  electron/preload.js    UI bridge
  lib/                   Recorder + Playwright
  public/                Same UI as Chrome extension
  browsers/              Chromium (bundled into exe at build time)

Chrome extension

The extension in C:\GIT\BobAgent\api-recorder-extension remains available for users who can install Chrome extensions.