feat: replace Python desktop sidecar with computer-use MCP#81
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The Python sidecar (mouse/keyboard/screenshot) was never shipped — its binary wasn't bundled, so all 16 desktop_* tools failed at runtime with "sidecar unreachable". Switching to @zavora-ai/computer-use-mcp: a TypeScript/Rust NAPI MCP server with prebuilt binaries via npm, no Python, no separate process to supervise. - Register `computer-use` in src/mcp/defaults.ts (opt-in, off by default) - Delete src/tools/core/desktop.ts (~520 lines, 16 tools) - Delete src/voice/SidecarSupervisor.ts (dead code, no importers) - Strip 18 desktop_* names from PermissionGuard restricted/standard - Tighten useCrew section in SOUL.md: hard rules on what goes in context vs references so the main agent stops summarizing files into context instead of passing pointers - Bump to 1.0.0-alpha.6
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Summary
desktop_*tool failed at runtime with "sidecar unreachable".@zavora-ai/computer-use-mcp: TypeScript/Rust NAPI MCP server, prebuilt binaries via npm, no Python, no separate supervisor.useCrewsection inSOUL.mdso the main agent stops summarizing files intocontextinstead of passing pointers viareferences.1.0.0-alpha.6.Changes
computer-useinsrc/mcp/defaults.ts(opt-in,enabled: false).src/tools/core/desktop.ts— 16 tools, ~520 lines, all calling the missing sidecar.src/voice/SidecarSupervisor.ts— confirmed dead code (no importers anywhere insrc/).desktop_*tool names fromPermissionGuardrestricted + standard profiles. The new MCP tools reach the agent viause_mcp(already permitted).SOUL.mduseCrewblock: rules + field definitions, no examples or task-specific anchors.Net: −743 / +34 lines.
Test plan
npm run typecheckpasses (already verified clean locally)computer-useas a new opt-in entrycomputer-usefrom UI on macOS spawns the MCP vianpx -y @zavora-ai/computer-use-mcpand the agent can call its tools viause_mcp/api/voice/sidecar/*endpoints actually spawn the TS voice-worker)