ui_keystroke
Screen, windows & UI · macOS · Windows
Effect: execute (strongest supported action). Status: gated.
Gated means the tool requires an installed app, a connected account, permission, or runtime availability. Check those requirements on the listed platform before using it.
macOS
Purpose
Sends a key combination, e.g. "cmd+shift+5", "return", "cmd+,", "escape". Modifiers: cmd, shift, alt/option, ctrl, fn. The last token is the key. Returns {sent, delivery:"posted_not_confirmed"} — `sent` means the key events were POSTED, NOT that the app acted on them: CGEvent carries no delivery confirmation, and a keystroke's effect is arbitrary so nothing can be read back to prove it. Confirm the effect with ui_get_element / ui_read_tree rather than trusting `sent`. Modifiers are released after the combo, so a following ui_type is not swallowed. unknown_key if the key isn't recognized. Requires Accessibility permission.
Required inputs
keys— e.g. cmd+shift+5, return, cmd+,
Permissions and confirmation
No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.
- Use only the apps, accounts and resources authorized by the user on this platform. Consult this tool's platform-specific description for its connection and permission requirements; this catalog does not assert additional OAuth scopes or OS entitlements.
Full input schema — macOS
{
"properties": {
"keys": {
"description": "e.g. cmd+shift+5, return, cmd+,",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"keys"
],
"type": "object"
}Documentation example
Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.
{
"keys": "escape"
}Windows
Purpose
Sends a key combination to the focused app, e.g. "ctrl+s", "ctrl+shift+n", "return", "alt+f4", "escape". Modifiers: ctrl, shift, alt, win (cmd is accepted as an alias for ctrl). The last token is the key. unknown_key if the key isn't recognized.
Required inputs
keys— e.g. ctrl+s, return, ctrl+shift+n
Permissions and confirmation
No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.
- Use only the apps, accounts and resources authorized by the user on this platform. Consult this tool's platform-specific description for its connection and permission requirements; this catalog does not assert additional OAuth scopes or OS entitlements.
Full input schema — Windows
{
"properties": {
"keys": {
"description": "e.g. ctrl+s, return, ctrl+shift+n",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"keys"
],
"type": "object"
}Documentation example
Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.
{
"keys": "escape"
}