--- title: Building Computer Use Agents (CUA) | daily.dev description: An introductory lesson on computer use agents (CUAs) — AI agents that interact with file systems, browsers, and desktop applications. Covers the CUA... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/building-computer-use-agents-cua--dkkfoseju twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Building Computer Use Agents (CUA) | daily.dev og:description: An introductory lesson on computer use agents (CUAs) — AI agents that interact with file systems, browsers, and desktop applications. Covers the CUA... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-computer-use-agents-cua--dkkfoseju og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dkkfOsEju.png og:image:alt: Building Computer Use Agents (CUA) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Building Computer Use Agents (CUA) **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 16 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An introductory lesson on computer use agents (CUAs) — AI agents that interact with file systems, browsers, and desktop applications. Covers the CUA perception-analysis-action loop, three agent types (vision-based, DOM-based, desktop/mobile automation), and key security practices including sandbox environments, consent gates, and prompt injection risks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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