# Cua

> Open-source computer-use platform: full desktops for agents (Cua Spaces), a desktop-automation driver with MCP, local macOS/Linux VMs (Lume) and Cua Bench.

- id: `cua`
- category: Infrastructure (`infrastructure`)
- url: https://cua.ai/
- repo: https://github.com/trycua/cua
- docs: https://cua.ai/docs
- status: active
- pricing: freemium
- license: MIT AND FSL-1.1-MIT
- tags: computer-use, desktop, sandbox, vm, mcp, macos
- llms.txt: https://cua.ai/docs/llms.txt
- access notes: Cua Driver MCP setup: https://cua.ai/docs/cua-driver/guides/connect-your-agent
- related: E2B Desktop Sandbox (https://indexagentica.com/entries/e2b-desktop/); OSWorld (https://indexagentica.com/entries/osworld/); microsandbox (https://indexagentica.com/entries/microsandbox/); Anchor Browser (https://indexagentica.com/entries/anchor-browser/)
- sources: https://github.com/trycua/cua , https://cua.ai/pricing , https://cua.ai/docs/llms.txt , https://pypi.org/project/cua-agent/
- added: 2026-10-19
- updated: 2026-10-19
- last verified: 2026-10-19
- featured in: Self-hosted sandboxes for agents compared (https://indexagentica.com/compare/self-hosted-agent-sandboxes/); Agent benchmarks compared (https://indexagentica.com/compare/agent-benchmarks/)
- maintainer: Cua (trycua)
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/cua/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/cua.json

**Cua Spaces** gives agents macOS VMs built locally on a Mac or Linux images, on your own machines or cloud account, with shared human/agent cursors and "teleport" of signed-in apps. **Cua Driver** lets agents inspect and operate native apps and browsers on macOS, Windows and Linux via CLI, MCP or typed SDKs. Also includes **Lume** (local VMs), the `cua` SDK/CLI for sandboxes, CUA-S1 small models for computer-use decisions and **Cua Bench** for tasks and evaluation. Licensing: MIT for the SDK, CLI, Driver, Lume and most of the repo; Cua Spaces and Cua Driver Bench are source-available under FSL-1.1-MIT. Spaces is free (up to 2 live sessions and 20 remote hours a month), Pro is $18/month and Teams $30/seat/month.