Desktop agent + cloud workspace
Control watches the same screen you do, understands the interface, and moves the mouse and keyboard to finish work across the apps you already use. Run it on your machine, or automate a cloud desktop from the browser.
Most knowledge work still means hunting through menus, dialogs, and file trees. Traditional automation is either brittle—built for one app—or heavy enough that only specialists deploy it. Control is built for the gap: open-ended tasks on real desktop software, described in plain language.
Intent in, actions out
You describe the outcome; the system plans clicks, keys, and shell steps.
Any visible UI
Professional tools, internal line-of-business apps, and browsers—if it paints pixels, it can be steered.
Local execution option
Sensitive work can stay on hardware you control, with approvals for risky operations.
How it works
Each turn combines visual context with reasoning, then executes through the same input devices you use.
The current screen (and optional voice or text instruction) grounds the model in what is on display.
A multimodal model proposes concrete steps: where to click, what to type, or which command to run.
Mouse, keyboard, terminal, and browser automation run locally or on your cloud machine; the loop repeats until the task is done.
Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Optional wake-word activation, push-to-talk, and a chat surface for Ask (explanations) versus Act (hands-on automation). Your screen drives decisions; actions happen on your hardware with guardrails for terminal and destructive work.
Sign in, attach a running cloud machine or a paired desktop, and chat with an agent that sees the remote display. Built-in streaming shows the desktop while automation runs—useful for demos, support, and offload-heavy jobs away from your laptop.
Capabilities
Understands layout and controls without a per-app integration list. Suited to creative suites, CAD, IDEs, and legacy enterprise UIs alike.
Hands-busy scenarios: speak a command or type while the agent keeps context across steps.
Uses the terminal for checks and batch work when that is more reliable than clicking through wizards.
Save and trigger repeatable sequences on a schedule or when a keyword is spoken.
Isolate experiments or long jobs on provisioned desktops you control from the browser.
Sensitive steps can require explicit approval. You choose when the agent acts versus when it only advises. API traffic uses standard encrypted transport; pair desktop streaming only with accounts you trust.
Export presets, batch renames, and multi-step toolchains in DCC and editing software without memorizing every panel.
Navigate dense CAD and model-review UIs for repetitive documentation, checks, and exports.
Cross applications for reporting, internal portals, and file hygiene—areas where copy-paste and manual clicking still dominate.
Landscape
The market mixes OS assistants, cloud research agents, classic RPA, and DIY stacks. Positioning below is directional—evaluate against your own security and procurement requirements.
| Topic | Control | OS-level assistants | Cloud / hosted agents | RPA suites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary surface | User-chosen desktop apps and browsers, local or streamed. | Tight coupling to vendor OS and first-party experiences. | Often remote browser or VM; workload may leave the device. | Designer-built flows; strong in structured enterprise processes. |
| Setup for one-off tasks | Natural language goal; minimal per-app configuration. | Varies; may prioritize vendor app ecosystems. | Depends on product; may need environment provisioning. | Typically analyst or developer configuration. |
| Latency-sensitive UI work | Local execution path for pointer and keyboard actions. | Generally low latency within OS-supported scenarios. | Network and hosting hops can add delay. | Usually runs on managed robots; not always interactive desktop. |
| Open-source / self-hosted stacks | Productized app plus web dashboard; less DIY assembly. | N/A | Some users assemble agents manually for full control. | Less common in pure OSS for enterprise RPA. |
Trademarks belong to their owners. Compare features in your own pilot; assistant capabilities change frequently across vendors.
Try the web workspace with your account, or install the desktop agent for local automation.