Scan an app for UX improvements with computer use
A user tried Claude Code's computer-use feature on Windows to scan their app for UX improvements, and asks whether it works well there.
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- What they did
- The poster tried Claude Code’s new computer-use feature on Windows to inspect their app for UX issues. In their run, it could not use the screenshot MCP server, so it fell back to shell-script ways of grabbing screenshots; commenters said the built-in computer-use MCP server showed up on macOS, not in Claude Code on Windows PowerShell or WSL, though one person reported screenshots, debugging, and video analysis working in WSL2.
- How it went
- For this Windows app-review use case, the reported result was unreliable native support rather than a smooth UX scan. The thread offers no measured improvements or output quality, only that native Windows seemed unsupported while WSL2 may work better.
- Worth knowing
- The main catch is setup: out of the box, Claude Code was described as lacking native Windows computer-use support, so copying this likely means using WSL2 or wiring in extra tooling yourself.
Try it yourself with Claude Code
Run my app at [how to start it] and use computer use to click through the main flows: [list of 2-3 key screens or tasks]. Note anything confusing, inconsistent, or slow from a user's point of view. Finish with a prioritized list of [5-10] UX improvements, each with the screen it applies to, and don't change any code until I pick which to do.
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Source: Reddit · May 6, 2026
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