#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* Debug script to test Claude Desktop UI accessibility
* This demonstrates the limitations of reading Claude Desktop responses
*/
import { exec } from 'child_process';
import { promisify } from 'util';
const execAsync = promisify(exec);
async function runAppleScript(script) {
try {
const escapedScript = script.replace(/'/g, "'\"'\"'");
const { stdout, stderr } = await execAsync(`osascript -e '${escapedScript}'`, {
timeout: 30000,
});
if (stderr) {
console.error('AppleScript stderr:', stderr);
}
return stdout.trim();
} catch (error) {
console.error('AppleScript error:', error);
throw error;
}
}
async function testClaudeUI() {
console.log('Testing Claude Desktop UI accessibility...\n');
// Test 1: Check if Claude is running
console.log('1. Checking Claude process...');
const checkScript = `
tell application "System Events"
if exists process "Claude" then
return "Claude is running"
else
return "Claude is not running"
end if
end tell
`;
console.log(await runAppleScript(checkScript));
// Test 2: Check window availability
console.log('\n2. Checking window availability...');
const windowScript = `
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Claude"
return "Window count: " & (count of windows)
end tell
end tell
`;
try {
console.log(await runAppleScript(windowScript));
} catch (e) {
console.log('No windows accessible');
}
// Test 3: List UI elements
console.log('\n3. Available UI elements:');
const uiScript = `
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Claude"
tell front window
set elementTypes to {}
try
set end of elementTypes to "Buttons: " & (count of buttons)
set end of elementTypes to "Text fields: " & (count of text fields)
set end of elementTypes to "Text areas: " & (count of text areas)
set end of elementTypes to "Groups: " & (count of groups)
set end of elementTypes to "Static texts: " & (count of static texts)
end try
return elementTypes as string
end tell
end tell
end tell
`;
try {
console.log(await runAppleScript(uiScript));
} catch (e) {
console.log('Cannot access UI elements');
}
console.log('\nConclusion: Claude Desktop (Electron app) does not expose text areas through accessibility APIs');
}
testClaudeUI().catch(console.error);
