Quick Start

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Step 1: Installation

UFO requires Python >= 3.10 running on Windows OS >= 10. It can be installed by running the following command:

# [optional to create conda environment]
# conda create -n ufo python=3.10
# conda activate ufo

# clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/UFO.git
cd UFO
# install the requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt
# If you want to use the Qwen as your LLMs, uncomment the related libs.

โš™๏ธ Step 2: Configure the LLMs

Before running UFO, you need to provide your LLM configurations individually for HostAgent and AppAgent. You can create your own config file ufo/config/config.yaml, by copying the ufo/config/config.yaml.template and editing config for APP_AGENT and ACTION_AGENT as follows:

OpenAI

VISUAL_MODE: True, # Whether to use the visual mode
API_TYPE: "openai" , # The API type, "openai" for the OpenAI API.  
API_BASE: "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions", # The the OpenAI API endpoint.
API_KEY: "sk-",  # The OpenAI API key, begin with sk-
API_VERSION: "2024-02-15-preview", # "2024-02-15-preview" by default
API_MODEL: "gpt-4-vision-preview",  # The OpenAI model

Azure OpenAI (AOAI)

VISUAL_MODE: True, # Whether to use the visual mode
API_TYPE: "aoai" , # The API type, "aoai" for the Azure OpenAI.  
API_BASE: "YOUR_ENDPOINT", #  The AOAI API address. Format: https://{your-resource-name}.openai.azure.com
API_KEY: "YOUR_KEY",  # The aoai API key
API_VERSION: "2024-02-15-preview", # "2024-02-15-preview" by default
API_MODEL: "gpt-4-vision-preview",  # The OpenAI model
API_DEPLOYMENT_ID: "YOUR_AOAI_DEPLOYMENT", # The deployment id for the AOAI API

You can also non-visial model (e.g., GPT-4) for each agent, by setting VISUAL_MODE: False and proper API_MODEL (openai) and API_DEPLOYMENT_ID (aoai). You can also optionally set an backup LLM engine in the field of BACKUP_AGENT if the above engines failed during the inference. The API_MODEL can be any GPT models that can accept images as input.

Non-Visual Model Configuration

You can utilize non-visual models (e.g., GPT-4) for each agent by configuring the following settings in the config.yaml file:

Info

  • VISUAL_MODE: False
  • Specify the appropriate API_MODEL (OpenAI) and API_DEPLOYMENT_ID (AOAI) for each agent.

Optionally, you can set a backup language model (LLM) engine in the BACKUP_AGENT field to handle cases where the primary engines fail during inference. Ensure you configure these settings accurately to leverage non-visual models effectively.

Note

UFO also supports other LLMs and advanced configurations, such as customize your own model, please check the documents for more details. Because of the limitations of model input, a lite version of the prompt is provided to allow users to experience it, which is configured in config_dev.yaml.

๐Ÿ“” Step 3: Additional Setting for RAG (optional).

If you want to enhance UFO's ability with external knowledge, you can optionally configure it with an external database for retrieval augmented generation (RAG) in the ufo/config/config.yaml file.

We provide the following options for RAG to enhance UFO's capabilities:

Tip

Consult their respective documentation for more information on how to configure these settings.

๐ŸŽ‰ Step 4: Start UFO

โŒจ๏ธ You can execute the following on your Windows command Line (CLI):

# assume you are in the cloned UFO folder
python -m ufo --task <your_task_name>

This will start the UFO process and you can interact with it through the command line interface. If everything goes well, you will see the following message:

Welcome to use UFO๐Ÿ›ธ, A UI-focused Agent for Windows OS Interaction. 
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| | | || |_   | | | |
| |_| ||  _|  | |_| |
 \___/ |_|     \___/
Please enter your request to be completed๐Ÿ›ธ:

Step 5 ๐ŸŽฅ: Execution Logs

You can find the screenshots taken and request & response logs in the following folder:

./ufo/logs/<your_task_name>/

You may use them to debug, replay, or analyze the agent output.

Note

Before UFO executing your request, please make sure the targeted applications are active on the system.

Note

The GPT-V accepts screenshots of your desktop and application GUI as input. Please ensure that no sensitive or confidential information is visible or captured during the execution process. For further information, refer to DISCLAIMER.md.