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Lets Claude or another agent fill in an app that has no API, then checks that the record really saved.

OpenAdapt Agent lets your assistant hand a task to a recorded workflow that enters data in an app and reads the record back to confirm it saved. The default install runs a practice sandbox with made-up patients, so you can try it without touching real data. To serve your own workflows you record them first and switch on a production mode. It runs on the computer that can already open the app, not in the cloud.

Good for

  • Teams whose staff retype agent results into an EMR or payer portal
  • Developers building agents that must prove a save worked
  • People who want to try the sandbox before connecting a real app

Works in

12 should work

Tap an app to see how to set it up and any known problems.

Install OpenAdapt Agent MCP

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Add the OpenAdapt Agent MCP server to Claude Code. Run this command:
    
    claude mcp add openadapt -- uvx --python 3.12 openadapt-agent serve
    
    Then check that it loaded and tell me if I need to sign in or restart.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires uv, Python 3.10 to 3.12.

Read-only mode: Without `--mode production`, your own workflows can be listed but not run. The sandbox only changes a practice app.

This starts the practice sandbox. To serve your own recorded workflows, add --mode production --bundles ./bundles after serve; without --mode production the assistant can list workflows but not run them. The documented command pins Python 3.12 because the package does not support 3.13. The README documents Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Cursor; other apps use the same command in their own config format.

From the project README. Source.

Tools

  • Lists the recorded workflows the assistant may run

    Returns each workflow's name, purpose, what counts as done, and the inputs it needs. The built-in sandbox has one practice workflow.

    Try: “What workflows can you run?”

    Read · list_workflows

  • Runs a recorded workflow in an app and checks that the entry saved

    Fills in an app using a recorded workflow, confirms the right record is open before typing, and reads the record back after saving. It returns one of four outcomes: done and checked, stopped before saving, check the record, or didn't run.

    Try: “Add the note "recheck blood pressure in 2 weeks" to the first referral.”

    Runs code · run_workflow

  • Checks the latest result of an earlier run

    Looks up a run by its id and returns its latest outcome, including a person's decision on a run that stopped.

    Try: “Check on run demo-0001.”

    Read · get_run

  • Starts a tracked job with rules and a list of items

    Opens a job that holds your intent, the rules to follow and the items to process. The rules are locked once the job opens.

    Try: “Open a job to enter these 12 referrals.”

    Write · open_job

  • Shows a short summary of a job

    Returns the current rules, counts by status, items not yet verified, waiting questions and what changed since the last read.

    Try: “Where are we on the referral job?”

    Read · get_job

  • Adds items to a job

    Adds up to 100 items per call, 500 per job.

    Try: “Add these 20 referrals to the job.”

    Write · add_items

  • Notes a fact and where it came from

    Stores a fact with its source: the user (trusted), the app, or a document (never trusted).

    Try: “Note that the clinic confirmed the date by phone.”

    Write · record_evidence

  • Asks a person a yes-or-no question

    Puts a question to a person and can wait up to 600 seconds for the answer.

    Try: “Ask whether I should retry the failed referral.”

    Read · ask_user

  • Reads a person's answer to a question

    Returns waiting, yes, no, expired or refused for an earlier question.

    Try: “Did anyone answer my question yet?”

    Read · get_answer

  • Asks a person to change or add a rule

    Requests a rule change. The old rule stays in force until a person approves it.

    Try: “Ask to allow entries over 5,000.”

    Write · change_constraint

  • Closes a job and says which items are verified

    Closes the job and reports whether every item was verified, with the list the assistant may report as done.

    Try: “Close the job and tell me what was verified.”

    Write · close_job

Read from the source code

Permissions

medium risk · 5 things to watch

Medium risk

In the default sandbox it only changes a practice app, but with your own workflows it can save records in real systems. Try it on a test copy first.

What it can do

  • Read your data
  • Create and change things
  • Delete things
  • Read-only mode

Watch out for

  • With your own workflows it writes into real apps

    The default sandbox only touches a made-up test clinic. Once you serve your own workflows in production mode, a run types into and saves records in the real app, so start on a test or staging copy. github.com

  • Run folders keep patient-style data

    The runs folder holds a report with the values entered and before-and-after screenshots. Other accounts on the computer could read the screenshots in the README's sandbox test, so limit access to that folder. github.com

  • Screenshots can leave the computer if grounding is on

    Model grounding sends a screenshot to an AI model when a control cannot be found. It is off by default. github.com

  • It acts as whoever started it

    The server has no sign-in and runs as your OS account. Do not expose it over a network or tunnel. github.com

  • Saves wait for approval by default

    In production a run stops before each save until a person approves it, unless approval gating is turned off. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 1, 2026.

Technical details
Turning on read-onlyWithout the production flag the server lists workflows but cannot run your own; the sandbox runs only a practice workflow.
Sign-in and keysNo sign-in. Run records are stored under ~/.openadapt/runs by default.

Questions

Is OpenAdapt Agent official?

Yes. It is published by the OpenAdapt project from its own repository, and it is the tool for OpenAdapt's own workflow engine.

Do I need an account or API key?

No. The server has no sign-in and the sandbox needs no account. An optional key is only needed to open encrypted workflow bundles.

Is the default install safe to try?

Yes. The default sandbox has one workflow that adds a note to a test clinic app with made-up patients.

Can it write to a real app?

Only once you serve your own workflows in production mode. By default each save then waits for a person to approve it.

Does it send screenshots anywhere?

Not by default. Screenshots can go to an AI model only if you turn on model grounding.

Does it run in the cloud?

No. It talks over stdio and has no network listener, so it runs on the computer that can open the app.

Which Python version do I need?

Python 3.10 to 3.12. The documented command pins Python 3.12 through uv.

How do I add it to Claude Code?

Use the Claude Code tab in the install box above.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

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