Skill: open-application

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Open an application (Mail, Safari, Finder, etc.)
• Launch a program
• Start an app
• Bring an application to the foreground
• Open a specific macOS application by name

Input Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description | Example | |-----------|----------|-------------|---------| | application_name | Yes | The name of the macOS application to open (e.g., Mail, Safari, Finder, Chrome, Slack) | Mail |

Procedure

1. Extract the application name from the user's request
2. Validate that the application name is clear and unambiguous (use ask_user if needed for clarification)
3. Execute the open command: open -a {{APPLICATION_NAME}}
4. Wait 2-3 seconds for the application to launch
5. Confirm to the user that the application has been opened or brought to the foreground

Reference Commands

Commands from a successful execution (adapt to actual inputs):

open -a Mail

Replace {{PLACEHOLDER}} values with actual credentials from the key store.

Example

Example requests that trigger this skill:

control my computer to open mail