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Cross-platform accessibility CLI and library. Inspect UI elements, manage windows, and perform actions through native OS accessibility APIs.
poltergeist frontmost # what app is in front?
poltergeist focused --verbose # what element has focus?
poltergeist tree --app Finder --depth 3 # dump the accessibility tree
poltergeist click --app Safari "Back" # click a button by label
poltergeist press --app Finder "File > New Finder Window" # trigger a menu item
poltergeist move --app Terminal 200 200 # reposition a window
Built in Zig, wrapping the macOS AXUIElement API and Windows UI Automation COM.
Every command supports --json for structured output. Also builds as a
C-compatible shared library (libpoltergeist) for FFI consumers.
The interesting use cases are the scriptable ones: UI testing without a browser, accessibility auditing from the terminal, or wiring native app actions into automation pipelines. It sees what the OS sees.
brew install georgemandis/tap/poltergeist
