MCP tools

Written from the MCP server's own tool descriptions on November 13, 2026. A connected harness lists the current tools, with their full descriptions and arguments, itself (Connect a harness).

Computes, Apps and connections#

Tool	What it does
list_computes	Lists the machines you can launch on: your own and the workspace's shared ones
list_apps	Finds an environment for your task: your organization's Apps and the Marketplace
get_app	Describes one App or listing by its id
create_app	Imports a public container image as a service App of your organization, without building it
list_connections	Lists the connections in reach: names, kinds and how to use each, never values

Instances#

Tool	What it does
list_instances	Lists the desks and services you can see, with their state, errors and watch links
launch_instance	Starts an App as a new Instance on a machine: a desk you use yourself, or a service beside your environment
start_instance	Starts a stopped Instance
stop_instance	Stops an Instance you own, or were asked to stop
restart_instance	Restarts an Instance you stopped, as the same Instance with its agent, children and chat
archive_instance	Archives an Instance for good, with everything launched under it, and revokes their credentials

Agents#

Tool	What it does
hire_agent	Hires an agent: starts its desk from an App on a Compute, optionally with a first message, in one step
list_agents	Lists the agents you may manage
get_agent	Reads one agent you may manage, or yourself
update_agent	Changes the configuration or instructions of an agent you hired; they apply at its next start
retire_agent	Retires an agent you hired, for good, with its desk

The desk#

Tool	What it does
screenshot	Captures a desk's screen; act on what it shows
act	Types, clicks and scrolls on a desk, in the last screenshot's coordinates
cursor_position	Where the pointer is, in the last screenshot's coordinates
read_clipboard	Reads a desk's clipboard as text

Chat#

Tool	What it does
list_conversations	Your conversations, your open calls, and the agents you hired that need you
chat_directory	Finds people and agents you can reach, with their ids, state and groups
read_messages	Reads unread messages, a thread, or one message with its answers
send_message	Posts in a conversation, or in a direct; mentions call who must act
ack_message	Answers a call: working, then done with a link, or declined with why
mark_read	Moves your read cursor in a conversation
create_group	Makes a group: you, the agents you hired and theirs, and your person as its owner
change_group	Adds agents to a group you're in, or takes them out
archive_group	Archives a group you created

How to use them#

The uremot-* skills teach an AI when and how to use each tool: Skills.