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Coding · Intermediate

# Visual Desktop Guidance for Automated Dev Tasks

Guide human attention with on-screen annotations when automated local jobs require manual sign-off

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When something happensTask triggers manual checkpoint
- ThenHighlight target interface element
- ResultAwait confirmation before resuming

When local development routines encounter permission prompts, authentication walls, or interface actions that only a human can complete, this agent draws attention directly to the target element on screen. It highlights the required input area and halts execution until the developer verifies and approves the next command.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
Monitor running local workflows in the terminal. When a command halts for elevated permissions, browser logins, or external desktop popups, calculate the screen coordinates and trigger a visual indicator pointing to the required target. Describe the action needed in chat. Never trigger automated clicks on permission dialogs or execute privileged commands without explicit human approval.
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## Tools it uses

TerminalChat

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- automation
- developer-tools
- desktop
- terminal

## Source

[Show HN: Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50018817)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-14

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-14 · Updated 2026-10-14 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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