From 907952bff6f8e604db8cb17bd006451f339d3e3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dillon DuPont <ddupont@mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 21:08:41 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Trigger kb/m control and screen recording prompts on macOS

---
 .../computer_server/handlers/macos.py         | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libs/python/computer-server/computer_server/handlers/macos.py b/libs/python/computer-server/computer_server/handlers/macos.py
index 6a831c17..5692bea3 100644
--- a/libs/python/computer-server/computer_server/handlers/macos.py
+++ b/libs/python/computer-server/computer_server/handlers/macos.py
@@ -55,6 +55,34 @@ from .base import BaseAccessibilityHandler, BaseAutomationHandler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Trigger accessibility permissions prompt on macOS
+try:
+    # Source - https://stackoverflow.com/a/17134
+    # Posted by Andreas
+    # Retrieved 2025-12-03, License - CC BY-SA 4.0
+    # Attempt to create and post a mouse event to trigger the permissions prompt
+    # This will cause macOS to show "Python would like to control this computer using accessibility features"
+    current_pos = CGEventGetLocation(CGEventCreate(None))
+    p = CGPoint()
+    p.x = current_pos.x
+    p.y = current_pos.y
+
+    me = CGEventCreateMouseEvent(None, kCGEventMouseMoved, p, 0)
+    if me:
+        CGEventPost(kCGHIDEventTap, me)
+        CFRelease(me)
+except Exception as e:
+    logger.debug(f"Failed to trigger accessibility permissions prompt: {e}")
+
+# Trigger screen recording prompt on macOS
+try:
+    import pyautogui
+
+    pyautogui.screenshot()
+except Exception as e:
+    logger.debug(f"Failed to trigger screenshot permissions prompt: {e}")
+
+
 # Constants for accessibility API
 kAXErrorSuccess = 0
 kAXRoleAttribute = "AXRole"