CC Director UI Automation

Interact with the CC Director WPF application using the cc-click CLI tool (located at src/CcClick). Use this skill to test UI interactions, take screenshots, and verify app behavior.

Input: $ARGUMENTS

The cc-click CLI Tool

Run all commands from the repo root via:

dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- <command> [options]

Available Commands

Common Options

• --window "CC Director" / -w — Target the CC Director window
• --name "Button Text" — Find element by display text
• --id "AutomationId" — Find element by AutomationId
• --type Button / -t — Filter by ControlType (Button, TextBox, ListItem, TabItem, MenuItem, Text, Edit, etc.)
• --depth N / -d — Max tree traversal depth (default 25)
• --right / -r — Right-click instead of left-click
• --xy "x,y" — Click at absolute screen coordinates
• --output path.png / -o — Screenshot output path

Output

All commands output JSON to stdout. Errors go to stderr as JSON with exit code 1.

CC Director UI Map

Main Window Buttons (by AutomationId)

Tabs (by Name)

Other Key Elements

Session Tab Context Menu (right-click a ListItem)

Right-clicking a session tab opens a context menu with these MenuItems:

• Rename — Rename the session
• Open in Explorer — Open working directory in Explorer
• Open in VS Code — Open working directory in VS Code
• Close Session — Close/remove the session

New Session Dialog

Clicking + New Session opens a modal dialog. It shows:

• Recent sessions list
• Repository list to select from
• Browse button for custom path
• Create / Cancel buttons

The dialog is a modal child of CC Director (not a separate top-level window).

Instructions

1. Parse the user's request from $ARGUMENTS to determine what UI action(s) to perform.
2. Ensure CC Director is running:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-windows --filter "CC Director"

   If not found, tell the user to launch it first.

3. Perform the requested action(s). Common patterns:

   Click a button:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- click --window "CC Director" --id "BtnNewSession"

   Right-click a session tab (use coordinates from list-elements):

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-elements --window "CC Director" --type ListItem
   # Then right-click using the center of the bounding rect:
   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- click --xy "130,80" --right

   Click a context menu item (after right-clicking):

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- click --window "CC Director" --name "Rename"

   Type into the prompt input:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- type --window "CC Director" --id "PromptInput" --text "hello world"

   Switch tabs:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- click --window "CC Director" --name "Source Control"

   Read element text:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- read-text --window "CC Director" --name "SESSIONS"

   Take a screenshot:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- screenshot --window "CC Director" --output tmp_build_output/shot.png

   For context menus or popups, use a fullscreen screenshot (omit --window):

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- screenshot --output tmp_build_output/shot.png

   Discover elements dynamically:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-elements --window "CC Director" --type Button
   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-elements --window "CC Director" --depth 4

   Close CC Director gracefully (click the window Close button):

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- click --window "CC Director" --id "Close"

   Verify it's gone:

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-windows --filter "CC Director"

   Build and start CC Director:

   dotnet build src/CcDirector.Wpf -c Debug
   cmd.exe //c start "" "src\CcDirector.Wpf\bin\Debug\net10.0-windows\win-x64\cc-director.exe"

   Wait for startup then verify:

   sleep 2
   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-windows --filter "CC Director"

   Full restart cycle (close, build, launch, verify):

   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- click --window "CC Director" --id "Close"
   sleep 1
   dotnet build src/CcDirector.Wpf -c Debug
   cmd.exe //c start "" "src\CcDirector.Wpf\bin\Debug\net10.0-windows\win-x64\cc-director.exe"
   sleep 2
   dotnet run --project src/CcClick -- list-windows --filter "CC Director"

4. Take a screenshot after the action to show the result. Use the Read tool on the PNG to display it to the user.
5. Clean up screenshots from tmp_build_output/ when done if they're no longer needed.

Tips

• Session ListItems all share the same name (CcDirector.Wpf.SessionViewModel). To target a specific session, use list-elements --type ListItem to get bounding rects, then click --xy "x,y" with the center of the desired item.
• Context menus disappear when the window loses focus. Use fullscreen screenshots (no --window) to capture them, and take the screenshot immediately after the right-click.
• The New Session dialog is modal. After opening it, elements can be found within the CC Director window tree.
• Add sleep 0.5 between click and screenshot if the UI needs time to update.
• All screenshot paths should use tmp_build_output/ to keep the repo clean (it's gitignored).
• NEVER use taskkill to stop CC Director — it kills the process ungracefully and orphans the embedded console windows. Always use the Close button: click --window "CC Director" --id "Close". This lets the app shut down cleanly.
• After restarting CC Director, use "Reconnect" to re-adopt any running Claude sessions.