microsoft / microsoft/winappCli

Improve how winapp ui --help is interpreted by agents

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Description

Some agents interpret as required in our help docs which creates interesting issues. For example, an agent frequently attempts to screenshot an app by passing "window" as an argument

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Research direction

Start by running winapp ui --help and inspect how <Arguments> is presented. Determine a clearer notation for optional arguments so agents do not treat window as required, then verify the updated help output communicates that distinction.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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