Platform Overview

What Granite does and why you’d use it

What is Granite?

Granite is a desktop automation platform that lets you automate tasks on Windows machines with AI agents. Unlike traditional RPA tools, Granite gives you:

• Real-time visibility - Watch your automations execute live
• Human oversight - Approve or modify actions before they happen
• AI-powered flexibility - Describe tasks in plain English
• API accessibility - Trigger automations from anywhere

Who Uses Granite?

Operations Teams

Automate data entry, report generation, and repetitive workflows

Developers

Build API-triggered automations for backend processes

IT Teams

Manage Windows machines and run maintenance tasks

Core Capabilities

Desktop Automation

Granite can control any Windows application:

• Click buttons, menus, and UI elements
• Type text into fields and documents
• Read data from screens and applications
• Navigate through multi-step workflows
• Handle popups, dialogs, and errors

AI Agent Execution

Instead of writing detailed scripts, you can describe tasks in plain English:

Open Excel, navigate to the Sales Report template,
update cell B2 with today's date, and save the file

The AI agent figures out the steps and executes them on a Windows machine.

Human-in-the-Loop (HITL)

You don’t have to trust the AI blindly:

• Watch execution in real-time via live video
• Approve actions before they happen
• Modify actions if the AI gets it wrong
• Cancel execution at any point

Public API Endpoints

Turn any automation into an API endpoint:

curl -X POST "https://api.getgranite.ai/api/your-org/run-report" \
  -H "X-Granite-API-Key: your-key" \
  -d '{"date": "2024-01-15"}'

Platform Components

Dashboard

The web interface where you:

• Create and manage processes
• Run and monitor automations
• View analytics and logs
• Manage team members and API keys

Backend API

The server that:

• Handles authentication
• Manages job queues
• Stores execution data
• Provides 110+ REST endpoints

Driver

The Windows agent that:

• Receives jobs from the backend
• Executes desktop automation
• Streams video back
• Reports results

TypeScript SDK

The official client library that:

• Wraps all API endpoints
• Provides TypeScript types
• Simplifies integration

Key Concepts

Concept	What It Means
Process	A reusable automation definition
Agent Run	A single execution of a process
HITL	Human approval during execution
Driver	Windows machine running automations
Endpoint	Public API trigger for an automation

Comparison to Other Tools

vs. Traditional RPA (UiPath, Blue Prism)

Granite is simpler:

• No desktop studio required
• AI-powered task description
• Real-time human oversight
• API-first architecture

vs. Browser Automation (Puppeteer, Playwright)

Granite does more:

• Works with any Windows app, not just browsers
• Desktop-level automation
• Built-in video streaming
• HITL approval workflow

vs. AI Assistants (ChatGPT, Claude)

Granite executes:

• Actually performs tasks, not just suggests
• Controls real Windows machines
• Handles multi-step workflows
• Provides execution history

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