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screen-recording

Create annotated animated GIF demos and screen recordings for pull requests and documentation. Covers frame capture, timing, imageio-based GIF creation, and per-frame annotation workflows.

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Install
npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill screen-recording --agent copilot

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, codex, cursor.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 1
SKILL.md size: 8 KB
Bundled scripts: none
Path: skills/screen-recording/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 37,432 · +281 this week
Language: Python

Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.

From the SKILL.md

# Screen Recording Create animated GIF demos that show a feature or workflow in action — with annotations, variable timing, and proper pacing. Useful for PR descriptions, documentation, and release notes. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when you need to: - Record a multi-step UI interaction as an animated GIF - Create a demo showing before/after behavior - Build annotated walkthroughs for documentation or release notes - Show a bug reproduction or fix in action ## Prerequisites ```bash pip install playwright Pillow imageio numpy scipy mss -q playwright install chromium ``` ## Core Workflow ### 1. Capture frames Use Playwright to step through the interaction and capture each frame: ```python from playwright.async_api import async_playwright async def record_frames(url, steps, width=1400, height=900): """ steps: list of dicts with 'action' (async callable taking page) and 'name' (frame filename) """ async with async_playwright() as p: browser = await p.chromium.launch() page = await browser.new_page(viewport={"width": width, "height": height}) await page.goto(url, wait_until="networkidle") for step in steps: if step.get("action"): await step["action"](page) await page.wait_f

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. When to Use This Skill
  2. Prerequisites
  3. Core Workflow
  4. 1. Capture frames
  5. 2. Assemble GIF with imageio
  6. 3. Variable frame timing
  7. 4. Annotate frames
  8. 5. Fade-in annotations
  9. Build as a Script
  10. Testing Animations
  11. Desktop Screen Recording (mss)
  12. Combining with window capture
  13. Diff-Based Cluster Detection
  14. Format Compatibility
Commands it runs
pip install playwright Pillow imageio numpy scipy mss -q
playwright install chromium
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About this skill
What does the screen-recording skill do?

Create annotated animated GIF demos and screen recordings for pull requests and documentation. Covers frame capture, timing, imageio-based GIF creation, and per-frame annotation workflows.

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill screen-recording --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.

Where does this skill come from?

From github/awesome-copilot, a repository with 37,432 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.

Is a popular skill a good skill?

Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.

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