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Record terminal with vhs

Get a CLI home video recorder, for easy terminal recording.
20,836 stars471 forksGoGuide quality 9/10Updated 9/1/2026100% free · open source
What it does

VHS is a command-line interface tool that allows you to record, replay, and share terminal sessions, similar to a video recorder for your terminal

When to use it
  • •When you need to demonstrate a complex command-line process to a team member or customer
  • •When you want to create a tutorial or guide for using a specific command-line tool or application
  • •When you need to debug an issue with a command-line process and want to share the recording with a colleague or support team
Ready-to-paste prompt
vhs record --title 'My Demo' --codec h264 my-demo-recording
Heads up: Make sure you have the necessary permissions and dependencies installed, including ffmpeg, to use VHS for recording and playback
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
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✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/vhs && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/vhs/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/vhs/SKILL.md
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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Record terminal with vhs works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Record terminal with vhs is a medium Go project (~5.2k lines across 42 code files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Medium codebase
~5.2k lines · 42 code files · 44 min skim
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Go · Docker
No API keys detected
Go 99%Dockerfile 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    main.go
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    go.mod
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    examples/README.md
    A worked example — copy this to get going
What's in each folder
examples/Examples you can copy215 files
lexer/Folder2 files
parser/Folder2 files
token/Folder2 files
scripts/Helper scripts1 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)10 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyExamples includedMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
charmbracelet
Language
Go
Category
ai-agent
Published
7/19/2022

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