Generate deterministic screenshots and demo GIFs of command-line and terminal (TUI) applications using Charm VHS. Use this skill whenever the user wants to capture, record, screenshot, or make a GIF/video of a CLI or terminal app — for a README, docs site, marketing page, changelog, release notes, or visual regression tests. Trigger on phrases like "record a gif of my CLI", "demo gif for the README", "screenshot my terminal app", "capture the TUI", "make a terminal recording", "VHS tape", "charm vhs", "asciinema but as a gif", or any request to show a terminal program in motion or as a still — even when the user doesn't name VHS. Also use when a captured GIF is too large and needs to be shrunk for the web, or when setting up a repeatable capture pipeline for many scenes. Covers install, authoring tapes, determinism, motion-GIF storytelling, and the lossless size-optimization that makes GIFs web-viable.
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
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Generate deterministic screenshots and demo GIFs of command-line and terminal (TUI) applications using Charm VHS. Use this skill whenever the user wants to capture, record, screenshot, or make a GIF/video of a CLI or terminal app — for a README, docs site, marketing page, changelog, release notes, or visual regression tests. Trigger on phrases like "record a gif of my CLI", "demo gif for the README", "screenshot my terminal app", "capture the TUI", "make a terminal recording", "VHS tape", "charm vhs", "asciinema but as a gif", or any request to show a terminal program in motion or as a still — even when the user doesn't name VHS. Also use when a captured GIF is too large and needs to be shrunk for the web, or when setting up a repeatable capture pipeline for many scenes. Covers install, authoring tapes, determinism, motion-GIF storytelling, and the lossless size-optimization that makes GIFs web-viable.
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Generate deterministic screenshots and demo GIFs of command-line and terminal (TUI) applications using Charm VHS. Use this skill whenever the user wants to capture, record, screenshot, or make a GIF/video of a CLI or terminal app — for a README, docs site, marketing page, changelog, release notes, or visual regression tests. Trigger on phrases like "record a gif of my CLI", "demo gif for the README", "screenshot my terminal app", "capture the TUI", "make a terminal recording", "VHS tape", "charm vhs", "asciinema but as a gif", or any request to show a terminal program in motion or as a still — even when the user doesn't name VHS. Also use when a captured GIF is too large and needs to be shrunk for the web, or when setting up a repeatable capture pipeline for many scenes. Covers install, authoring tapes, determinism, motion-GIF storytelling, and the lossless size-optimization that makes GIFs web-viable.
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Category
Developer tools
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Not specified
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI