Agent skill

macOS Screen Recorder

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

macOS screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no BlackHole/loopback driver, no sudo, just the standard Screen Recording permission.

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Install macOS Screen Recorder

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill macos-screen-recorder -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills macos-screen-recorder --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/macos-screen-recorder .claude/skills/macos-screen-recorder && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
macos-screen-recorder
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~727 tokens
SKILL.md length
234 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,497
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

macOS screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no BlackHole/loopback driver, no sudo, just the standard Screen Recording permission.

  • SKILL.md covers When to Use and Limitations
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

macOS Screen Recorder is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. macOS screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no BlackHole/loopback driver, no sudo, just the standard Screen Recording permission. CLI-driven; fills the headless-screen-recording-with-system-sound gap QuickTime and screencapture -v can't.

Its SKILL.md is about 730 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with macOS. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “Use the macos-screen-recorder skill to maco screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no…”
  • “/macos-screen-recorder”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b84d35a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

macOS Screen Recorder loads about 727 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 234 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~727

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit b84d35a, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 234 words, ~727 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/macos-screen-recorder/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
macos-screen-recorder
description
macOS screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no BlackHole/loopback driver, no sudo, just the standard Screen Recording permission. CLI-driven; fills the headless-screen-recording-with-system-sound gap QuickTime and `screencapture -v` can't.
risk
critical
source
community
source_type
community
source_repo
connerkward/macos-screen-recorder-system-audio
date_added
2026-06-16
author
Conner K Ward
license
MIT
tags
macos, screen-recording, system-audio, screencapturekit, cli, swift
tools
claude-code, antigravity, cursor, gemini-cli, codex-cli

When to Use

Use when you need to script a screen recording WITH system sound on macOS from the CLI (demos, captures, voice-demo recording) — the case QuickTime and screencapture -v can't cover without a virtual audio device.

Source: connerkward/macos-screen-recorder-system-audio (MIT).

macos-screen-recorder (sck-record)

sck-record.swift → compiled sck-record (binary gitignored; built by setup-machine, or swiftc -O sck-record.swift -o sck-record). Records the main display + system audio via ScreenCaptureKit.

./sck-record <out.mp4> <seconds>

The one true differentiator: system audio from the CLI with zero install — no BlackHole / loopback virtual device, no sudo; only the standard Screen Recording permission (granted once to whatever app shells out). It is not a general "better than OBS/Screen Studio" tool — it fills exactly the headless-CLI-with-system-audio gap.

sck-record is the raw capture primitive — it records, nothing more. To polish a recording afterward (idle speed-up, auto-zoom, keystroke chips, smoothed cursor, vertical export), pair it with screenstudio-alternative-skill: record with sck-record --no-cursor <out.mp4> <seconds>, then run its post-production pass on the resulting mp4. (Auto-zoom and keystroke overlays additionally need an input-event log captured during recording, which that skill supplies; sck-record's pixels alone cover idle speed-up, cursor smoothing, and vertical export.)

Limitations

  • macOS only; it depends on ScreenCaptureKit and the user's Screen Recording permission.
  • The recorder captures raw display and system audio but does not provide editing, auto-zoom, captions, or social-format polish by itself.
  • Input-event overlays require a separate event log captured during recording; pixels alone cannot reconstruct keystrokes or precise click metadata.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/macos-screen-recorder of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b84d35a

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 9, 2026.

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Questions about macOS Screen Recorder

What does macOS Screen Recorder do?

macOS screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no BlackHole/loopback driver, no sudo, just the standard Screen Recording permission. macOS Screen Recorder is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. macOS screen recorder that captures the main display PLUS system audio via ScreenCaptureKit — no BlackHole/loopback driver, no sudo, just the standard Screen Recording permission.

How do I install macOS Screen Recorder in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill macos-screen-recorder -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/macos-screen-recorder in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/macos-screen-recorder in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install macOS Screen Recorder in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill macos-screen-recorder -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/macos-screen-recorder in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/macos-screen-recorder in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use macOS Screen Recorder in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill macos-screen-recorder -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/macos-screen-recorder, .gemini/skills/macos-screen-recorder, .github/skills/macos-screen-recorder and .opencode/skills/macos-screen-recorder in your project.

What does macOS Screen Recorder need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: macOS Screen Recorder is instructions for the agent only.

Does macOS Screen Recorder access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is macOS Screen Recorder safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does macOS Screen Recorder use?

macOS Screen Recorder is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does macOS Screen Recorder use?

About 727 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to macOS Screen Recorder?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with macOS Screen Recorder: Site Architecture (AvdLee/RocketSimApp, 805 stars), Engine Whats New (flutter/flutter, 179k stars), macOS Spm App Packaging (Dimillian/Skills, 4k stars) and Openclaw Live Updater (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains macOS Screen Recorder?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,405 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,497 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.