·vhs

VHS terminal recording best practices from Charmbracelet (formerly charmbracelet-vhs). This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or editing VHS tape files to create professional terminal GIFs and videos. Triggers on tasks involving .tape files, VHS configuration, terminal recording, demo creation, or CLI documentation.

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Installation

$npx skills add https://github.com/connorads/dotfiles --skill vhs

How to Install vhs

Quickly install vhs AI skill to your development environment via command line

  1. Open Terminal: Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.)
  2. Run Installation Command: Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/connorads/dotfiles --skill vhs
  3. Verify Installation: Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Source: connorads/dotfiles.

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Comprehensive best practices guide for VHS terminal recordings, maintained by Charmbracelet. Contains 47 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide creation of professional, portable, and optimized terminal demos.

| 1 | Configuration Structure | CRITICAL | config- | | 2 | Dependency Management | CRITICAL | deps- | | 3 | Command Syntax | HIGH | cmd- | | 4 | Timing & Synchronization | HIGH | timing- | | 5 | Output Optimization | MEDIUM-HIGH | output- | | 6 | Visual Quality | MEDIUM | visual- | | 7 | CI/Automation | MEDIUM | ci- |

| 8 | Advanced Patterns | LOW | advanced- |

VHS terminal recording best practices from Charmbracelet (formerly charmbracelet-vhs). This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or editing VHS tape files to create professional terminal GIFs and videos. Triggers on tasks involving .tape files, VHS configuration, terminal recording, demo creation, or CLI documentation. Source: connorads/dotfiles.

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npx skills add https://github.com/connorads/dotfiles --skill vhs
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First Seen
2026-03-01
Updated
2026-03-10

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What is vhs?

VHS terminal recording best practices from Charmbracelet (formerly charmbracelet-vhs). This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or editing VHS tape files to create professional terminal GIFs and videos. Triggers on tasks involving .tape files, VHS configuration, terminal recording, demo creation, or CLI documentation. Source: connorads/dotfiles.

How do I install vhs?

Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/connorads/dotfiles --skill vhs Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Where is the source repository?

https://github.com/connorads/dotfiles