# record-promo

Records an autonomous 50 FPS gameplay clip for TikTok, Reels and X. Useful when the game plays fine but you have nothing to show.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 840 installs · ★ 348
- Author: OpusGameLabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator/tree/HEAD/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/record-promo

## What it does

The skill opens your game on a local dev server, drives it through Playwright and captures footage with nobody at the keyboard. Death and failure paths are patched out for the recording, so a take will not cut off halfway. Defaults are a 1080 × 1920 portrait frame and 13 seconds of game time, which fits mobile feeds.

Before it starts, three things get checked: whether a dev server is up (if not, it runs `npm run dev` in the background), whether Playwright is installed, and whether FFmpeg exists. No FFmpeg means it stops and asks you to install it — `brew install ffmpeg` on macOS. Then it reads the game sources to learn the controls and scene dimensions and writes `scripts/capture-promo.mjs` for that specific project. The result lands in `output/promo.mp4`, with a thumbnail pulled from the 5-second mark next to it.

This is not a test run. Gameplay testing belongs to the separate `qa-game` skill, and mixing them up costs you: here the goal is footage that looks good, not a game that passes checks.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill record-promo -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/record-promo/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill record-promo -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill record-promo -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install PlayableIntelligence/game-creator record-promo
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill record-promo -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --path skills/record-promo
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add PlayableIntelligence/game-creator --skill record-promo -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/PlayableIntelligence/game-creator/tree/HEAD/skills/record-promo/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- record a portrait gameplay clip without playing by hand
- turn raw webm into a 50 FPS MP4
- disable death and failure paths during capture
- match input sequences to a specific game's controls
- grab a thumbnail frame for the post cover

## Example prompts
- /record-promo examples/flappy-bird
- record a promo video for my game
- capture gameplay footage and make a trailer

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: record-promo
description: Record an autonomous 50 FPS promo video of your game for social media. Use when the user says "record a video", "make a promo", "capture gameplay", "record gameplay footage", or "make a trailer for my game". Do NOT use for gameplay testing (use qa-game).
argument-hint: "[path-to-game]"
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: OpusGameLabs
  version: 1.3.0
  tags: [game, video, promo, recording, playwright, ffmpeg]
---

# Record Promo Video

Autonomously capture smooth, high-FPS gameplay footage of your Phaser game — ready for TikTok, Reels, Moltbook, or X. No human input needed during recording.

## Instructions

Record a promo video of the game at `$ARGUMENTS` (or the current directory if no path given).

### 1. Pre-checks

Verify these are available:
- **Dev server**: Check if one is already running (`curl -s http://localhost:3000/`). If not, start one with `npm run dev` in the background. Note the port.
- **Playwright**: `npx playwright --version`. If not installed: `npm install -D @playwright/test && npx playwright install chromium`
- **FFmpeg**: `ffmpeg -version | head -1`. If not found, tell the user to install it (`brew install ffmpeg` on macOS) and stop.

### 2. Generate the capture script

Load the `promo-video` skill for the full technique reference.

Read the game's source files to understand:
- `src/scenes/GameScene.js` — find death/failure methods to patch out
- `src/core/EventBus.js` — event flow
- `src/core/Constants.js` — input keys, game dimensions
- `src/main.js` — verify `__GAME__` and `__GAME_STATE__` globals are exposed

Create `scripts/capture-promo.mjs` adapted for this specific game:
- Patch out ALL death/failure code paths
- Generate input sequences matching the game's actual controls
- Include entrance animation pause (1-2s)
- Default viewport: `1080 × 1920` (9:16 mobile portrait)
- Default duration: 13s game-time

### 3. Copy the conversion script

```bash
cp <plugin-root>/skills/promo-video/scripts/convert-highfps.sh <project-dir>/scripts/
chmod +x <project-dir>/scripts/convert-highfps.sh
```

### 4. Run the capture

```bash
mkdir -p output
node scripts/capture-promo.mjs --port <port>
bash scripts/convert-highfps.sh output/promo-raw.webm output/promo.mp4 0.5
```

### 5. Verify and preview

Extract a thumbnail at the 5-second mark and show it to the user:
```bash
ffmpeg -y -ss 5 -i output/promo.mp4 -frames:v 1 -update 1 output/promo-thumbnail.jpg
```

Read the thumbnail image and display it. Report duration, frame rate, and file size.

## Example Usage

```
/record-promo examples/flappy-bird
```
````
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