pp-agent-capture

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macOS screen capture, window recording, GIF conversion, and agent evidence bundles from the terminal. Built on ScreenCaptureKit for window-level targeting ffmpeg cannot do. Use when the user wants a screenshot of a specific window or app, a screen recording, a GIF conversion, a before/after diff, an evidence bundle for a PR, OCR text from a window, a terminal VHS recording, a Remotion render, or wants to watch a UI for changes. Requires macOS Screen Recording permission on first run.

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Sourcemvanhorn/printing-press-library

Added on2026-05-08

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-agent-capture

SKILL.md Content

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Agent Capture - Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the

agent-capture-pp-cli

binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

Install via the Printing Press installer:

bash

npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press install agent-capture --cli-only

Verify:
```
agent-capture-pp-cli --version
```
Ensure
```
$GOPATH/bin
```
(or
```
$HOME/go/bin
```
) is on
```
$PATH
```
.

If the

npx

install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.23+):

bash

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/developer-tools/agent-capture/cmd/agent-capture-pp-cli@latest

If

--version

reports "command not found" after install, the install step did not put the binary on

$PATH

. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When to Use This CLI

Reach for this when the user wants:

screenshot a specific window or app (
```
screenshot
```
,
```
batch
```
for multiple)
record video of a window, app, display, or region (
```
record
```
)
convert a recording to an optimized GIF (
```
convert
```
)
do a full capture + record + GIF pipeline in one command (
```
pipeline
```
)
diff against a baseline screenshot (
```
diff
```
) for before/after evidence
bundle screenshots + recording + GIF as evidence for a PR or bug report (
```
evidence
```
)
find the right window by fuzzy-matching its title (
```
find
```
)
stitch multiple screenshots into an animated GIF (
```
stitch
```
)
extract text from a window using macOS Vision OCR (
```
ocr
```
)
record a terminal session via VHS tape files (
```
vhs
```
)
render Remotion compositions to video or stills (
```
remotion
```
)
monitor a UI by periodic screenshots (
```
watch
```
)
save and replay capture configs (
```
preset
```
)

Skip it on non-macOS hosts; the CLI uses ScreenCaptureKit (macOS only). On first run it will prompt for Screen Recording permission; the

permissions

command guides that flow.

Argument Parsing

Parse

$ARGUMENTS

:

Empty,
help
, or
--help
-> show
```
agent-capture --help
```
Starts with
install
-> CLI installation (no MCP server ships today)
Anything else -> Direct Use (map to the best command and run it)

Direct Use

Check installed:
```
which agent-capture
```
. If missing, offer CLI installation.
If permissions aren't granted, run
```
agent-capture permissions
```
first.
Use
```
agent-capture list
```
to see available capture targets (open windows, displays).
Use
```
agent-capture find <text>
```
to fuzzy-match a window title before capturing.
Execute with
```
--json
```
for structured output (agent-native default):
bash
```
agent-capture <command> [args] --json
```

Notable Commands

Command	What it does
`screenshot`	Capture a window, app, display, or region
`record`	Record video of a window, app, display, or region
`pipeline`	Record + convert + optimize in one command
`convert`	Video -> optimized GIF (two-pass palette)
`diff`	Capture + diff against a baseline
`evidence`	Full bundle (screenshots + recording + GIF) for a PR
`batch`	Screenshot multiple apps in one invocation
`find`	Fuzzy search open window titles
`list`	List available capture targets
`ocr`	Extract text from a window using macOS Vision
`stitch`	Combine screenshots into an animated GIF
`vhs`	Run a VHS tape file for terminal recording
`remotion`	Render Remotion compositions
`watch`	Periodic capture for UI monitoring
`preset`	Save / load capture configs
`permissions`	Guide Screen Recording permission setup
`health`	Machine-readable CI / agent preflight

Run any command with

--help

for full flag documentation.

Agent Mode

Add

--agent

to any command. Expands to:

--json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes

.

Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
Filterable —
```
--select
```
keeps a subset of fields, with dotted-path support (see below)
Previewable —
```
--dry-run
```
shows the request without sending
Cacheable — GET responses cached for 5 minutes, bypass with
```
--no-cache
```
Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag

Filtering output

--select

accepts dotted paths to descend into nested responses; arrays traverse element-wise:

bash

<cli>-pp-cli <command> --agent --select id,name
<cli>-pp-cli <command> --agent --select items.id,items.owner.name

Use this to narrow huge payloads to the fields you actually need — critical for deeply nested API responses.

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
2	Usage error (wrong arguments)
3	Target not found (no matching window or display)
4	Permissions missing (Screen Recording not granted)
5	Capture error (ScreenCaptureKit failure, ffmpeg failure)

pp-agent-capture

NPX Install

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SKILL.md Content

Agent Capture - Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

When to Use This CLI

Argument Parsing

Direct Use

Notable Commands

Agent Mode

Filtering output

Exit Codes