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How to record your app with the YakVid local companion

The local companion records localhost and private staging apps on your own computer. It connects out to YakVid, never opens a port, and your sign-in details stay on your machine.

Before you start

  • Node.js 22 or later
  • An llm-video-recorder checkout
  • Permission to run screen automation

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Transcript

Record your own app on your computer and send the take to YakVid.

Name your computer and select Pair a computer. Run the command it shows in a terminal.

Open an approved recipe and select Record on my computer.

Steps

  1. Pair your computer ▶ 0:06

    Select Pair a computer, then copy and run the command YakVid shows. It already contains your pairing code (CODE below) and your YakVid address (YAKVID_URL below):

    Terminal
    node yakvid-agent.js pair CODE --server YAKVID_URL --recorder ~/llm-video-recordernode yakvid-agent.js run
    Pairing code shown in the Capture lab

  2. Record ▶ 0:12

    Open an approved recipe and select Record on my computer. The take appears under Takes.

    Takes list with a completed recording
ResultThe take appears under Takes with one section per recipe section, ready to attach to a scene.

Next steps

Updated 2026-11-06