CLI Demo Generator

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: scaffolders

type:clitype:generator

Generates professional animated CLI demos as GIFs using VHS terminal recordings. Handles tape file creation, self-bootstrapping demos with hidden setup, output noise filtering, post-processing speed-up, and frame-level verification. Use when users want to create terminal demos, record CLI workflows as GIFs, generate animated documentation, build demo tapes for README files, or need to showcase any command-line tool visually. Also triggers on "record terminal", "VHS tape", "demo GIF", "animate my CLI", or any request to visually demonstrate shell commands.

What this skill does

CLI Demo Generator is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the scaffolders sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/cli-demo-generator/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when users want to create terminal demos, record CLI workflows as GIFs, generate animated documentation, build demo tapes for README files, or need to showcase any command-line tool visually. Also triggers on "record terminal", "VHS tape", "demo GIF", "animate my CLI", or any request to visually demonstrate shell commands.

Who uses this skill

The CLI Demo Generator skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/cli-demo-generator
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/cli-demo-generator/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/cli-demo-generator/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/cli-demo-generator/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/cli-demo-generator/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\cli-demo-generator\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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