View screenshots and recordings directly in the terminal with Claude Code
An open-source plugin built for Claude Code displays webpage screenshots, Playwright recordings, and side-by-side QA comparison videos right inside the terminal, eliminating the tedious step of manually switching to the browser to refresh.
Reddit r/ClaudeCode/u/KxonixWasTaken
Claude CodeGhosttykittyffmpegPlaywrightclaude-show-your-work
Added 2026-10-31 · originally published 2026-10-11
Key points
- Install dependencies: run brew install ffmpeg in the terminal.
- Add and install the plugin in Claude: use /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/iamumeransari/claude-show-your-work.git and /plugin install show-your-work@iamumeransari.
- View built page screenshots, charts, and models directly within the conversation.
- Automatically record in-app click workflows via Playwright and play them inline in the chat.
- Generate frame-synced before/after QA videos and changelists comparing old and new versions.
Pitfalls
- The tedious workflow of manually switching to the browser, finding the localhost tab, refreshing manually, and trying to remember the previous styling after modifying code
Copy-ready prompt
After modifying the frontend pages, use [Playwright] to record the application workflow and display screenshots, recordings, or before-and-after comparison videos directly in the terminal or chat so I can review the results immediately without manually switching to the browser to refresh.
#Claude Code#Frontend Development#Terminal Screenshots#QA Testing
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