Skill Recorder is Microsoft's open-source desktop app that records you doing a task once and turns the session into a reusable skill an AI agent can repeat.
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It captures screen activity, app switches, visited pages, an optional recorded terminal and narration, then uses the GitHub Copilot CLI to reconstruct the intent and steps and build a SKILL.md Skill or a scheduled Automation.
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Record a work session with a global hotkey, including optional narration and a session-scoped recorded terminal
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GitHub Copilot reconstructs one overall intent plus an editable, ordered list of steps
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Generates a reusable SKILL.md Skill or a scheduled/triggered Automation from an approved analysis
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Generated procedures prefer native agent tools like the gh CLI or web_fetch and generalize from a single example
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Read-only Review SKILL.md preview before adding to Microsoft Autopilots like Scout, Copilot Cowork or Copilot Studio, or exporting
Open Source
Free and open source under the MIT license; analysis and skill generation run through GitHub Copilot, so a GitHub account with Copilot access (free or paid Copilot plan) is required.
Best for
Developers and power users who want to teach agents repeatable workflows by demonstration instead of hand-writing SKILL.md files, especially in the GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot ecosystem.
Not ideal for
Linux users, people without GitHub Copilot access, or teams that cannot send recorded session details to GitHub's cloud for analysis.
A practical record-once, reuse-forever bridge between human demonstrations and agent skills, backed by Microsoft and Copilot.
Trending on GitHub in late October 2026 with 5,500+ stars; v0.7.0 (September 21, 2026) added an optional read-only Review SKILL.md preview, with commits continuing through October 24, 2026.
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Is Skill Recorder free?+
Yes - Skill Recorder is Open Source. Free and open source under the MIT license; analysis and skill generation run through GitHub Copilot, so a GitHub account with Copilot access (free or paid Copilot plan) is required.
Is Skill Recorder open source?+
Yes - Skill Recorder is open source. Free and open source under the MIT license; analysis and skill generation run through GitHub Copilot, so a GitHub account with Copilot access (free or paid Copilot plan) is required.
Who is Skill Recorder best for?+
Developers and power users who want to teach agents repeatable workflows by demonstration instead of hand-writing SKILL.md files, especially in the GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot ecosystem.
Who is Skill Recorder not ideal for?+
Linux users, people without GitHub Copilot access, or teams that cannot send recorded session details to GitHub's cloud for analysis.
What are the best Skill Recorder alternatives?+
The closest Skill Recorder alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are Pieces for Developers, agenttrace, Vibe Kanban - all listed under Developer Productivity & Workflow.
Who makes Skill Recorder?+
Skill Recorder is developed by Microsoft. It is listed in the Developer Productivity & Workflow category on ai.dosa.dev.
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