Have your agent record video demos of its work with shot-scraper video
- ID
- 2180
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 01 Jul 2026, 12:54 AM
- Fetched
- 01 Jul 2026, 1:52 AM
- Provider
- Simon Willison
- Category
- developer-ai
- Original URL
- https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/30/shot-scraper-video/
- Source URL
- https://simonwillison.net/atom/everything/
Summary
- Score
- 8.5
- Created
- 01 Jul 2026, 1:52 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
Simon Willison introduced 'shot-scraper video', a new command in shot-scraper 1.10 that uses a YAML storyboard to automate browser interactions via Playwright and record them as demo videos. This helps coding agents produce visual proof of their work, like bulk inserting rows or creating tables from CSV in Datasette. It aims to make agent actions more transparent and debuggable.
Why it matters
Provides a practical way to automatically capture what an AI agent did, aiding debugging, documentation, and trust—especially useful for teams building or using AI agents. Malaysian startups can leverage it to generate demos for client deliverables or internal review.
Discussion angle
How can automated video demos improve trust in AI agents, and what use cases could Malaysian startups apply this to?