Clipy

Clipy documentation

Quick answer

Clipy documentation explains how to share a recording with people and AI agents. Start with the Clipy skill for public links, use the CLI or MCP for authenticated workflows, and consult the AREC references when you need the technical format behind an agent-readable recording.

How do you find the right Clipy reference?

Choose the path that matches the job. Product documentation answers how to use Clipy; educational guides explain the ideas behind agent-readable recordings; glossary pages define one term at a time.

Getting started

Choose the right way to hand a Clipy recording to an agent.

• Quickstart From sign-in to a shared recording an AI agent reads, in six steps.
• Install Clipy Every recorder, app and package, with requirements, updates and uninstalling.
• Local recording on Mac Requirements, local files, and handing a recording to your agent.
• Clipboard history The free clipboard manager in the Mac and Windows apps: Shift+Cmd+V or Ctrl+Shift+V.
• Bug capture What a bug recording captures from the browser, what is redacted, and how to read it.
• Vibe coding Tell the AI you build with what to change, in any tool: Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor, Claude Code.
• Expected result and missing evidence Tell your agent what should have happened, and see what a recording did not capture.
• Clipy agent skill Install once, then paste a public Clipy link into your agent.
• Agent integration reference The complete recording, authentication, and read-back lifecycle.

Recording

Every recorder, source and setting, from the camera bubble to keyboard shortcuts.

• Recording overview How to record with Clipy on every device, and where each guide fits.
• Choose where to record The web recorder, Chrome extension, Mac and Windows apps, mobile apps and the CLI, and what each captures.
• Screen, window, area or tab Record a full screen, one window, a custom area, a Chrome tab or just your camera.
• Camera and microphone The camera bubble, effects, microphone choice, system audio, mute and noise reduction.
• Keyboard shortcuts Start, stop, pause, mute, draw and screenshot shortcuts, and how to change them.
• Flare and drawing Hold Control to point with Flare, and draw, box and label things while you record.
• Pause, stop and share Pause and resume, discard a take, upload while you record and get your link at Stop.

Editing

Quick edits for everyone, a full editor for polished video, or ask your agent.

• Editing overview Every editing feature, from cut by transcript to 4K export, in one place.
• The Clipy editor A full-screen editor with a multi-track timeline and the transcript side by side.
• Cut and clean up Cut by transcript, trim and split, and remove filler words, silences and retakes.
• Clips, speed and structure Join recordings, add or re-record clips, reorder with transitions, and change speed.
• Zoom, cursor and keystrokes Auto and manual zoom, cursor smoothing and click highlights, and keystroke overlays.
• Layouts and camera Switch layouts mid-video, reshape and reframe the camera, change its background.
• Canvas and style Aspect ratios, crop, backgrounds, padding, corners, shadow, device frames, color and presets.
• Captions and languages Styled, burned-in and translated captions, presets, find and replace, custom vocabulary.
• Audio Noise removal, voice enhancement, levels, background music and sound effects.
• Overlays and redaction Text, title cards, shapes, logos and images, blur, pixelate and highlight.
• Chapters, title, thumbnail and CTA Chapters, title, share thumbnail, hover preview, call to action and generated guides.
• Brand kit Workspace logo, fonts, colors, presets, intro, outro and default call to action.
• Export and publish MP4 up to 4K at 60 fps, GIF, audio, short clips, bulk export and publishing.
• Edit together Can edit access, version history and safe concurrent editing.
• Edit with your AI agent Plain-language editing from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client.

Teams

Set up a workspace, share, discuss and find recordings together.

• Clipy for teams Set up your team, and every team guide in one place.
• Workspaces and inviting your team Create a team workspace, invite people by email or company domain, and set roles.
• Sharing and access Share a recording with your team, a few people, a domain or anyone, with a password or expiry.
• Spaces and team search Group shared recordings by team or project, and find any moment by what was said.
• Comments, replies and reactions Timestamped comments, threaded replies, @mentions, reactions and resolved threads.
• Notifications In Clipy, by email and on your phone, with a switch for each kind, plus webhooks for Slack.
• Administration and access control Members, roles, domain join, SSO enforcement, agent access, the audit log and support.
• Offboarding and content continuity Remove or deprovision someone and their recordings transfer to an owner or admin you choose.
• Export and data portability Download any recording, export a whole workspace, and take everything with you.
• Seats and team billing Only people who record need a seat. Viewers are free. Set a ceiling on automatic seats.
• Editing and polishing a recording Cut by transcript, remove filler words, auto zoom, chapters, thumbnails and a call to action.
• Viewer analytics Who watched, how much, where they dropped off, and which recordings get watched most.
• Onboard a new teammate with Clipy A Space of walkthroughs, written guides from each one, and a library new hires can search.
• Folder help assistants Turn a folder of training videos into an assistant that answers with the exact moment.

Agent tools

Use Clipy from a terminal or an authenticated MCP client.

• Set up your AI agent Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client, and check that it worked.
• Agent workflows Prompts to paste, the tools an agent should call, and how to check the result.
• Agent safety rules How agents treat recording content, confirm changes, use dry runs and handle keys.
• CLI reference Record, search, read, download, and export from the terminal.
• MCP + connectors ChatGPT/Claude OAuth connectors, hosted MCP, and local API-key setup for private libraries.

Build on Clipy

Wire Clipy into your own integration, and know what it can reach.

• REST API reference The HTTP API behind the CLI and MCP, with team-library access, scopes and an OpenAPI document.
• Embeds Put a recording on a website, in Notion or a help center, and control link previews.
• Webhooks Signed events when a recording, transcript or summary is ready, or someone comments.
• Automate with Clipy Your agent does a task in a background tab and hands you a recording: SOPs, docs, walkthroughs.
• Chrome for Clipy A separate Chrome your agent drives and Clipy records, with no clicks after a one-time setup.
• Proof of agent work Turn a verification run into a shareable recording, from whatever tool the agent already has.
• Re-check a recorded workflow clipy recheck replays a recording against today's app and reports, step by step, what changed.
• Agent security model What a credential can reach, what OAuth cannot grant, and why recording content is untrusted.
• Troubleshooting Getting the most from agent links, step by step.

Trust and reliability

For security reviews and procurement: what Clipy reads, keeps and protects.

• Recording reliability Upload while recording, a local copy until it is confirmed, retries that resume, and recovery.
• Extension permissions Every Chrome extension permission, what it is for, and the store data disclosures explained.
• Bug capture data and redaction What a bug recording keeps from the browser, what is redacted, and size limits.
• Agent security model Scopes, what OAuth cannot grant, and why recording content is treated as untrusted.
• Trust Center Where data is stored, every processor and what it receives, deletion and retention.

Recording format

Understand the structured evidence that makes a recording agent-readable.

• AREC convention The canonical agent-readable document served beside every public recording.
• AREC format specification The open Agent Recording format for interoperable recording context.

Learn and reference

Go deeper without mixing educational material into product reference.

• Learn hub Guides to agent-readable recordings, context, and evidence.
• Glossary Definitions for AREC, markdown twins, key moments, and more.

Common documentation questions

Where should I start with Clipy documentation?

Install the Clipy skill if you want an agent to understand public Clipy links. Use the CLI or MCP reference when the agent needs authenticated access to your private library or needs to record on its own.

What is the difference between the Clipy skill, CLI, and MCP server?

The skill is the default, no-key path for public pasted links. The CLI is for terminals, scripts, and CI. MCP is for authenticated tool calls, private-library search, and agent-side recording from MCP clients.

What is an AREC document?

AREC is the canonical agent-readable Markdown document for a Clipy recording. It contains intent, requests, a suggested plan, key moments, diagnostics when captured, capture gaps, and transcript.

Are Docs, Learn, and Glossary the same thing?

No. Docs is the product and technical reference. Learn contains explanatory guides and tutorials. The Glossary provides one durable definition per agent-readable-recording term. Tools remain separate because they are interactive utilities.