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Record a Terminal Workflow

Use a terminal beat when the meaningful work is expressed as commands, output, or a terminal interface.

  1. Put repeatable preparation in recording setup rather than a visible action.
  2. Add a terminal beat with one or more commands.
  3. Give important actions stable id values.
  4. Add expect clauses for output or exit status that proves success.
  5. Use display only when the audience-facing command should be simpler than the deterministic implementation.
  6. Build, watch, and check the recording.

Use presentation-time commands for discrete work that can be retimed. Use a realtime terminal action for a TUI or interval whose internal timing must be preserved.

The complete terminal action and check fields are in the recording schema.