Microsoft's skill-recorder Turns a Screen Recording Into an Agent Skill Instead of a Click Macro

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microsoft/skill-recorder (created 2026-07-29, 2,233 stars, still pushing daily as of 2026-08-07) is an Electron desktop app that records clicks, window switches, and optional narration, then uses the GitHub Copilot CLI to reconstruct the session as an intent plus ordered steps. The key design choice: generated Skills and Automations 'prefer the agent's native tools over replaying UI clicks, and generalize from your one example' — it is demonstration-to-procedure, not RPA. Output targets Microsoft Scout, Copilot Cowork, and Copilot Studio; it requires a Copilot-enabled GitHub account, Node.js 24, and macOS or Windows 11.