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VHS terminal recording best practices from Charmbracelet (formerly charmbracelet-vhs). This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or editing VHS tape files to create professional terminal GIFs and videos. Triggers on tasks involving .tape files, VHS configuration, terminal recording, demo creation, or CLI documentation.

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# Charmbracelet VHS Best Practices

Comprehensive best practices guide for VHS terminal recordings, maintained by Charmbracelet. Contains 47 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide creation of professional, portable, and optimized terminal demos.

## When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:
- Writing new VHS tape files
- Creating terminal demos for documentation
- Setting up CI/CD for automated GIF generation
- Optimizing recording file size and quality
- Troubleshooting tape file issues
- Reviewing tape files for best practices