automate-this

automate-this is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by github. Its author describes it as: “Analyze a screen recording of a manual process and produce targeted, working automation scripts. Extracts frames and audio narration from video files, reconstructs the step-by-step workflow, and proposes automation at…”. The project has 38k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/automate-this`.

What automate-this does

Analyze a screen recording of a manual process and build working automation for it.

Installation

Add automate-this to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/automate-this

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for automate-this is organised into these sections:

• Prerequisites Check
• Phase 1: Extract Content from the Recording
• Frame Extraction
• Audio Extraction and Transcription
• Phase 2: Reconstruct the Process
• Phase 3: Environment Fingerprint
• Phase 4: Propose Automation
• Tier Structure
• Proposal Format
• Application-Specific Automation Strategies
• Making Proposals Targeted
• Phase 5: Build and Test

When to use it

Reach for automate-this when you want workflow help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in github/awesome-copilot, an established project with 37,982 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does automate-this do?

Analyze a screen recording of a manual process and produce targeted, working automation scripts. Extracts frames and audio narration from video files, reconstructs the step-by-step workflow, and proposes automation at multiple complexity levels using tools already installed on the user machine.

How do I install automate-this?

Run git clone https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot ~/.claude/skills/automate-this in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot before installing.

Is automate-this free to use?

Yes. automate-this is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does automate-this come from?

automate-this ships inside github/awesome-copilot, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 37,982 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.