Cadre

Cadre field guide

Make screen recordings people can follow

Cadre is a local AI screen recorder and non-destructive video editor for Apple Silicon Macs. This library offers practical guidance for recording, explaining software, protecting private data and shaping a clear product story.

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This index is organized around the decision you need to make; each guide has a distinct job.

Your goalBest starting pointWhat it answers
Make a software demoProduct demo playbookOutcome, script, demo data, recording rhythm, zooms and delivery format.
Write a short product-demo scriptFree script and shot-list builderA private in-browser 30-, 60- or 90-second narration draft, timed shots and word budget, plus a printable four-page PDF workbook.
See an agent edit a real takeThe published demoOne dated run: the exact prompt, the edit it produced, and an explicit list of what the recording does not prove.
Edit through an AI agentCadre Agent APIThe local MCP connection, security model, 62-tool surface and example directions.
Control recording from RaycastCadre for Raycast developer previewFive authenticated local recording commands, open source, with a dated live test and explicit Store-status limits.
Secure a local desktop agentLocal MCP securityLoopback request gates, rotating bearer credentials, job capabilities, visible actions and residual risk.
Check current Agent API compatibilityrc.33 compatibility evidenceThe authenticated rc.33 and standalone plugin v1.0.2 handshake, exact ordered 60-tool discovery, one benign app-state read and explicit non-proofs.
Compare the earlier compatibility recordrc.20 compatibility evidenceThe frozen rc.20 and standalone plugin v1.0.2 handshake and its ordered 57-tool discovery, superseded by the rc.33 record above.
Verify the historical Agent API evidenceHandshake evidenceThe signed rc.18 artifacts, reproducible 54-tool handshake, raw measurements and limitations. The current 62-tool contract is documented separately.
Keep transcription localLocal AI captionsHow on-device Whisper captioning works and what stays on the Mac.
Protect sensitive materialScreen recording privacyA practical checklist for capture, local editing, agents and final review, with a printable PDF and adaptable Markdown.
Record an iPhone or iPadiOS recording on MacUSB mirroring, narration and the exact current audio boundary.

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Mac screen recording, from capture to export

Choose the question closest to the job in front of you. Every guide describes what Cadre actually does today, and says so plainly when it does not do something.