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Imported from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace (skills/.curated/techsmith-local-dev-loop/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill techsmith-local-dev-loop. Copyright stays with the author (MIT).

TechSmith Local Dev Loop

Name: techsmith-local-dev-loop
Author: jeremylongshore

Overview

Set up a development workflow for TechSmith automation scripts with PowerShell testing.

Instructions

Step 1: Project Structure

techsmith-automation/
├── scripts/
│   ├── capture-screenshot.ps1
│   ├── batch-render.ps1
│   └── capture-video.ps1
├── tests/
│   └── test-com-connection.ps1
├── output/
└── templates/
    └── camtasia-presets/

Step 2: Test COM Connection

# tests/test-com-connection.ps1
Describe "Snagit COM Server" {
    It "Should create ImageCapture object" {
        $capture = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.ImageCapture
        $capture | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
    }

    It "Should create VideoCapture object" {
        $video = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.VideoCapture
        $video | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
    }
}

Step 3: Run Tests with Pester

Install-Module -Name Pester -Force -SkipPublisherCheck
Invoke-Pester ./tests/ -Output Detailed

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
COM not available	Snagit not installed	Install Snagit on dev machine
Pester not found	Module missing	`Install-Module Pester`

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to techsmith-sdk-patterns.

Use it

Copy one of these into your project. Installing also returns the manifest and these snippets.

yaml

targets:
  - https://api.opensmartroute.ai/api/v1/registry/jeremylongshore-tons-of-skills-marketplace-techsmith-loc-93eb9e/manifest   # or paste the manifest below

Manifest

An Open Capability Manifest: the router reads it to know what this does, what it costs and when to pick it.

jeremylongshore-tons-of-skills-marketplace-techsmith-loc-93eb9e.ocm.jsonjson

{
  "ocm": "1",
  "id": "jeremylongshore-tons-of-skills-marketplace-techsmith-loc-93eb9e",
  "kind": "skill",
  "name": "techsmith-local-dev-loop",
  "description": "TechSmith local dev loop for Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation. Use when working with TechSmith screen capture and video editing automation. Trigger: \"techsmith local dev loop\".",
  "publisher": "jeremylongshore",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": {
    "domains": [
      "coding"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "skill-md",
      "saas",
      "screen-capture",
      "video",
      "techsmith",
      "skills-sh"
    ],
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "quality_prior": 0.6,
  "examples": [
    "TechSmith local dev loop for Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation. Use when working with TechSmith screen capture and video editing automation. Trigger: \"techsmith local dev loop\"."
  ],
  "primary": false,
  "metadata": {
    "source": {
      "provider": "skills.sh",
      "repository": "https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace",
      "path": "skills/.curated/techsmith-local-dev-loop/SKILL.md",
      "ref": "HEAD",
      "url": "https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/blob/HEAD/skills/.curated/techsmith-local-dev-loop/SKILL.md",
      "key": "jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace/skills/.curated/techsmith-local-dev-loop/SKILL.md"
    },
    "compatibility": "Designed for Claude Code",
    "allowed_tools": [
      "Read,",
      "Write,",
      "Edit,",
      "Bash(powershell:*),",
      "Grep"
    ],
    "license": "MIT"
  },
  "instructions": "# TechSmith Local Dev Loop\n\n## Overview\n\nSet up a development workflow for TechSmith automation scripts with PowerShell testing.\n\n## Instructions\n\n### Step 1: Project Structure\n\n```\ntechsmith-automation/\n├── scripts/\n│   ├── capture-screenshot.ps1\n│   ├── batch-render.ps1\n│   └── capture-video.ps1\n├── tests/\n│   └── test-com-connection.ps1\n├── output/\n└── templates/\n    └── camtasia-presets/\n```\n\n### Step 2: Test COM Connection\n\n```powershell\n# tests/test-com-connection.ps1\nDescribe \"Snagit COM Server\" {\n    It \"Should create ImageCapture object\" {\n        $capture = New-Object -ComObject Snag",
  "cost": {
    "context_tokens": 346
  }
}

Fetch it by URL: GET /api/v1/registry/jeremylongshore-tons-of-skills-marketplace-techsmith-loc-93eb9e/manifest?version=1.0.0

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