asciinema-converter

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asciinema-converter

Convert asciinema .cast recordings to clean .txt files for Claude Code analysis. Achieves 950:1 compression (3.8GB -> 4MB) by stripping ANSI codes and JSON structure.

Platform: macOS, Linux (requires asciinema CLI v2.4+)

Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

  • Converting .cast recordings to searchable .txt format
  • Preparing recordings for Claude Code Read/Grep tools
  • Batch converting multiple recordings
  • Reducing storage size of session archives
  • Extracting clean text from ANSI-coded terminal output

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Jan 24, 2026