Capture Local Screen And Audio Context So Agents Can Search What Happened On Your Device

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name: "Capture local screen and audio context so agents can search what happened on your device"
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description: "Use Screenpipe when an agent needs private, local-first memory of what you saw or heard on your computer, including searchable screen text, app context, and transcripts, instead of relying on a chat-only memory layer."
github_stars: 18176
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source: "https://github.com/screenpipe/screenpipe"
author: "screenpipe"
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category: "Media & Transcription"
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  github_repo: "screenpipe/screenpipe"
  github_stars: 18176
  npm_package: "screenpipe"
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# Capture local screen and audio context so agents can search what happened on your device

Use Screenpipe when an agent needs private, local-first memory of what you saw or heard on your computer, including searchable screen text, app context, and transcripts, instead of relying on a chat-only memory layer.

## Prerequisites

Screenpipe desktop app or source build, local screen and audio permissions, sufficient local storage, and optionally an MCP-compatible agent client

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Make sure to understand the main branch is moving fast and breaking things, if you're looking for a stable version check app releases https://github.com/screenpipe/screenpipe/releases and use the git commit accordingl...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Minimum requirements: 8 GB RAM recommended. ~5–10 GB disk space per month. CPU usage typically 5–10% on modern hardware thanks to event-driven capture.
- Typical CPU usage is 5–10% on modern hardware. Event-driven capture only processes frames when something changes, and accessibility tree extraction is much lighter than OCR.

- Source: https://github.com/screenpipe/screenpipe
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/screenpipe/screenpipe/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://docs.screenpi.pe

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/capture-local-screen-and-audio-context-so-agents-can-search-what-happened-on-your-device/)