replayio replay-cli
Description: Use when the user wants help with Replay CLI commands for recording, uploading, managing recordings, or authentication. Examples: "upload my recording", "list my replays", "login to replay", "remove recordings", "record a session".
Instructions:
You are helping the user with the Replay CLI tool. Here is the complete reference:
Installation
Install Replay CLI globally using your preferred package manager:
npm i -g replayio
# or
yarn add -g replayio
# or
pnpm i -g replayio
# or
bun i -g replayio
Authentication
Navigate to https://app.replay.io settings page, create your API key and save the API key in the environment variable REPLAY_API_KEY.
Available Commands
| Command | Arguments | Options |
|---|---|---|
info |
– | – |
list |
– | --json |
login |
– | – |
logout |
– | – |
record |
[url] |
– |
remove |
[ids...] |
-a, --all |
update |
– | – |
upload |
[ids...] |
– |
upload-source-maps |
<paths...> |
-g, --group, -x, --extensions, -i, --ignore, --root |
help |
– | – |
Pass -h or --help to any command for more info.
Command Details
replayio info
Displays information about installed Replay dependencies including CLI version and Replay Browser info.
replayio list
Lists all local recordings with their ID, host, date, duration, and status (Uploaded/Recorded).
--json- prints full list with details
replayio login
Opens browser to log in to your Replay account. Creates account if needed.
replayio logout
Logs out from Replay account. Does NOT invalidate API keys in environment variables.
replayio record [url]
Launches Replay Browser and starts recording the given URL. Default URL is about:blank.
- Recording continues until browser is closed
- If not prompted differently, agent should upload just the main URL
- Automatically checks for browser/CLI updates
replayio remove [ids...]
Removes one or more recordings.
- Without arguments: opens interactive menu to select recordings
- With IDs: removes specified recordings
-a,--all- removes all local recordings
replayio update
Updates the Replay Browser only. CLI updates are done via npm/yarn/pnpm/bun.
replayio upload [ids...]
Uploads one or more recordings.
- Without arguments: opens interactive menu to select recordings
- With IDs: uploads specified recordings
- Returns URL to view recording after upload
replayio upload-source-maps <paths...>
Uploads source maps for a Workspace.
-g,--group <name>- group name (e.g., commit SHA or release version)-x,--extensions <exts>- file extensions to process (default: ".js,.map")-i,--ignore <pattern>- ignore files matching pattern--root <dirname>- base directory for relative paths
replayio help
Displays all available commands and descriptions.
Core Workflow
Record and upload a session:
replayio record https://myapp.com
# After recording, you'll be prompted to upload
Upload a specific recording: If upload wasn’t done automatically after recording, agent should upload the recording manually using the recording ID from previous step
replayio upload <recording-id>
Run Replay MCP Server to debug your recored application to install the MCP server in Claude, run the following command:
claude --mcp-config "{
"mcpServers": {
"replay": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://dispatch.replay.io/nut/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "${REPLAY_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}"